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  1. RF "New Birth"
    Instrumental jazz band RF (Rokugen Club with Farah) has a new album coming, containing 12 hip-hop and R&B classics covered in their distinctive style, with songs by Pharrel Williams ("Happy"), Rihanna ("Diamonds"), James Blake ("Limit to your love"), Common ("Go"),...
    Posted on September 15, 2014 at 12:20. | Released on September 24, 2014
  2. RF "Fill the bill"
    Jazz band RF covers hip-hop classics with their signature live band sound. This follows De De Mouse-produced cover album of De De Mouse influences (here). For audio samples, checkout Amazon MP3 (U.S.). RF "Fill the bill" (Original artists in parentheses)...
    Posted on April 1, 2013 at 22:11. | Released on April 3, 2013
  3. "The Selection of DE DE MOUSE Favorites performed by Rokugen Club with Farah a.k.a. RF vol.01"
    This is an album produced by De De Mouse consisting of songs that influenced the artist, but all of these are re-arranged and performed by an "instrumental hip-hop jazz band" named RF. "Floats & Falls" from De De Mouse's latest...
    Posted on March 24, 2013 at 00:07. | Released on March 20, 2013

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  1. usabeni / MaNaMaNa "Female Friend" (Download)
    Solo idols usabeni and MaNaMaNa (Instagram, 𝕏) have done a surprise double release of covers of Maki Nomiya's debut song "onna tomodachi" (this time with an English title of "Female Friend"). They have each released their own version in...
    Posted on April 23, 2025 at 21:58. | Released on April 23, 2025
  2. Maika Loubté "Dream, Neo, Atmo" (Download)
    Maika Loubté has released a digital EP titled "Dream, Neo, Atmo" consisting of three covers of J-pop songs that mean a lot to her. Those are Spitz' "Robinson", Cocco's "tsuyoku hakanai monotachi" and Puffy's "Asia no junshin". Maika will...
    Posted on April 23, 2025 at 21:28. | Released on April 23, 2025
  3. Kanojono Serve & Receive "Kirakuniikouze!"
    Idol duo Her Serves & Receive, who were called Kanosare for just a few years, are now back with their former name and tennis rackets. The jacket of their new 3rd album sports their Japanese name spelled out in romaji,...
    Posted on April 17, 2025 at 21:27. | Released on April 16, 2025
  4. Kanako Hara "Exposure feat. Hana Hope" (Download)
    This is a new song by songwriter and pianist Kanako Hara, which features singer Hana Hope. The song "Exposure" has lyrics written by Shō Kurashina (of Good Bye April), and it is a first advance release from the upcoming...
    Posted on March 27, 2025 at 23:22. | Released on March 26, 2025
  5. Hitomitoi "Telepa Telepa"
    Hitomitoi is back this year with a brand new album, the follow-up to "Ecstasy" (2017). Included are songs with special collaborations with Wild Nothing, Juanpalitoschinos, and Los Retros (who previously collaborated with Jintana & Emeralds), and also songs produced by...
    Posted on March 26, 2025 at 19:36. | Released on March 26, 2025
  6. She's a Rainbow "Pinky Fluffy"
    Sally Kubota (Wink Music Service, The Scooters, ex-The Phantom Gift, ex-Les 5-4-3-2-1, ex-SOLEIL) is producing a new girl group named She's a Rainbow, featuring four young singers with the average age of 14. Members are Lin Oberndorff (of and Kokoa...
    Posted on March 21, 2025 at 22:22. | Released on March 28, 2025
  7. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.58
    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 11, 2025 at 15:00.
  8. nonayu x usabeni "Tenmetsu Bye-Bye" (Download)
    usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) (Instagram, 𝕏) and nonayu (Instagram, 𝕏) have released a new collaboration single, this time a cover of a song that they used to sing as members of idol group avandoned when Beni was still 16....
    Posted on February 27, 2025 at 00:45. | Released on February 26, 2025
  9. Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) 37th Anniversary
    The "Tanzaku CD" format, a.k.a. 8cm or 3" or mini CD, is celebrating its 37th anniversary today February 21, 2025. Ten new titles in the nostalgic format are being released on this day. Find some of the release details below,...
    Posted on February 22, 2025 at 01:31. | Released on February 21, 2025
  10. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.57
    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 12, 2025 at 13:17.
