American Midwest emo and Japanese indie rock make fine bedfellows in the Tokyo-based band as a sketch pad - led by Andy Schueneman (of Worst Party Ever) alongside members of prominent Japanese underground acts like sans visage, Kudaranailnichi, and Anorak!. Catchy melodies, intricate and sometimes cutting guitar work - it’s emo music at its best - oscillating between raw, nostalgic emotional crescendos and clean, gentle indie-pop sensibilities. This is a bit of a Trojan Horse for bringing back Japanese bands - so knock on wood - should make for a combustible and chaotically gnarly show.