Hiroki Tanaka – ‘Isan’

Hiroki Tanaka, formerly lead guitarist of Juno and Polaris-nominated YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, captivates throughout his full-length album Isan, out today. Named for the Japanese word for “inheritance,” the album filters his Japanese-Canadian heritage and the tension of inherited religious structures through arrangements that move fluidly between hymnal gravitas, synth-laced rock, and hushed introspection, drawing comparisons to David Bowie, Animal Collective, and Mr. Bungle along the way. �...

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