  11. The Scooters "Shindo Mitsuo presents The Scooters Complete Box ~Tokyo Disco Nite~" (5CD+DVD)
    "Tokyo Motown Sound" band The Scooters (Instagram, 𝕏) are releasing a massive boxed set in honor of their leader Mitsuo Shindō, also known as the famous Shibuya-kei art director, who passed away on February 10, 2023, at the age of...
    Posted on February 1, 2025 at 12:34. | Released on February 10, 2025
  12. Maika Loubté "Ice Age - Remix" (Download)
    Maika Loubté has released a new self-remix of her song "Ice Age". The song's original version was first released in May 2023 and later appeared on latest album "mani mani". The original having been played over a million times...
    Posted on January 31, 2025 at 23:09. | Released on January 29, 2025
  13. Owarikarahajimari "We Are Feeling Love" (Download)
    Owarikarahajimari has released a new song titled "We Are Feeling Love", out now digitally. This song follows the EP "back to me" released last year (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Owarikarahajimari is an electronic rock band, formed of Ayup1ko (lead...
    Posted on January 31, 2025 at 22:31. | Released on January 23, 2025
  14. new type of immigrations b feat. Maki Nomiya "Ferry (Live at Benten)", "What Am I (Live at Benten)" (Download)
    new type of immigrations b (or in Japanese shinshu no ImmigrationsB) is a band led by Masamichi Tōyama, also known as the CEO of the company behind restaurant chain Soup Stock Tokyo and the Pass The Baton shops. In...
    Posted on January 21, 2025 at 20:56. | Released on January 17, 2025
  15. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.56
    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 14, 2025 at 22:58.
  16. OCHA∞ME "walk on the boat" (12"/Download)
    Released in October digitally, the first full-length album of band OCHA∞ME (Instagram, 𝕏), titled "walk on the boat", is also being released on vinyl this month. Included are many songs that were first released digitally and as music videos, starting...
    Posted on January 5, 2025 at 00:16. | Released on January 22, 2025
  17. geno london "girlfriend", "geno london beat" (Download)
    Geno London (𝕏), the band of guitarist Geno Sato (previously known as Ai Satō of The Hair), has just released a new single and EP, respectively named "girlfriend" and "geno london pop", and both of which are mainly instrumental. Check...
    Posted on January 3, 2025 at 16:25. | Released on December 21, 2024
  18. 3776 "The Birth and Death of the Universe through Mount Fuji"
    3776 (minanaro), the idol unit performed solo by Chiyono Ide, has released this month a brand new and mysterious album titled "The Birth and Death of the Universe through Mount Fuji". Checking the tracklist confirms that this is a deep...
    Posted on December 31, 2024 at 10:45. | Released on December 11, 2024
  19. Velludo "Between The Lines" (Download)
    Velludo (read in Japanese "Birōdo") is a 4-piece band featuring Shuntarō Okino (Venus Peter) and Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), formed in the late 80s moments before Venus Peter and Flipper's Guitar. The songs they wrote around 1987-1988 were finally (re-)recorded this...
    Posted on December 29, 2024 at 00:02. | Released on November 6, 2024
  20. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Noël Nippon" édition 2024
    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 20, 2024 at 23:54.
  21. YIKO "YIKO"
    YIKO (𝕏) (pronounced "ikō") is a brand new band fronted by singers Monari Wakita (ex-Especia) and Satori (ex-The Nampa Boys, ex-Healthy Dynamite Club), with five more members totaling seven. Monari fans may recognize more familiar faces, as the band also...
    Posted on December 12, 2024 at 00:10. | Released on December 11, 2024
  22. The Pen Friend Club "Best Of The Pen Friend Club 2018-2024"
    The Pen Friend Club recently released a greatest hits album covering their 2018 to 2024 period, which included the presence of three different vocalists over time: Yuka Fujimoto, Megumi and current singer Niina. Included are 21 tracks, many of which...
    Posted on December 8, 2024 at 15:02. | Released on November 6, 2024
  23. YMCK "YMCK's Cozy Christmas Song Collection" (Download)
    YMCK has released an EP of three Christmas songs. It includes a brand new song titled "Minasama, Go Anzen ni" (meaning "Stay safe, everyone"), and also two songs previously performed only live but finally available in recorded form: "PaPaPaPa...
    Posted on December 5, 2024 at 00:18. | Released on November 27, 2024
  24. Machi Akari "Machi Akari Techno Phase II"
    Following "Machi Akari Techno Phase I" released two weeks ago, here comes the 2nd half of Machi Akari's take on techno. This time the songs were made in collaboration with DÉ DÉ MOUSE ("Hula Girl nya Ura ga aru!")...
