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  1. Tetsuko "Curl"
    Sweet punk trio Tetsuko (Instagram, 𝕏), a band formed in 1999, has just released this month a brand new album titled "Curl". This album takes some inspiration from their favorite bands such as The Beatles and The Hi-Lows, with touches...
    Posted on March 27, 2024 at 00:04. | Released on March 6, 2024
  2. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.47
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on March 22, 2024 at 11:08.
  3. Voodoo Club "If You Fall In Love c/w My Coo Ca Choo" (Download)
    Voodoo Club (𝕏, Instagram) has released a brand new single digitally. Check out the music video of "If You Fall In Love" (Japanese title "koi ni ochitara") below! The B-side is a cover of "My Coo Ca Choo" originally...
    Posted on February 25, 2024 at 12:40. | Released on February 14, 2024
  4. Various Artists "City Music Tokyo interchange" (12")
    From the excellent series of city pop compilations "City Music Tokyo" selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei), comes a new vinyl release of a selection from the cross-label compilation "City Music Tokyo interchange". Many of the songs are available on vinyl...
    Posted on February 12, 2024 at 11:01. | Released on January 24, 2024
  5. The Caraway "Our brilliant weekend"
    The Caraway (𝕏), the guitar pop solo project of Osamu Shimada (Swinging Popsicle), has just released a brand new album, titled "Our brilliiant weekend". It had been 18 years since the first self-titled album (2006). The new album consists of...
    Posted on February 4, 2024 at 10:14. | Released on January 28, 2024
  6. Sally Kubota Group feat. Miki Hirayama "I'm Waiting For The Man / Zozoi" (7")
    A 7" edition of the latest EP from Sally Kubota Group's "Girls At Our Best" series has just been released. Featuring singer Miki Hirayama, it contains covers of The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man" and France Gall's...
    Posted on January 30, 2024 at 23:29. | Released on January 29, 2024
  7. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.45
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on January 19, 2024 at 22:29.
  8. Keichi & The Coconut Groove "Tell Me You Are There" (Download)
    Keichi & The Coconut Groove (𝕏, Instagram), a young band self-described as Shibuya-kei of subscription music age, has just released a new single of two songs. This comes about 9 months since their first full-length album "Old Joy" (,...
    Posted on January 11, 2024 at 00:16. | Released on January 10, 2024
  9. Various Artists "Série Teorema #08: Senyum Harapan"
    Série Teorema, the label recently started by mastering engineer Nagano Beat of Clinck Records, has released a new compilation CD just recently. This time it is selected by Hibiki Tokiwa (𝕏) — photographer, designer and DJ (long ago also known...
    Posted on January 7, 2024 at 22:27. | Released on December 22, 2023
  10. Emerson Kitamura "Covers 2003" (12"/Download)
    Late 2023, keyboardist Emerson Kitamura released a 6-song vinyl EP titled "COVERS 2003". Included are cover tracks from three 7" singles that were released 20 years earlier and had gone rare since. All songs were performed on his bass...
    Posted on January 3, 2024 at 21:49. | Released on October 11, 2023
  11. The Romans / Ichiban "suki ni nacchatta / Colours" (7")
    The San Francisco-based Tokyo Beatiks Record Label (Bandcamp) has recently done a fiirst vinyl release, which came as a spli 7" of bands The Romans (Tokyo) —now known as The Second Waltz (𝕏, Instagram)— and Ichiban (California) (Bandcamp, Instagram)....
    Posted on January 3, 2024 at 11:38. | Released on October 14, 2023
  12. Kidder Friendly Club "Kidder Friendly Philosophy"
    Girl garage band Kidder Friendly Club (Instagram, 𝕏, YouTube) has just released this month a new mini-album titled "Kidder Friendly Philosophy", which includes recent digitally-released songs "Kidder-chan is happy bunny" and "Endless Summertime Blues" (watch their music videos below). This...
