The Lost Club – Kanashimi No Zukan
Not the sexiest video I ever posted but I really, really like this song, Kanashimi No Zukan, which is included in a compilation of off-beat Japanese popsongs called Tanukineiri Shiori Sampler, downloadable for absolutely free.
Tanukeneiri is a company that sells tableware but also music, although much of it is for free, a concept that is popular with many alternative record labels and which I don’t quite understand. Maybe they’re counting on people to buy the CD after they’ve downloaded the music and decided they like it. CD’s and Blurays are still undiminishedly popular in Japan.
Anyway, The Lost Club is a Tokyonese band consisting of three guys and a gal. I like their melodious, somewhat lethargic noise which leans heavily on trashy guitars, the whiny – and I take it intentionally false – singing and a rather complex song structure. Post-punk noise for introverted pipe-smokers, so to speak.
The Lost Club has a Tumblr-site and they are on Soundcloud.
Below is the studio version of Kanashimi No Zukan. (PB)





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