    Posted on December 4, 2024 at 23:05. | Released on December 4, 2024
  25. Aina Hirose "21"
    Singer Hirose Aina (𝕏) has released a brand new 2nd full-length album. Titled "21", it follows "17" released —you guessed it— four years ago. The whole is produced by Yoshihiko Seki, and included are also songs written by Keiichi Sokabe...
    Posted on December 3, 2024 at 21:45. | Released on November 27, 2024
  26. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.55
    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 22, 2024 at 13:46.
  27. Wink Music Service "It Girls"
    Wink Music Service is a group started last year, formed of Keitarō Takanami (Playtime Rock, ex-Pizzicato Five) and Sally Kubota (The Phantom Gift, The Scooters, ex-Les 5-4-3-2-1, ex-SOLEIL). Following the release of four 7" singles (the first of which was...
    Posted on November 19, 2024 at 00:12. | Released on November 20, 2024
  28. usabeni & assun "Idol Of Surf (Summer 2024)" (Download)
    Self-produced idol usabeni (a.k.a Beni Usakura) and rapper/dancer assun (𝕏, Instagram) have collaborated just recently on a new song titled "Idol Of Surf (Summer 2024)". The song was released digitally to coincide with a tour to Bangkok they were...
    Posted on November 4, 2024 at 23:57. | Released on October 21, 2024
  29. Perfume "Nebula Romance: Part I"
    Perfume has released a brand new album. "Nebula Romance: Part 1" is a sci-fi-themed concept album and the first half of a duology. Included are the songs "Love Cloud" and "Sumikko Disco" from last year, "IMA IMA IMA" that was...
    Posted on October 31, 2024 at 00:35. | Released on October 30, 2024
  30. Hazy Sour Cherry "Hazy Horror Party" (12"/Download)
    Hazy Sour Cherry (Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp) has just released a "boo"-kind of surprise new album, titled "Hazy Horror Party"! It's the original soundtrack of a fictional horror movie, and has dropped in time for Halloween. Read more about the album...
    Posted on October 24, 2024 at 23:54. | Released on October 21, 2024
  31. Konishi Yasuharu "Love, Lost And Found"
    Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five) is releasing this month a first studio album sung by himself, also his first solo album under his own name. The album contains many songs taken from Pizzicato Five's repertory, and also ones that...
    Posted on October 19, 2024 at 10:21. | Released on October 30, 2024
  32. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.54
    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 18, 2024 at 14:19.
  33. usabeni "Patchwork"
    Self-produced idol usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has released a new single titled "Patchwork", to commemorate the 10th anniversary since her debut. The song "Patchwork" was written by Tsuruuchi Hana, a long-time collaborator who also wrote several songs for avandoned, and...
    Posted on October 8, 2024 at 00:53. | Released on October 7, 2024
  34. Loupx garoux "Anya" (Download)
    Loupx garoux (𝕏) is a recent band fronted by singer-songwriter Mariko Nii, and also featuring drummer Yurina da Gold Digger (of Magic, Love & Drums), bassist okan (of roijypsy and WAO!), and keyboardist Romantic (ex-Bakudan Johnny). "Anya" is their first...
    Posted on October 4, 2024 at 13:48. | Released on October 2, 2024
  35. CHiLi GiRL "CARAI"
    CHiLi GiRL, the project of singer-songwriter and shamisen player Shinobu Kawashima mixing traditional sounds and city music, has just released a new full-length album! Follow-up to "Mebae" (2020) which had been released just digitally, here comes new album "CARAI" which...
    Posted on September 6, 2024 at 22:25. | Released on September 4, 2024
  36. Geinoh Yamashirogumi "Akira Remix" (2CD)
    A first-ever remix album of anime classic "Akira", music originally written and performed by Geinoh Yamashirogumi, has been released. The album is produced by Akira's creator Katsuhiro Ōtomo who selected the remixers: Makoto Kubota, Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five), and Kuniaki...
    Posted on September 6, 2024 at 00:07. | Released on August 21, 2024
  37. Yuyakeshiwasu "Rock'n'Roll Cult" (Download)
    This is the 3rd album of Yuyakeshiwasu (Instagram, 𝕏). Previously a band, that split up in March 2023, it is now the solo unit of the singer-songwriter of the same name. "Rock'n'Roll Cult" is a 2-disc-worth concept psychedelic album of...
