HAKANAI, a Brooklyn-based band dabbling in indie rock, post-punk, and math rock influences, are joining us today to revive our math rock section and entrance you with their new singles “Woman, Bird, Star” and “Foundation“. The first one comes as a jagged and upbeat track, written and recorded in a single day in full live takes, with partial improvisation and vocals later overlaid. Lyrically, it’s about romantically obsessing over an artist, taking its title from a painting by Miró. Our today’s premiere, “Foundation”, comes as a more textured and layered track. The lyrics are something of a rumination on urban ennui and its ensuant escapism. The accompanying music video was filmed in various industrial neighborhoods of Boston, and spliced toge...