    Posted on December 29, 2023 at 23:12. | Released on December 13, 2023
  13. hitomitoi / Toby Glider "Late Night Special" (12")
    Two new songs sung by hitomitoi have been released as a 12" single, for the 5th anniversary of record shop & label Adult Oriented Records (Instagram). The A-side is a song titled "Late Night Special" produced by Toby Glider...
    Posted on December 26, 2023 at 00:26. | Released on December 10, 2023
  14. Musement "Physical Ladyland"
    Musement (𝕏) is the solo project of Hiroshi Yabe (Controversial Spark, ex-Carnation). Having released a new album digitally in July 2023 titled "Song Pavilion", this album has now been renewed featuring several female singers, and with three new extra songs....
    Posted on December 25, 2023 at 23:57. | Released on December 21, 2023
  15. Sally Kubota Group feat. Miki Hirayama "I'm Waiting For The Man"
    A 4th CD EP from the "Girls At Our Best" series by Sally Kubota Group has just been released. This time it features singer Miki Hirayama, who sings covers of The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man" and France...
    Posted on December 23, 2023 at 12:18. | Released on December 22, 2023
  16. Joe Nakamura & Eastwoods "Hello City Lights" (12"/Download)
    Joe Nakamura & Eastwoods, of which the leader Joe Nakamura is formerly of 90s band The Happies, has just released a first album titled "Hello City Lights". Taking inspiration from music of the 60s to 80s, such as soul, funk...
    Posted on December 4, 2023 at 00:04. | Released on December 1, 2023
  17. Jenny Jenny "Jenny Jenny" (7")
    Jenny Jenny (Instagram, 𝕏) is a 4-piece girl band formed in 2022, a new sensation of Tokyo's garage rock scene. Having been playing many shows in and out of town, here finally comes their first release as a 7"...
    Posted on November 30, 2023 at 00:31. | Released on November 29, 2023
  18. kimriri "episode" (Download)
    Teenage singer-songwriter kimriri (Instagram, Twitter) has released a new single digitally, titled "episode". Following three singles released since last year via label felicity ("crush on you", "cry baby" and "so mean"), this new one appears to be an independent...
    Posted on November 26, 2023 at 12:27. | Released on November 15, 2023
  19. Hazy Sour Cherry "It's Only The End Of The World" (7")
    Hazy Sour Cherry (Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp) is releasing a brand new 7" single of two new songs. This is their first release with the band's latest line-up, with new drummer Super Nagai. The title song has been released in...
    Posted on November 9, 2023 at 23:02. | Released on November 10, 2023
  20. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.43
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on October 20, 2023 at 23:54.
  21. NUBACK "Kanata / Tagai Chigai" (Download)
    Shortly following an EP of Blank Music, "Last Night / Zero", here's another release from singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura, this time as his solo project NUBACK (pronounced Noo-back). "Kanata / Tagai Chigai" is currently available on Bandcamp, and it should...
    Posted on September 19, 2023 at 22:58. | Released on September 15, 2023
  22. Towa Tei "Touch" (CD/12"), "Zoundtracks" (CD)
    Towa Tei is releasing two new albums at once! "Touch" is in the same line as "LP", featuring a large variety of guests, while "Zoundtracks" is Towa Tei's first-ever all-instrumental album with no guest artists. Guests featured on "Touch" include...
    Posted on August 28, 2023 at 23:43. | Released on September 6, 2023
  23. Martial Solal Trio "Série Teorema #01: Martial Solal 'Trio'", "Série Teorema #03: bokutachi wa Waltz o totemo umaku odotta"
    Série Teorema is a new label started by mastering engineer Nagano Beat, who is known for the mastering of Konishi Yasuharu's "Readymade mirai no ongaku" series as well as many of the releases from the Clinck Records label. The...
    Posted on August 23, 2023 at 13:15. | Released on August 25, 2023
  24. The 5.6.7.8's "You May Dream b/w Batman Theme" (7"/Download)
    The 5.6.7.8's (Facebook page, Instagram) have released a new 7" on U.S. label Hi-Tide Recordings. The A-side is a cover of Sheena & The Rokkets' "You May Dream", and for B-side is "Batman Theme" (by Neal Hefti). "Batman Theme"...
