Nagisa Ni Te – NewoceanSince their first album in 1995, Japan's Nagisa Ni Te has created an enchanting and deeply personal sound world woven from elements of folk, psychedelia and rock along with wistful melodies and gentle arrangements. Centered on Shinji Shibayama (Hallelujahs) and Masako Takeda's partnership, the group has created intimate, emotionally resonant music that floats and breathes with an ease that can only come from a sort of telepathic chemistry. Released in

Like those before them

Allen’s vocals pure and crystalline whilst the instrumentation is rich and bursting with brightness

‘Like I’m A Clown’ and ‘I Was A Book’ could have been singles

Unhinging genre in our instant-access era of musical snoot

and modes of behaviour in favour of European imports

It's no surprise that the heavenly "High Tide" is such a Balearic touchstone

Afterlife is R

formed in 1989 by Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond

is a musical exploration of these same themes

With Hoffmann on guitar and vocals

and mastered by JJ Golden

The duo conceived calypso-tinged electronic pop and used it to rail against ingrained structural entities such as the police state