Monthly Listening: February 2021
This month's rundown of new releases by Aina the End, Indigo la End, Millennium Parade and more
Hi! This is February’s Monthly Listening list, a quick rundown of new Japanese albums I checked out this month that I enjoyed. You can browse past Monthly Listenings in the archives.
Things are already starting to pick up in the year with new releases. The latter weeks of February in particular had a lot of promising titles, which I’m still not all caught up with, like For Tracy Hyde, 80KIDS, Pure White Canvas, and some more. Maybe you’ll see them trickle in the Monthly Listening for March—if I’m not also playing catch up with that month’s stuff by then.
As usual, here’s a Spotify playlist of songs that didn’t make the cut. 150 songs! Here’s what I checked out during February. Happy listening!
The End by Aina the End | pop
► “Nizi”
All for One by AIRFLIP | pop punk
► “Rise Again”
Kuchinashi by Cocco | pop
► “Hitohira”
Wannabe by Donut Real Elephant | indie rock / emo
► “Paranoid”
Yakou Himitsu by Indigo La End | alt rock / jazz rock
Split EP by Kudaranai 1nichi & ANORAK! | indie rock / emo
► “I Guess So” / “The Same Gloomy Look”
*Read more about the EP on issue #27.
Millennium Parade by Millennium Parade | alt rock / electronic
► “2992”
Yin Yang by Mime | new wave / 80s synth pop
► “Headlight”
Rendez-vous by Nakimushi | pop
► “Nemonea”
Scooop!! EP by Old Newspaper | idol / hip hop / rap
► “Bubble”
Sekadepa! by Qumali Depart | pop / idol
Silver Rain EP by She Her Her Hers | indie rock
► “S”