    Posted on August 22, 2023 at 21:11. | Released on September 28, 2023
  25. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.42
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on August 18, 2023 at 13:44.
  26. SaoriRinne "Rinne"
    Saoriiiii (Twitter), who was earlier also known as Saori@destiny, is back under the name SaoriRinne and with a new album titled "Rinne". The sound producers are TRON (of Seijaku in Tokyo) and sora, who have been collaborators since the Saori@destiny...
    Posted on August 8, 2023 at 23:23. | Released on July 23, 2023
  27. City Pop on Vinyl 2023
    City Pop on Vinyl is being held for the 4th time, on August 5, 2023. There are many exciting releases this time again, and below are some recommendations to Tokyo's Coolest Sound's readers. There's also a lot more to find...
    Posted on August 5, 2023 at 23:05. | Released on August 5, 2023
  28. Various Artists "Roots of London Nite Vol.2: Archive - The Birth of British Beat"
    "Roots of London Nite" is a CD compilation series selected and supervised by rock DJ pioneer Kenshō Ōnuki (Instagram, Twitter) who started in 1980 the "London Nite" event which is still continuing to this day. This 2nd edition focuses on...
    Posted on July 29, 2023 at 00:32. | Released on July 28, 2023
  29. Kidder Friendly Club "Kidder-chan is happy bunny" (Download)
    Here comes a brand new song by 4-piece lo-fi garage pop band Kidder Friendly Club (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube). "Kidder-chan is happy bunny" is a fun rock'n'roll tune in Kidder Friendly Club's distinctive style, about their mascot character Kidder-chan! Check...
    Posted on July 26, 2023 at 23:52. | Released on July 19, 2023
  30. The Let's Go's "Kill By Pop" (12")
    THE LET'S GO's' latest album "Kill By Pop" (, Spotify, YouTube Music) has just been released on vinyl, coming from German label Soundflat Records. "Kill By Pop" is their first album with the current line-up formed of guitarist Coco, drummer...
    Posted on July 26, 2023 at 23:22. | Released on July 26, 2023
  31. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.41
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on July 21, 2023 at 20:33.
  32. Orwell / the paselines "split ep series vol.5" (Cassette/Download)
    This month was released a split-cassette of Orwell (Bandcamp), an indie pop band from Nancy (France) led by Jérôme Diderot, and Japanese band the paselines. This release came as the 5th of a split EP series on blue-very label. Aside...
    Posted on July 17, 2023 at 20:42. | Released on July 9, 2023
  33. Mayumi Shinozuka "tsukikage no Tokyo (New Tokyo Mix) / Tokyo Boogie Woogie" (7"+CD)
    Singer and lyricist Mayumi Shinozuka (Instagram, official YouTube channel) is celebrating this year the 50th anniversary of her musical career, having debuted in 1973 with an appearance on an audition TV show of which she was the grand champion. The...
    Posted on July 11, 2023 at 23:33. | Released on July 12, 2023
  34. Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) Day
    What's going on in 2023? Well, it's the 35th anniversary of the 8cm CD, also known as "Tanzaku CD" (or also 3" CD or "mini CD"), which was a very popular format for singles in Japan in the 90s. A...
    Posted on July 8, 2023 at 01:15. | Released on July 7, 2023
  35. KiQ "Boys" (7")
    The band KiQ (Instagram, Twitter) (pronounced "kee-Q"), which released last year its first album "FuU", has just released a new 7" single titled "Boys". Check out the music video of the A-side below. Being on Rhion Records, the jacket...
    Posted on July 6, 2023 at 22:17. | Released on July 5, 2023
  36. Various Artists "City Music Tokyo corner"
    One more compilation of the excellent "City Music Tokyo" series selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi, leader of city pop band Ryusenkei. This is a selection from Universal Music's repertory, the first on the label in this series (which was so far...
    Posted on July 1, 2023 at 13:03. | Released on June 28, 2023
  37. Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Yesterday Once More" (7" Flexi + Download code)
    A new release is coming from Childish Tones (Instagram, Twitter) feat. Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter)! This one is a cover of The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" using the Japanese lyrics written by Shintarō Sakamoto as he once sang in...
