Anime music is generally just fun but throwaway J-pop, but Yoko Kano had some good ****, not least of which was the music to Escaflowne. Best soundtrack to a fantasy series ever. Period. Bitichin' series, also. Too bad about the entire second half of it though.

... The **** did I just watch? The song is generic J-Pop garbage, but the video... Is there like a niche market for acid casualty J-Pop fans or something?

Edit: Not gonna lie. I'm watching it for the second time, and the song is insidious. It's insipid, annoying, and barely tolerable at best, but it's growing on me. I hate myself.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

I need to listen to far more of this band.