I'm not about to purport to have any firsthand knowledge, or even a rudimentary awareness of Japanese indie rock and/or so called "J-Pop" in general. In fact, my only entry for a Japanese artist,
The Playmates, stretches all the way back to 2008 for their stupefyingly impressive
Short Wave album. It's not so much a matter of prejudice, rather utter lack of exposure that would point to a deficit of music from the nation with that nice, plump red dot on their flag.
Sunnychar were a coed five-piece from Tokyo, whose chipper punk-pop conveniently brings to mind one of the only Japanese acts I am notably familiar with, Shonen Knife. On what is presumably their only stateside release, Sunnychar ooze vivacious charm and vigor, decked out in harmonies and cutesy pizazz that only a female-fronted combo from the Land of the Rising Sun could so capably deliver, particularly on the leadoff cut, "You're My Battery." Two more originals ensue, as does a cover of Yoko Ono's "Sisters O Sisters."
01. You're My Battery
02. My Little Girl
03. Sisters O Sisters
04. La-vi La-vi
https://rapidshare.com/files/3714812245/sunnychar7.rar
