{"id":84183,"date":"2019-06-12T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=84183"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:26:53","slug":"review-ogikubo-station-okinawan-love-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-ogikubo-station-okinawan-love-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ogikubo Station \u2013 Okinawan Love Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-84212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-465x465.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ogikubo-Station-\u2013-Okinawan-Love-Songs-compressor.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ogikubo Station<\/strong> is the collaboration between Maura Weaver of the band Mixtapes and Mike Park, founder of Asian Man Records. Their music is simple chords and melodies, made for fun, or so they say. Clearly, they\u2019re underselling themselves. 2018\u2019s debut album \u2018<em>We Can Pretend Like<\/em>\u2019 was a delightful slice of indie-pop, driven by the sweet interplay between their voices and styles. New EP \u2018<em>Okinawan Love Songs<\/em>\u2019 continues to ride their creative peak.<\/p>\n<p>Based in separate parts of America, the duo writes by bouncing ideas back and forth until they are satisfied. The results speak for themselves. Everything here is sure and solid, while never losing its sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Would I Break My Heart Enough For You<\/em>\u2019 creates the sound of a late summer\u2019s evening with its carefully strummed chords. It&#8217;s a warm, punky sound which, combined with curious lyricism, brings to mind bands like Martha. \u00a0\u2018<em>Spend Some Time With Me<\/em>\u2019 is a little darker with a slice of lead guitar bringing an extra edge. Dan Andriano from Alkaline Trio lends his bass skills to both songs, bringing an upbeat vibe, helping lift them above the band&#8217;s earlier work.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Ogikubo Station - Would I Break My Heart Enough For You\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cqcWhe8M5yY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling generous you could say \u2018<em>Dr. Worm<\/em>\u2019 pads out the EP. If not, you might say it spoils it. In essence, it\u2019s a cover of a They Might Be Giants song.\u00a0 The sound is lovingly replicated here; tinny, distant and even ends with a beep.\u00a0 However, despite succeeding at its aims, its childish lyrics become extremely irritating even after a few listens. It takes almost a thousand years for its less-than-humorous refrain to roll around. Fittingly, it also manages to be earworm, so you won\u2019t be able to forget it either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ogikubo Station<\/strong>\u2019s charms shine brightly on this indie-pop EP. Including the interesting homage lowers the overall estimation, but the two brilliant original tracks make it worth seeking out.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Okinawan Love Songs<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Ogikubo Station<\/strong> is released on 14th June on <strong>Asian Man Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ogikubo Station<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ogikubostation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ogikubostation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ogikubostation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/okinawan-love-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everything here is sure and solid, while never losing its sense of purpose&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":84212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269],"tags":[213,15783,15621,17193,17194],"class_list":["post-84183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","tag-asian-man-records","tag-ep-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-ogikubo-station","tag-okinawan-love-songs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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