PREMIERE: Shugo Tokumaru - Malerina
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"Malerina" is infectiously happy. The man behind it, one Shugo Tokumaru, is an incredibly talented Japanese indie star and deserving of all his accolades. Experimental pop that is just as Beach Boys as it is Beatles, the fact that multi-instrumentalist Tokumaru is singing in his native language only seems to enhance the track. Whimsically arranged prog-pop that dazzled fans when he opened for The Magnetic Fields upon releasing Exit in '08, new album Port Entropy seems similarly poised to deliver, dropping February 15 on Polyvinyl.
