Japancakes - The Sleepy Strange Format:mp3 File under: Experimental Countrypolitan Deathpop

File under: Experimental Countrypolitan Deathpop

(No artspeak here from me)

Crane (Rocket From The Crypt) toots his horn here

that a band is so resilient and returns in such good form after the loss of two founding members

Japancakes - The Sleepy Strange Format:mp3 File under: Experimental Countrypolitan DeathpopBuilding on the accessible experimentation on If I Could See Dallas and the Down the Elements EP, Japancakes' aptly named second album, The Sleepy Strange, is both dreamy and earthy, complex and immediate, and challenging and soothing. Though their modus operandi repeating melodic phrases for hours at a time to highlight the subtle shifts in tone and rhythm remains the same, The Sleepy Strange is the band's most cohesive work to date, yet it keeps all