縴夫的愛 [Boat Tracker Love] – 尹相杰、于文华

ah yes the famous chinese local hit, "mei mei ni zuo quan tou, ge ge zai an shang zou" (Sister sits on the boat tip, brother walks on the docks). I thought this song was much older than close to the 1990's -- most American hits sound way more modernized when you check out the …

The Aces – I’ve Loved You For So Long

The high voice is enjoyable. I've struggled a little adding this dreamy song to my list, due to my personal taste. Still, it's not too bad.

w00ds – Solstice

With all the spotify ads, I'm a little surprised it's only 200 views on youtube, but perhaps the soft tone and the relaxing atmosphere forces it into obscurity. It doesn't impress me, so I guess most people might not check out the song that much. What a shame.

Children – BIN

After hearing their middle eastern inspired song, their most viewed Japanese style hit is a lot more normal sounding. It's got a neat chorus going on, though it feels it needs a little something more. The children complaining about adults is an unusual topic, however.

Ado – Himawari

Very different from her hard rock and roll side, Himawari proves Ado's versatility in a touching song. I wonder if she dedicated this one to her school mates... it does feel a little bit like Kokia singing a rock song though. We're so used to hearing her growls and energy, this one is rather unusual. …

Cher C – Into the wicked

it's excellent for an amateur, but the defeaning bassline repeating throughout leaves something to be desired. I think George Bennett's "Stone Cold Classic" features a bit better of what this song should be... but maybe that's just me.

Mia Ramer – Identity

what identity does this song have? It feels a bit similar to the Sufjan Steven soft spoken tones. Though, it's unusual to consider harp as the first instrument to play. The singing definitely has potential, but I also feel the song probably needs like, a bridge/break somewhere in the middle.

カウントアップ メガテラ・ゼロ【オリジナル】

I am a bit surprised searching "the count up Japanese song" does not find this, considering the hook. The song's production is a little too loud, despite the voice's prowess. Still, it caught my attention well enough.

Matt Burrows – In The Phrydge

A strange spelling of Fridge? Well, regardless, you all know how much I enjoy Gerudo Valley. Matt delivers a quite solid exotic flavor of flamingo style Spanish influenced guitar. Excellent!

JAWS – Vortex

A chilling song with an unusual reverse gimmick, JAWS produces another great hit. though, even they claim of unorthodox techniques to produce such a sound when reversed, it's hard to say for sure if Vortex truly breaks music theory...