    Posted on June 17, 2023 at 22:46. | Released on July 14, 2023
  38. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.40
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on June 16, 2023 at 22:23.
  39. Sally Kubota Group feat. Chiyono Ide from 3776 "Hong Kong Garden"
    This is the 3rd release from the "Girls At Our Best" series of cover EPs by Sally Kubota Group. This time the featured girl singer is Chiyono Ide, also known as Mount Fuji local idol 3776. The songs covered are...
    Posted on May 24, 2023 at 21:42. | Released on May 26, 2023
  40. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.39
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on May 19, 2023 at 14:29.
  41. Ryuichi Sakamoto "Travesía Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated By Iñárritu" (2CD/2LP)
    This is a compilation album of Ryuichi Sakamoto works, selected carefully by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu from a repertory of over 1000 songs (including solo, collaborations and live performances), a process that took over half a year. In addition...
    Posted on May 18, 2023 at 23:40. | Released on May 3, 2023
  42. Atsuki Akata "EP dai1shu" (Download)
    Atsuki Akata (Twitter) is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter who debuted last year, and soon Keiichi Sokabe became a fan and decided to release his music on his label Rose Records. This new EP is the first of a trilogy, and...
    Posted on May 3, 2023 at 21:41. | Released on April 14, 2023
  43. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.38
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on April 21, 2023 at 12:33.
  44. Cruisic "Come With Me feat. Baku Furukawa" (Download)
    Cruisic is a duo formed of trackmaker Yukinari Iwata (also a member of SPECTA) and drummer/percussionist Ryusuke Kakizawa (also of Tetsuro Yafune Trio, Tornado Tatsumaki). For the upcoming Record Store Day 2023, on April 22, they are releasing a...
    Posted on April 6, 2023 at 14:08. | Released on April 5, 2023
  45. Super Gentle "Dancing Baby"
    4-piece rock band Super Gentle has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Dancing Baby". The jacket was designed by Odajima Hitoshi. Check out the music videos below! Super Gentle is fronted by Reiko Watanabe (Twitter) (also of band...
    Posted on March 22, 2023 at 22:35. | Released on March 22, 2023
  46. Beni Usakura "Cosmic Dress" (Download)
    Beni Usakura has just released a brand new solo single titled "Cosmic Dress". This one is a melodic piano-led dance tune, written by Tsuruuchi Hana (of the Hana to Pops label), a long-time collaborator who also wrote several songs...
    Posted on March 16, 2023 at 00:26. | Released on March 15, 2023
  47. Sally Kubota Group "Video Killed The Radio Star feat. Emiri Kanou / Just What I Always Wanted feat. Natsumi Kiyoura" (7")
    The title tracks from the two recent CD EPs by Sally Kubota Group are being released on 7"! The double-A-sider contains "Video Killed The Radio Star" feat. Emiri Kanou (released on CD in July 2022) and "Just What I...
    Posted on March 15, 2023 at 10:55. | Released on March 31, 2023
  48. Various Artists "Roots of London Nite vol.1: Archive"
    "Roots of London Nite" is a new CD compilation series selected and supervised by rock DJ pioneer Kenshō Ōnuki (Instagram, Twitter) who started in 1980 the "London Nite" event which is still continuing to this day. The music played at...
    Posted on February 28, 2023 at 21:48. | Released on February 22, 2023
  49. The Pen Friend Club "The Pen Friend Club" (12")
    After a few delays, The Pen Friend Club's latest 8th album "The Pen Friend Club" is finally arriving on vinyl! It's the first but also last album featuring singer Megumi who had joined three years ago but is leaving the...
    Posted on February 20, 2023 at 23:59. | Released on February 22, 2023
  50. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.36
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on February 17, 2023 at 20:57.
  51. Various Artists "City Music Tokyo signal"
    Cunimondo Takiguchi, leader of city pop band Ryusenkei, has released a new compilation of the "City Music Tokyo" series, this time of songs from the Victor label. Some of the songs are rare, unavailable digitally or for the first time...
