Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Eddie Japan is a band with the rare ability to conjure up emotions at will. They’ll toy with your heart and your head. Their show at The Lizard was another chance to get swept up in their sound.
Eddie Japan own whatever stage they step on or floor they commandeer.
I hinted at it after their show at The Middle East Downstairs and I’ll say it clearly now: Parlour Bells’ new material is sounding tr… tr.. tr… What’s the word I’m looking for? Oh, right. Truly fantastic.
We were honored to have this year’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble winners Eddie Japan as part of The Daykamp Poster & Photo show. This group can entertain like nobody’s business. It’s a pleasure to watch them effortlessly create unique, cohesive songs from their diverse sonic palette.
This is Eddie Japan, one of the finest bands in the land. They write incredibly nuanced pop songs about the human condition. Their performances are inspired. Most importantly, they managed to fit eight people on the stage at Great Scott. OK, that’s not really the most important thing, but it is impressive.
P.S. – Eddie Japan is playing The Daykamp Poster & Photo Show Night #1 at TT’s in October. You should definitely check that out.
It’s no secret that Eddie Japan is one of my favorite bands in town. Their run in the 2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble showed exactly why that is. Their wasn’t a single moment during any one of their sets in the year’s event where I thought they were anywhere but at their best. From the songs to the showmanship, the folks in Eddie Japan refused to let each other down. This was their night. This was their year. Eddie Japan won the 2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble.
Rumble Finals
Twin Berlin
Glenn Yoder And The Western States
Eddie Japan (2013 Rumble Winner)
The Dogmatics (Special Guest)
Eddie Japan shook up the perfect concoction of style and substance to take Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Semifinal Night #2. They’re just so good right now.
Rumble Semifinal Night #2:
Eddie Japan (Winner)
The New Highway Hymnal
Camden
Twin Berlin
Eddie Japan opened Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Preliminary Night #3 with a flourish. They’ve got the songs. They’ve got the arrangements. They put on a great show. Eddie Japan takes the night.
Rumble Preliminary Night #3:
Eddie Japan (Winner)
Supermachine
Glenn Yoder And The Western States
Blackbutton
It’s pretty remarkable how effortlessly the guys in Eddie Japan can blend musical styles.* Pop, rock, lounge and spaghetti western motifs are all in play during an Eddie Japan show. Some songs will have you tapping your toes while others will whisk you away to exotic musical locales. What a great way to cap off a heat wave.
* Or at least how effortless they make it seem.
Space Cranes
“Apricot One”
2011
Synthy falsetto goodness! Space Cranes (aka Chis n Kate) have a single out called “Apricot One.” It sounds like The Bee Gees, Bananarama and Beck throwing a party in your basement.* This is the song that gets played a little later in the evening, when everybody’s head is spinning but no one is ready to call it a night. It’s a well crafted pop song with a mid-fi aesthetic.** The high-pitched vocals float along on top of a retro-syth drum beat and a slightly fuzzed out bass line. Throw in a distorto-freakout in the middle and a couple of heavily processed dialogue samples in the outro to put the whole thing over the top. I can’t wait to hear more.
Where to get it:
* Or maybe at Moe’s Lounge in Radio’s basement, where the duo can often be found holding court as part of the He Said She Said series.
** In that way it reminds me a bit of The Folk Implosion.
