A little preamble here. Melina Duterte is a lore figure at From the Intercom. We often cite a prophetic 2018 show at The Glass House Pomona featuring Jay Som and headliner Japanese Breakfast pre-Jubilee, pre-NYT Best Selling author as a foundational reason for the FTI’s existence; in no small part to founder Li-Wei Chu living […]
Note: Minor spoilers for Ky Nam Inn below. I didn’t watch that many feel-good movies in 2025. I remember watching Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet and Yamaguchi Junta’s River, both fun romantic comedies. But when I finished Leon Le’s Ky Nam Inn, I thought to myself, “Oh, I’ve missed this.” I’ve missed the everyday rhythms […]
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A few weeks ago, Harry Teardrop dropped “Unspoken”. It was the first song that the New York musician had put out since the release of “Black converse” five months ago, and it was the kind of emo-MySpace adjacent track the musician was known for. But on this one, there was a bonus message that flashed […]
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Per his Spotify artist bio and our interview with him back in 2019, Jong Lee adopted the stage name Peach Luffe because he “likes peaches” and “admires the free and happy-go-lucky Luffy from One Piece.” The latter description could also be applied to the bright melodies of the Toronto singer-songwriter’s music, though as we’ve covered, […]
Kyoto-based synthpop artist NTsKi is still a fresh face in the independent music scene, but “1992” is likely going to change that. “1992”, NTsKi’s newest single, is a synth-heavy 90s-era throwback much like the title implies. While her sound heavily borrows from 70s new-wave synthpop (DEVO and Japan’s own YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA are notable influences), […]
There used to be a time, long ago, when people were able to meet up without fear of catching a deadly virus during the summertime. Crazy, right? For those who have been stuck inside for the past few months, the thought of that is all just a distant memory. “Runaway,” the latest single from San […]
Blue heads are the first thing you notice when you watch No Rome and The 1975’s music video for “Narcissist”. The video starts out with futuristic tones and then explodes into bright color as No Rome (Rome Gomez) and Matty Healy of The 1975 appear–looking almost identical in their bright-blue, decked out hairstyles. Flashy cars, […]
From the slumberous shoegaze musings of 2016 debut album Sunless, to more placid slowcore impressions in 2018’s False Baptism and lush art rock temperaments of 2020’s Tired and True EP, the songs of Portland-based Uchinanchu American artist Maya Stoner–who performs under the name Floating Room–have hovered above a slew of genres throughout their time in DIY […]