    Posted on February 13, 2023 at 00:46. | Released on January 25, 2023
  52. Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.3: SOLEIL Juke Box"
    This is the 3rd of a trilogy of compilations of music from which the band SOLEIL (active from 2017 to 2019) took some of its inspiration. This compilation contains 30 songs from the 60s selected by the band's bassist and...
    Posted on January 31, 2023 at 22:15. | Released on January 27, 2023
  53. Record Day 2022 Day 2
    It's still time to check out Record Day held a month ago on December 3, which had many great releases and therefore took me some time to write it up. It was the 2nd of two days, following November 3....
    Posted on January 3, 2023 at 20:16. | Released on December 3, 2022
  54. Sally Kubota Group feat. Natsumi Kiyoura "Just What I Always Wanted"
    Here's a 2nd release from the "Girls At Our Best" series of cover EPs produced by Sally Kubota (The Scooters, ex-SOLEIL, The Phantom Gift, Les 5-4-3-2-1). This one features singer Natsumi Kiyoura (of Tweedees), and includes covers of "Just What...
    Posted on November 25, 2022 at 22:21. | Released on November 25, 2022
  55. STE with J.Lamotta Suzume "Re Blue"
    Sunaga t Experience, the project of Sunaga Tatsuo, has collaborated with Israeli singer J.Lamotta Suzume (Instagram, Twitter) for this cover album of all songs from Joni Mitchell's "Blue" (released in 1971). This has now been released on CD and also...
    Posted on November 19, 2022 at 23:31. | Released on November 16, 2022
  56. OCHA∞ME "Heart Express"
    OCHA∞ME (Instagram, Twitter) is a band that was formed in 2018 in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. After having released a few 7"'s and a 10" mini-album ("New Mistakes" (, Spotify, YouTube Music)), this new 7-song mini-album is actually their first CD release....
    Posted on November 19, 2022 at 21:32. | Released on October 5, 2022
  57. Lullatone "Shapes & Time"
    A brand new album by Lullatone has just been released! On their Bandcamp you can find it as a zine with CD (or with just a download code) or as a cassette edition. The zine has 32 pages and was...
    Posted on November 15, 2022 at 23:15. | Released on November 11, 2022
  58. Record Day 2022 Day 1
    Record Day is being held this year again, on November 3 (coinciding with public holiday Culture Day) and also on December 3. Below are some picks that are not to be missed from the November 3 crates, but there's also...
    Posted on November 6, 2022 at 12:11. | Released on November 3, 2022
  59. Cassette Store Day 2022
    Cassette Store Day is happening this year again, on Saturday October 15, and many albums are being released in the nostalgic format. Below are a few picks, a bit coincidentally all from the KiliKiliVilla label (which puts a lot of...
    Posted on October 14, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on October 15, 2022
  60. Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Top Secret Man / Yeah Yeah Yeah" (7")
    Tokyo toy-instrument-only rock'n'roll band Childish Tones (Instagram, Twitter) feat. Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter) has a new 7" single coming this month. Both songs are covers: Plastics' "Top Secret Man" and The Vibrators' "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (this one sung in...
    Posted on October 8, 2022 at 00:03. | Released on October 20, 2022
  61. YeYe "Hamidete!" (Download)
    Singer-songwriter YeYe has released a brand new album digitally! This includes collaborations with rapper BIM ("Suttonkyo") and Ginger Root ("minamo ni, ice"). Also, two songs were produced by Akito Katayose (GREAT3): "Tashikanagogo" and "mina dareka no daiji". Watch the music...
    Posted on September 23, 2022 at 23:35. | Released on September 21, 2022
  62. Bluevalley "Bluevalley"
    BLUEVALLEY is a bassless lo-fi pop group based in Nagoya, led by singer-songwriter Kikumi Minatani. Here finally comes their first full-length original album! This follows the release of three independently-made 7" singles (some available at Jet Set), and more recently...
