Mitsume have slowly been emerging from Tokyo’s crowded indie-rock scene, drawing larger crowds in their hometown and getting more prominent placement at music stores across the country. Their midnight set at Rookie A Go-Go confirmed their rising status. They drew a nice-sized number of fans, before they even started. Mitsume is far from a flashy band, but rather an outfit that rewards with patience. They build simple guitar loops accented by the occasional offbeat sound (like the synth splashes on “Utsuro”), and the vocals often seem like just another rhythmic element to their songs. It would be easy to dismiss what Mitsume do as “pleasant,” but focus in and you could hear a lot more interesting ideas bubbling just beneath the surface.