    Posted on August 28, 2024 at 22:49. | Released on August 28, 2024
  38. Negicco "What A Wonderful World"
    Negicco has released a brand new album titled "What A Wonderful World". It's their 5th original album, and in terms of albums it's the follow-up to "My Color" (2018). Check out the music video below of the song "Walk With"...
    Posted on August 20, 2024 at 00:49. | Released on August 14, 2024
  39. Sugiurumn "Someone Is Dancing Somewhere"
    SUGIURUMN (of The Alexx, ex-Electric Glass Balloon) has released a brand new solo album, featuring a variety of singers: Ani (of Scha Dara Parr), Keiichi Sokabe (Sunny Day Service), Hokuto Asami and Haruna Yusa (both of Have a Nice Day!),...
    Posted on August 17, 2024 at 17:39. | Released on August 7, 2024
  40. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.52
    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 16, 2024 at 13:15.
  41. Voodoo Club "Voodoo Club"
    Up-and-young rock'n'roll band Voodoo Club has just released their first full-length album. Along with many brand new original songs, such as "Born to Kill" (Spotify, YouTube Music), also included are covers of Bo Diddley's "Road Runner" (done in The Pretty...
    Posted on August 11, 2024 at 18:00. | Released on August 7, 2024
  42. Negicco "Perfect Sense" (CD/7"x3/Cassette), "anata to Negi With You"
    Negicco has released physical editions of their latest mini-album "Perfect Sense". There is a widely distributed CD edition, and also a 7" boxed set (3x7") and cassette editions which are available exclusively at their label's online shop (shipping internationally). The...
    Posted on July 28, 2024 at 22:17. | Released on July 17, 2024
  43. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.51
    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 19, 2024 at 13:25.
  44. cubismo grafico "Seaside Weekend (feat. Kaori Takeda)" (Download/7")
    cubismo grafico, the solo uniit of Gakuji "Chabe" Matsuda (Instagram, 𝕏) (Learners, Neil and Iraiza), has released a new song! "Seaside Weekend" is a cover of Isabelle Antena, and it is here sung by Kaori Takeda (Instagram, 𝕏) (Tica)....
    Posted on July 15, 2024 at 11:30. | Released on August 21, 2024
  45. xiangyu "zutto iru Tomato" (Download)
    xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has a new song out now digitally. Titled "zutto iru Tomato", it's about a lonely neglected tomato slice that sometimes remains on the plate at an izakaya get-together. The track produced by Gimgigam takes inspiration from...
    Posted on July 2, 2024 at 00:20. | Released on June 26, 2024
  46. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.50
    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 21, 2024 at 12:48.
  47. VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "Revisit" (Cassette/Download)
    VIDEOTAPEMUSIC has just released a new 5th album, titled "Revisit". Having previously visited various towns in Japan to get inspiration for making his music — namely Tatebayashi (Gunma pref.), Nomozaki (Nagasaki), Susaki (Kōchi), Shiojiri (Nagano) and Ureshino (Saga) —, this...
    Posted on June 6, 2024 at 13:47. | Released on June 5, 2024
  48. perfect young lady "BEST 2020-2023"
    Lo-fi synth-pop solo artist perfect young lady (SoundCloud, Bandcamp, 𝕏) has released a first CD album, which comes as a greatest hits album titled "BEST 2020-2023". Included are 21 songs, totaling 72 minutes. As the title hints, many of the...
    Posted on May 31, 2024 at 00:07. | Released on May 22, 2024
  49. usabeni "AIR"
    Self-produced idol usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has just released a new EP. Titled "AIR", it contains 3 new songs plus a remix. Like the previous mini-album "textures!", it features the sounds of Hyoe Yasuhara and Feww. The remix is...
    Posted on May 27, 2024 at 23:45. | Released on May 27, 2024
  50. Cornelius "Too Much Love For Sauna (Falling Deep)" (Download)
    Cornelius has released a new track, a re-arranged version of "Sauna Sukisugi" (2019), re-titled "Too Much Love For Sauna (Falling Deep)". Check out the music video below!　This year is the 30th anniversary of the release of Cornelius' debut album...
    Posted on May 25, 2024 at 00:22. | Released on May 24, 2024
  51. xiangyu "rasuichi no Pizza" (Download)
    xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) released a new song this month, taking inspiration from the last piece of pizza that no one dares to take. The Baltimore breaks track was produced by Gimgigam, who had produced xiangyu's latest EP "OTO-SHIMONO". The...
    Posted on May 21, 2024 at 00:41. | Released on May 1, 2024
  52. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.49
    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 17, 2024 at 12:59.