    Posted on September 21, 2022 at 23:33. | Released on September 21, 2022
  63. METAFIVE "METAATEM"
    After a long wait, here comes METAFIVE's new album "METAATEM"! Included are the previously digitally released "Environmental" and "The Paramedics", as well as many brand new songs! Unfortunately, it has also been announced that it's their last album. The "Deluxe...
    Posted on September 13, 2022 at 00:04. | Released on September 14, 2022
  64. The Pen Friend Club "The Pen Friend Club"
    The Pen Friend Club, who are celebrating this year their 10th anniversary, have released a brand new 8th album, self-titled "The Pen Friend Club"! It's the first album featuring latest singer Megumi, and it also entirely consists of original songs,...
    Posted on September 7, 2022 at 22:58. | Released on September 7, 2022
  65. (((sssurrounddd))) "After Hours" (Download)
    (((sssurrounddd))), which came back last year as the duo unit of Jun Kamoda (Facebook) (aka Illreme) and XTAL with the digital EP release "Soap Opera", has now released a new album titled "After Hours" digitally! Unlike previous works, the songs...
    Posted on September 3, 2022 at 12:37. | Released on August 10, 2022
  66. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.30
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on August 12, 2022 at 09:00.
  67. Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 3 out of 4 (7"x3)
    Here's the 3rd of four monthly batches of three 7"s, from the 2nd season of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"). Below are the details of this month's releases. Collect them...
    Posted on July 30, 2022 at 00:17. | Released on July 29, 2022
  68. Sally Kubota Group feat. Emiri Kanou "Video Killed The Radio Star"
    Sally Kubota (The Scooters, ex-SOLEIL, The Phantom Gift, Les 5-4-3-2-1) is starting a new label project named "Girls At Our Best", which will bring new recordings of covers featuring various singers. The first guest is Emiri Kanou, who sings Buggles'...
    Posted on July 28, 2022 at 22:13. | Released on July 29, 2022
  69. Yuri Kirihara with Tetsuro Yafune Trio "kimi wa tenneniro / kimi wa niji Girl" (7")
    A new 7" single of Yuri Kirihara (nickname: Manbō) with Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just been released! The A-side is a cover of Eiichi Ohtaki's "kimi wa tenneniro", and the B-side is of a song that was previously distributed...
    Posted on July 21, 2022 at 09:46. | Released on July 20, 2022
  70. Hideki Kaji "Summer Sunday Smile"
    Hideki Kaji has just released a new song, titled "Summer Sunday Smile"! This follows the song "April Fool" released last April, a fun summer song with a touch of funka latina. It's co-produced by Hirohisa Horie (Neil & Iraiza)....
    Posted on July 20, 2022 at 23:11. | Released on July 20, 2022
  71. Kidder Friendly Club "Kidder Friendly Airways"
    4-piece lo-fi garage pop band Kidder Friendly Club (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube) has just released their first album, a concept album titled "Kidder Friendly Airways" full of fun songs that revolve around an imaginary trip to the UK. The song "Missing...
    Posted on July 18, 2022 at 00:42. | Released on July 6, 2022
  72. The Pen Friend Club "The Sun Is Up" (Download)
    The Pen Friend Club has just released a brand new original song digitally, in advance of their upcoming 8th album "The Pen Friend Club". "The Sun Is Up" has music written by bassist Rie Nishioka. Check out the music...
    Posted on July 17, 2022 at 00:30. | Released on July 13, 2022
  73. Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei "Sun Kissed Lady"
    Reggae-touch city pop singer Natsu Summer released a brand new album titled "Sun Kissed Lady", this time fully backed by band Ryusenkei which is led by Cunimondo Takiguchi. A cover of "nagisa no Unlucky Boys" is included, a song originally...
    Posted on July 16, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on July 6, 2022
  74. The Pen Friend Club "Auld Lang Syne (A Cappella On The Beach)" (Download)
    The Pen Friend Club has released digitally an a cappella cover of "Auld Lang Syne" (in Japanese called "hotaru no hikari"), sung in Japanese and then English. It's sung by members Megumi, Soy, Ricca and leader Yūichi Hirakawa. This...
