Miaou - Post Rock made in Japan
Everyone has been posting about Mogwai’s latest album, which while it’s not all that bad, it hasn’t won me over yet (and don’t think it will since it doesn’t progress their sound at all). So instead, I decided to post about another post rock band coming from the other side of the world, Japan’s Miaou.
Miaou were formed in 1999 by Tatsuki Hamasaki and sisters Mayumi and Hiromi Hasegawa. They released their debut Happiness back in 2003 and followed up with Make These Things Alright in 2005. Finally, a couple of months ago they released their third album titled All Around Us back in July. To me, this may be more interesting to check out than Mogwai’s latest addition.
Miaou’s stlye will at first bring bands like Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky and Tortoise in mind but their style is much brighter and optimistic. If you add the introduction of electronic elements (especially after their second album) in their music, you will soon see how this Japanese band stands out from the crowd by slowly building their personal style in the post rock arena. I think I’ve left out the Japanese scene here in Athens66 but it’s about time we started to pay a bit more attention to it (especially Tokyo’s rock scene) during the next few months. Miaou are certainly one of the best places to start…
Miaou were formed in 1999 by Tatsuki Hamasaki and sisters Mayumi and Hiromi Hasegawa. They released their debut Happiness back in 2003 and followed up with Make These Things Alright in 2005. Finally, a couple of months ago they released their third album titled All Around Us back in July. To me, this may be more interesting to check out than Mogwai’s latest addition.
Miaou’s stlye will at first bring bands like Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky and Tortoise in mind but their style is much brighter and optimistic. If you add the introduction of electronic elements (especially after their second album) in their music, you will soon see how this Japanese band stands out from the crowd by slowly building their personal style in the post rock arena. I think I’ve left out the Japanese scene here in Athens66 but it’s about time we started to pay a bit more attention to it (especially Tokyo’s rock scene) during the next few months. Miaou are certainly one of the best places to start…
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