Steel pans, xylophone and congas pepper other tracks alongside the band's itchy guitar, keyboard and horn textures, while layers of vocal harmonies combine with metallic percussion to explosive effect on the 15-minute "SAI". As exhilarating a musical ride as any you'll take this year.  Full text...

For avant-garde multi-genre music from Japan, it’s awfully cuddly and adorable. Nothing here will actually hurt you—unlike some Boredoms albums, or anything by Nickelback—and a lot will make you smile and dance and think. OOIOO is a whole lot of fun.  Full text...

Beautiful noise.  Full text...

The songs on Taiga look harmless enough at first, but you can lose a finger if you’re not careful. Let those who believe that all-female Japanese bands are all fluff and façade get bitten.  Full text...

Taiga is the tenth recording from the ever-evolving Japanese collective and their latest for Chicago's Thrill Jockey. The album has similarities to the style of like-originated Boredoms with call-and-response vocal chants, drum circle rhythms, and electronic experimentation.  Full text...

Ingenious soundscapes from Japanese ex-punks.  Full text...