    Posted on July 9, 2022 at 00:12. | Released on June 29, 2022
  75. Various Artists "Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" (12"+Download code)
    The label BOOTREC was started in 2016 as a sub-label of KiliKiliVilla and led by Nemoto De Chôbeaullet (Childish Tones) and Hitoshi "Kink" Suzuki (designer & DJ), and here comes a first label compilation under the new slogan "Nu Psychic...
    Posted on July 3, 2022 at 20:46. | Released on July 29, 2022
  76. Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.2: SOLEIL Anthems"
    Here's a 2nd compilation of songs that inspired band SOLEIL, which was active from 2017 to 2019. The compilation contains 28 entertaining pop songs from the 60s, selected by bassist and producer Sally Kubota. Also check out the previous: "A...
    Posted on June 30, 2022 at 23:38. | Released on June 24, 2022
  77. Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 2 out of 4 (7"x3)
    Here's the 2nd drop of three 7"s from the 2nd season of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics, under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"), in which he selected songs that he wished to have on 7" for...
    Posted on June 29, 2022 at 00:06. | Released on June 24, 2022
  78. Hazy Sour Cherry "Strange World"
    Here comes a brand new album by Hazy Sour Cherry (Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp), a cool and catchy band from Tokyo formed in 2018. "Strange World", the follow-up to 1st album "Tour De Tokyo" (2019), is now available digitally and pre-orders...
    Posted on June 15, 2022 at 21:55. | Released on June 15, 2022
  79. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.28
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on June 10, 2022 at 08:54.
  80. Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 1 out of 4 (7"x3)
    Following a series of twelve 7" of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"), one a month from September 2019 to August 2020 (find them all linked here), here comes a second...
    Posted on June 3, 2022 at 20:09. | Released on May 27, 2022
  81. Haruna Yusa "Another Story Of Dystopia Romance"
    Haruna Yusa (Twitter, Instagram) (also a member of bands Kowarekake no Tape Recorders and Have a Nice Day!) has released a solo album which consists of covers of Have a Nice Day!, band in which she plays keyboards. The album...
    Posted on May 22, 2022 at 12:46. | Released on April 20, 2022
  82. Coastlines "Coastlines 2"
    Coastlines, the instrumental unit of DJ/producer Masanori Ikeda and keyboardist Takumi Kaneko (of cro-magnon), has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Coastlines 2"! Included are many new originals plus covers of Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett's "Mile High...
    Posted on May 16, 2022 at 00:36. | Released on May 11, 2022
  83. Record Store Day 2022
    It's time for Record Store Day! This weekend on Saturday April 23 is the worldwide Record Store Day, and like always there are many releases happening in Japan too! Below is a list of recommended picks. Many releases in Japan...
    Posted on April 23, 2022 at 01:33. | Released on April 23, 2022
  84. World Standard "World Standard for Quiet Corner - Diamond Days"
    This is a compilation of the "Quiet Corner" label and series, of songs by World Standard selected by Yūki Yamamoto (Quiet Corner). Not a collection of greatest hits, this selection consists of quiet and relaxing songs from the vast discography...
    Posted on March 30, 2022 at 00:49. | Released on March 26, 2022
  85. Various Artists "TOYRO MUSIC Compilation vol.1: Colors"
    Founded in 2020, Toyro Music is a collective of many songwriters (most if not all previously of Manual of Errors Artists) who mainly work making soundtracks, commercials, game music, etc. This is a first compilation featuring an original song...
    Posted on February 6, 2022 at 19:58. | Released on January 31, 2022
  86. Boris "W"
    Rock band Boris, celebrating its 30th anniversary(!), has just released a brand new album titled "W". The whole is sound produced by suGar Yoshinaga (Buffalo Daughter), and also features guest bassist Tokie. The jacket artwork is by painter Kotao Tomozawa....
    Posted on January 23, 2022 at 13:34. | Released on January 21, 2022
  87. Francis "Repulsion / Coquette Marionnette" (7")
    Two songs from the new album of Francis (aka Makoto Ori), "Bolero" (Spotify, , YouTube Music), are being released on 7". This comes from Groove Unchant's label Unchantable Records. Like the album, the jacket was designed by Hitoshi Odajima....
