If you\u2019re feeling like there is little new under the sun, you would do well to look east and listen to TEKE::TEKE. First formed by guitarist Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier as a tribute to Takeshi Terauchi, a pioneer of eleki, a sort of Japanese surf-rock that started to catch on in the 1960\u2019s, TEKE::TEKE soon found their stride with the addition of singer Maya Kuroki and arrived at a sound that was boldly their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the release of their first LP, Shirushiso<\/em>, two years ago, this seven-piece outfit from Montreal didn\u2019t just make waves, but effectively cannonballed onto the scene with their explosive blend of eleki, art-rock, and Japanese folk music. Hagata<\/em>, the group\u2019s much awaited sophomore release, sees the group diving from yet greater heights and they stick the landing gracefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n