From what I can glean, ‘Yura Yura' in Japanese is an onomatopoeic term for ‘a wobbly, unstable feeling'. ‘Teikoku' translates to ‘empire'. For a wobbly empire, Japan's Yura Yura Teikoku is straight up one of the world's most phenomenal psych bands. After keeping it together for a whole 19 years, they've finally been snapped up by a major and have delivered one of the best albums of 2008, HOLLOW ME.
In addition to sharing the name of one of Melbourne's finest bygone groups, Brooklyn's Vivian Girls sound Australian in other Chapter Music / best indie senses. The trio's head-first, shambling delivery couches a classic handling of melody reminiscent of QLD greats, Small World Experience, and there's a joy of fuzz and bubblegum sentiment reminiscent of Adelaide's Hit the Jackpot and Lindsey Low Hand.
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