    Posted on December 21, 2021 at 22:54. | Released on December 22, 2021
  88. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Noël Nippon" édition 2021
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on December 19, 2021 at 02:42.
  89. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.22
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on December 9, 2021 at 23:13.
  90. Record Day 2021 Day 2
    Record Day, previously happening only on November 3 for "Culture Day" (a public holiday), has being held once more this November, on Saturday November 27. Also check out the post about day 1! Items can be ordered online. Below is...
    Posted on December 4, 2021 at 00:54. | Released on November 27, 2021
  91. Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Girls Wanna See No Cry / tsumetai hatsukoi (It's Cold Outside)" (7"+Download code)
    Childish Tones (Twitter) feat. Beni Usakura (Twitter, Instagram) is releasing a brand new 7" single! The A-side is a brand new original song titled "Girls Wanna See No Cry", of which the lyrics were written by Minatani Kikumi (of Nagoya-based...
    Posted on November 14, 2021 at 12:33. | Released on January 12, 2022
  92. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.21
    This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
    Posted on November 12, 2021 at 07:50.
  93. Mondo Grosso "Mondo Grosso Official Best" (2CD)
    Mondo Grosso, the solo unit of Shinichi Ōsawa (lately also active with RHYME SO), has just released a greatest hits album that's filled with tracks taken from the project's 30 years of history. Some new remixes, new mixes and re-edits...
    Posted on November 8, 2021 at 09:16. | Released on November 3, 2021
  94. Record Day 2021 Day 1
    Record Day, previously happening only on November 3 for "Culture Day" (a public holiday), is being held on two separate days in 2021: November 3 and 27. Items can be ordered online without any delay. Below is a list of...
    Posted on November 3, 2021 at 00:44. | Released on November 3, 2021
  95. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Candy Racer"
    Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who is celebrating this year the 10th anniversary of her debut, has a brand new album being released this week! It comes from her own label KRK LAB. Included are previously released singles "Kimiga Iine Kuretara", "Kamaitachi",...
    Posted on October 27, 2021 at 00:05. | Released on October 27, 2021
  96. BUBBLE-B "Ambient for the Farthest Land"
    DJ and producer BUBBLE-B, known for various activities such as his J-death techno label Speedking Productions as well as his units BUBBLE-B feat. Enjo-G and KARATECHNO, is back with a solo album of ambient music which has for concept a...
    Posted on October 26, 2021 at 00:45. | Released on October 20, 2021
  97. NUBACK "Sorekara" (Download)
    NUBACK, the solo project of musician/singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (also of BANK, Vacation Three, ex-Arch), has just released a new digital EP titled "Sorekara". With a vocal title track followed by three instrumentals, the songs sketch the summer of 2021....
    Posted on October 25, 2021 at 00:00. | Released on October 17, 2021
  98. Pizzicato Five "Pizzicato Five On Demand (Konishi yasuharu edition)" (Download)
    Following last month's "Pizzicato Five On Demand (Takanami keitaro edition)", here comes the second digital compilation of Pizzicato Five, this time focusing on songs penned by Konishi Yasuharu. The 32 songs (over 2 hours!) were apparently selected from Columbia's catalog...
    Posted on October 20, 2021 at 20:35. | Released on October 20, 2021
  99. Three Berry Icecream "Another World" (Download)
    Three Berry Icecream (Twitter), the solo unit of Mayumi Ikemizu (a former member of the band Bridge), has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Another World"! This is a first cut from the upcoming album "Three Berry...
    Posted on October 17, 2021 at 00:18. | Released on October 15, 2021
  100. Interview: The Courettes × Seiki Sato
    Interview & translation by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Rock band The Courettes is releasing its 3rd album "Back in Mono" on October 15th, 2021 from Damaged Goods Records (UK), and the album has the particularity of having been mixed...
    Posted on October 14, 2021 at 20:00.

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