Seraphina Lotkhamnga on October 13th, 2011

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There is a good chance that upcoming L.A. band Tashaki Miyaki will become touring buddies with Best Coast or Cults in the future based on their ’60s girl-group melodies and sweet vocals. Perhaps it’s already in the works without any of our knowledge, because there is still so much mystery that envelopes this media-less group. The magnitude of reverb is inescapable when it comes to Tashaki Miyaki, and it’s somewhat of a double-edged sword. Heavy distortion is what gives their sound some color, yet it also makes one wonder if more layers are still developing in the process. This is another SoCal group working with the popular basics — simplified sunny melody with some fuzz. It’s pure and pleasant, but isn’t reinventing the wheel for pop when one recalls the Jesus and Mary Chain. If the guitar is even tighter on other songs off their forthcoming debut EP (out Oct. 31st on The Sounds of Sweet Nothing), then there will be more to talk about.

||| Download: “Somethin’ Is Better Than Nothin'”

||| Also: Grab their cover of the Everly Brothers’ “All I Have to Do is Dream” over at their bandcamp page.