Grimm Grimm - Hazey Eyes Maybe

Cat. no: TIPT055
Format: LP
Barcode: 810096652720
Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
Genre: Pop

London-based singer-songwriter experimentalist and former Screaming Tea Party member Koichi Yamanoha has been operating under the alias of Grimm Grimm since 2013 - The project is an outlet for his fragile, haunted, otherworldly forays into baroque folk, futurist lyricism and electro-acoustic

Born in Tokyo, Yamanoha's frst solo track was released with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. This was followed up with his debut album, "Hazy Eyes Maybe", released originally by ATP and now re-issued on limited edition vinyl by his label Tip Top Recordings. His sophomore album, "Cliffhanger" was released in 2018. And in 2019, his 7" single remixed by Klein (Hyperdub) was released via Koshiro Hino (goat / YPY)'s Osaka- based cult label, birdFriend. ' And in 2020 Grimm Grimm signed to Tip Top to release his third album "Ginormous", which was mixed and co-produced by MPG Award-winning producer Marta Salogni. This was preceded by his support to Cate Le Bon on her six-date summer 2019 UK tour and the ten date UK and EU tour with Cate as well as playing festivals Green Man, Sonic City & Le Guess Who? as well as his own headline UK and EU tours. Grimm Grimm now returns with this wonderful re-issue of his sought after and long out of print debut album 'Hazy Eyes Maybe' in preparation for new music. 

"Like a happy memory of someone who's been lost, the warmth and sadness sustain each other" - The Quietus.
"Cleverly written melodies...Yamanoha's own voice is pleasingly fragile, androgynous instrument" - UNCUT.
"On Ginormous, Grimm Grimm pays tribute to the great indie bands for introverts while adding another name to their ranks. The perfect album for an introspective rainy day" - Loud & Quiet (7/10)
"Several of these melancholic songs could be Moe-sung Velvets; Cate Le Bon is a fan. Such are the oddball credentials of Grimm Grimm" - MOJO
"The new record is a thrilling tour-de-force" - Gold Flake Paint.
"A sublime album, delightfully memorable" NARC (4/5) BBC 6 Music- Marc Riley Session.
BBC 6Music - MarcRiley: 8x plays /Tom Ravenscroft: 2x plays /Gideon Coe: 6x plays /Cerys Matthews: 1x play.
Amazing Radio - 10x plays.
BBC Radio Wales - Janice Long 2x plays.
"Grimm Grimm is a tonic for the curious heart" Cate Le Bon.

Tracks: Kazega Fuitara Sayonara / Tell The Truth / Driving Overfow / Teleportation / Last Word Is Mine / Hazy Eyes Maybe / Robert Downey Syndrome / Walk Into The Cold Water With You / Knowing / Youth From Muswell Hill