  53. Chie Horiguchi and The Desperado Gentlemen "We Saw The Light"
    Chie Horiguchi, known as the super guitarist of Learners (band currently on hiatus), has released a live album with her band Chie Horiguchi and The Desperado Gentlemen. This is a recording of a show held on July 13, 2023 at...
    Posted on May 17, 2024 at 00:33. | Released on May 15, 2024
  54. Sho Kurashina "Ridgeline feat. Hugh Keice (English ver.)" (Download)
    Shō Kurashina, frontman of city-pop band Good Bye April, has released a new song titled "Ridgeline" which is a collaboration with Hugh Keice (Instagram), the singer of Korean synth-pop band ultramodernista (Instagram). The song was written by Sho Kurashina...
    Posted on May 12, 2024 at 11:41. | Released on May 10, 2024
  55. Way Wave "nagasarete ikou" (Download)
    Funky soulful sisters unit Way Wave has a new song that has just been released digitally. This new song "nagasarete ikō" comes ahead of their new 4th album "Journey" coming on June 5 (stay tuned for details!). Check out...
    Posted on May 11, 2024 at 00:42. | Released on May 6, 2024
  56. OCHA∞ME "Morning Routine" (Download)
    Following the release of "you'll never walk alone" last month, OCHA∞ME (Instagram, 𝕏) is back again with a new song titled "Morning Routine". This song was written by member Yū Suganami, and the jacket and music video feature actress...
    Posted on May 9, 2024 at 13:42. | Released on May 8, 2024
  57. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Oedoedo" (Download)
    Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has recently released a new song titled "OEDOEDO". It's a theme song for anime series Ninjala, and follows "Isshin Doutai" which was also used as a theme song for the series. As always, the song was...
    Posted on May 2, 2024 at 12:42. | Released on April 12, 2024
  58. Machi Akari "Chikyu Dekin Ni Shite Iiyo ~ Disco Akari"
    Singer-songwriter Machi Akari has released a new mini-album of 4 songs with a theme of disco, always with her special touch of Japanese vibes and humor! The songs were arranged by Yumi Okada who had also participated to previous...
    Posted on May 2, 2024 at 00:15. | Released on April 3, 2024
  59. Denki Groove "Denki Groove's 32nd Anniversary Song", "Denki Groove's 34th Anniversary Song" (Download)
    Denki Groove has just released two brand new songs, said to have been made for their 35th anniversary, although their titles may seem to say otherwise. "Denki Groove's 32nd Anniversary Song" was mixed by Naoya Tokunou, while "Denki Groove's...
    Posted on May 1, 2024 at 23:46. | Released on May 1, 2024
  60. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.48
    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 19, 2024 at 13:25.
  61. Haruko Tajima "Gal Ninja feat. Hatsune Miku" (Download)
    Haruko Tajima (Instagram, 𝕏) has recently released a new single titled "Gal Ninja", and which also features Hatsune Miku as duet partner. Check out the music video below! Other of Haruko's recent songs are "Rougai Y2K" (YouTube) and "Max...
    Posted on April 8, 2024 at 20:54. | Released on March 6, 2024
  62. Maika Loubté "Shinsho Volcano" (Download)
    Maika Loubté has just released a new song digitally, titled "Shinshō Volcano". It is inspired by a visit she made to Nagashima Aiseien (National Sanatorium for Hansen's Disease Patients). You can read about her experience and the thoughts she...
    Posted on April 4, 2024 at 22:48. | Released on April 3, 2024
  63. hasirikomis "I Love you! next to music"
    hasirikomis is a cool 3-piece band that was formed in 2019. This March they released their 3rd album, titled "I Love you! next to music". Check out the several music videos below! The album is available on CD and digitally....
    Posted on April 4, 2024 at 21:23. | Released on March 13, 2024
  64. HALLCA & kukatachii "Romantic" (Download)
    The new song of HALLCA is a collaboration with pop dance band kukatachii, titled "Romantic". Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. A music video should also be coming. This follows the release of three songs by HALLCA...
    Posted on April 2, 2024 at 22:23. | Released on March 14, 2024
  65. 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
  66. Various Artists "seiki no uta, kokoro no uta -Ryoichi Hattori Tribute-"
    A tribute album for famous songwriter Ryōichi Hattori (1907-1993), a pioneer of Japanese pop music, has been released. The album contains covers and reworks, performed by various artists including Konishi Yasuharu feat. Miyako Kōda (dip in the pool), Scha Dara...
