Video: Italian Japanese - Two Islands

Italian Japanese isn't some new fusion of cuisine. It's the name of a San Diego indie rock quintet who recently released their follow-up track to 20092s "The Lush Romantic Weirdness," and the alternative rock that touches on nostalgic dream-pop in "Two Islands" has perked our ears up. Allen Nicolas (the only band member who is actually both Italian and Japanese), Chris McLaughlin, Sean Rodriguez, Justin Greene and Joaquin Develasco are working on a second full-length, and if it sounds anything like this new single, fans can look forward to more swelling choruses about both romance and ruptured dreams weaving [...]

• italianjap - Le Pony

Italian Japanese has released a video for the single "Two Islands," which is just as endearing and whimsical as the band's heart clenching rhythms and swelling vocals. Like one of the scenes in the video where lead singer Allen Nicholas sits in the meadow blowing bubbles, this San Deigo band has a delicate indie rock sound that gives off a sense of being in a safe and comfortable environment. Inspired by the film, "The Science of Sleep," the video follows a love story with the use of paper cut-outs. Grinding guitars weave in and out in the background as [...]