yay! new artists, let's see...lately i've been trying out a lot of J-Pop:
sifow - She grabbed my interest because of the Sailor Moon remix (which is awesome!). Tried the album 'Love Spell' and it's not bad. RULE and Natsu Hanabi are great, but my fave at the moment is 'love regrets,' mainly because it's down-tempo, dark and trance-y which is a great contrast to the hyper, poppy sound that dominates the rest of the album.
Miliyah Kato - Gave her a shot and didn't like her at all. I downloaded 'Tokyo Star.' Too much engrish and most of the tracks were uninspiring RnB. Her voice is nice though
Maaya Sakamoto - I can't remember how i stumbled upon Maaya, but anyway, I listened to her mini-album 30minutes night flight. It's a bit boring, but the title track and Universe are very nice tracks.
She has a mixture of slow, relaxing piano ballads, and light up-tempo songs.
school food punishment - their 3 EPs are love love love
! Please reccommend any similar bands!
General Music:
Metric - I got into them because lastfm said they were similar to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (amazing band!). They're a good indie rock/pop band. I love their album 'Fantasies.'
@emiko: I've been neglecting french music lately. Could you reccommend an Alizee album?