Really been digging some Japanese instrumental...nu-jazz? Not sure what to classify this stuff as, but I love it
Examples:

Mouse on the Keys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIKlV3Hq0W0

Special Others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHsmyYPqa1M

bohemianvoodoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjDrEdEzfQc

[quote="MyFoot"]Really been digging some Japanese instrumental...nu-jazz? Not sure what to classify this stuff as, but I love it
Examples:

Mouse on the Keys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIKlV3Hq0W0
[/quote]

Ah, that name is familiar... they were on one of the Square remix albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le7QKxZPMNs

https://youtu.be/rb1_OeH07PQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVg0lBtzgQQ

[quote="Marekenshin"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVg0lBtzgQQ [/quote]
That was a pretty cool song and I am now reading about the woman that song is based on. Pretty interesting stuff. Also, the melody reminded me a little bit of Tiny Vessels by Death Cab.

Haven't been able to shake this acoustic version of Creep for the past week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZiNtbgm9oM

Managed to stumble onto this via youtube. With 7m views, it must be pretty damned popular in Japan and it's catchy as hell. Guitar solo kinda reminds of Soutaiseiriron.
フレデリック「オドループ」Music Video | Frederic "oddloop"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCp2iXA1uLE

One of my former students was a kindly 62 year old Korean doctor who more or less adopted me as the daughter he never had--anyway, last week he told me that he was sending me "some" Korean CDs... ... he sent about a dozen different albums from various Korean rock bands from the 70s onward. I still have to listen to most of the CDs, but one band, Crying Nut, has kind of grabbed me. I like it! According to my Korean (dad)friend, they are 'best indi band'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tdkoOJvmmI

[quote="Ashinow"]Kudrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTuPOllvC8o (up-beat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfc6WRW2eOs (down-beat)

Hard Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuF6ghy0bdU (down-beat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbXvvYZd-3g (up-beat)
("I just wanted to see my sister. When I did, she was underneath the kitchen table", those lyrics, man.)

I know some of you know 'Hard Girls' already. Kudrow has the same kinda vibe. [/quote]

I really liked that first Hard Girl's song you posted (the down beat version).

[quote="Blank"]Lush - Sweetness and Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7cqkpy4QrQ



I wanted to listen to De-luxe, which I enjoy, and when this came on right after, it pushed all the right buttons.[/quote]

This song sounds way up my alley!

This is a song about life, and the hunt for the meaning thereof, I think?
It's amazing, whatever it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udWIFQgAcYQ

Hey, we talking about Kudrow and Hard Girls? Jeff Rosenstock is my favourite musician of all time (and his band BtMI! is my favourite band of all time, just one place above The Pillows) and fun fact about Hard Girls: their guitar player is totally down with Japanese punk music and even befriended the Ging Nang Boyz.

Mike's main band, Shinobu, was how that went down. Their bassist, Bob, is a huge Ging Nang fan and somehow managed to meet them, convince them to come play a show in the states, and put out some albums on Phat'n'Phunky domestically.

I like Hard Girls a lot, but man oh fucking man do I love Shinobu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCw6S-YqHkY

Agreed, [i]Strange Spring Air[/i] is a huge favourite of mine. Sad that they aren't that active, though, since Bob and Jon moved to Japan and Matt moved down to Australia. Didn't stop them from making their last two full-lengths, though.

10 Thermidor is easily one of the best presents 2015 gave the world.

Edit: Speaking of Strange Spring Air, though, goddamn Chase and Sanborn (a Quale of Friendship) is a goddamn amazing and sad song.

"Sanborn says the taste has changed, but Chase still says it tastes the same
It's his taste in friends that's changed, and he can never feel the same
But we'll always have those better times, we'll always have those better times
With young Arlis Howard in the downtown streets of the city
In the downtown streets of the city"