'Kazutaka Nomura went solo under the name of PWRFL Power following the 2006 breakup of Na, a trio which Nomura became a part of soon after he came to the United States from Japan at the age of 18. PWRFL Power stood in stark contrast to Na's spare post-rock experimentation; backed by a lone acoustic guitar, Nomura put together a group of songs whose quirky lyrics, earnest vocals, and offbeat pop sensibilities put him squarely in league with artists like Sufjan Stevens, Chris Garneau, and Final Fantasy. Nom...   [ read more ]

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PWRFL Power is an unconventional marriage of melodically rich, Fahey-styled acoustic virtuosity and conversational, knowingly naive lyrical abandon. With the most basic of building blocks, Nomura forges a uniquely avant-informed brand of outsider folk music--one that relies as much on impish mischief as it does on considered craft and technique. With his self-titled full-length debut, PWRFL Power covers considerable aesthetic strides--from contemplative sparsity to bluesy dexterity to pure pop, and on thro...   [ read more ]

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