Tojo Yamamoto – “Heroes”

Kentucky-based band Tojo Yamamoto unveil an ardent, distortion-loving take on the Bowie/Eno classic “Heroes.” The delectably more intense tonal direction feels in contrast to recent depictions of the song, often portrayed in a more tender light — celebrating “heroes,” in life, or in its worst moments used by brands like Walmart as a pandemic-era marketing tool. Tojo Yamamoto effectively reclaims the song’s original spirit. “The song was really much more of a krautrock-tinged love s...

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