    Posted on March 3, 2024 at 23:56. | Released on February 21, 2024
  67. Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan "Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan Republic" (Download)
    Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan (𝕏, Instagram), nicknamed Konneki, is known both as a comedian and musical artist. Here comes her first full-length album, titled "Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan Republic", and like her previous works it is produced by CMJK (Cutemen,...
    Posted on February 24, 2024 at 00:30. | Released on February 21, 2024
  68. Miki Hirayama & Maki Nomiya "Artist / Hot na chikyuu yo"
    In homage to the famous composer and hitmaker Kyōhei Tsutsumi, who passed away in 2020 (at the age of 80), singers Miki Hirayama & Maki Nomiya got together as a duet to sing two of his unreleased songs. Both songs,...
    Posted on February 23, 2024 at 23:32. | Released on February 14, 2024
  69. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.46
    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 16, 2024 at 13:05.
  70. °C-want you! "Costello Megane" (7")
    Singer-songwriter ℃-want you! (also a member of Magic, Drums & Love) has just released a brand new single, titled "Costello Megane" (megane = glasses). Both songs are originals written by ℃-want you!, and both were produced by Seiji Mutō....
    Posted on January 31, 2024 at 21:01. | Released on January 31, 2024
  71. 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
  72. Loupx garoux "xxx" (Download)
    Loupx garoux is the latest project of singer-songwriter and guitarist Mariko Nii (𝕏, Instagram), also featuring Yurina da Gold Digger on drums (of Magic, Drums & Love), okan on bass (of roijypsy/WAO!) and Romantic on synthesizers (ex-Bakudan Johnny, betcover!!)....
    Posted on January 20, 2024 at 00:27. | Released on November 20, 2023
  73. 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.
  74. 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
  75. Pasocom Music Club "Fine Line Remixes"
    A half-year after Pasocom Music Club's 4th album "Fine Line" was released, this remix album dropped. Included are remixes of most of the album's songs, with remixers including PARKGOLF, Milk Talk, LAUSBUB, TANUKI, and more. Shortly preceding this remix album...
    Posted on January 5, 2024 at 23:32. | Released on November 22, 2023
  76. AOI12SAI "Sea of Neon" (Download)
    AOI12SAI (Instagram, 𝕏) (read "aoi jūni sai"), a singer-songwriter who is also active as part of unit ARAKAWAYA, has released a new song digitally titled "Sea of Neon". "Sea of Neon" is described as a place between the world...
    Posted on January 4, 2024 at 23:24. | Released on December 13, 2023
  77. 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
  78. Negicco "watashi o negi- ni tsuretette II" (Download)
    Towards the end of 2023, Negicco released a new song digitally, titled "watashi o negi- ni tsuretette II". The new song is produced by Negicco's main producer connie. The jacket was drawn by Yunico Uchiyama. This new release is...
    Posted on January 2, 2024 at 19:55. | Released on December 4, 2023
  79. 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
  80. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.44
    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 22, 2023 at 20:42.
  81. Magic, Drums & Love "Keep Romance Alive" (7")
    Tokyo rock'n'roll band Magic, Drums & Love has released a brand new song on 7" and digitally, titled "Keep Romance Alive". The song was written by member Jinta=Jinta, and as always it's produced by Gakuji "Chabe" Matsuda. The B-side...
    Posted on December 6, 2023 at 23:57. | Released on December 6, 2023
  82. 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
  83. Tetsuto Yoshida "The Summing Up", "The World Won't Listen" (2CD)
    Singer-songwriter Tetsuto Yoshida (Twitter) is releasing a first solo album titled "The Summing Up", which follows the release of 7" singles "hitomeguri" and "Light of Planet" in the recent years as well as 8cm CD "Moonlight - Tokyo". The album...
    Posted on November 22, 2023 at 22:43. | Released on November 22, 2023
  84. Rie Aono "Tokyo Magic"
    City-pop singer Rie Aono is back with a 3rd original album. Following two albums produced by Seki Yoshihiko — "Pastoral" (2017) and "Rain or Shine" (2022) —, the new album "TOKYO Magic" consists of new music written and produced by...
    Posted on November 15, 2023 at 09:06. | Released on November 15, 2023
  85. 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
  86. YMCK "Ten+Ten"
    Celebrating their 20th anniversary, YMCK has released a brand new album, their 10th, and it's titled "TEN+TEN" (read "Ten Ten"). The double album is made of 20 tracks, and as usual YMCK has a few tricks in their bag...! The...
    Posted on November 8, 2023 at 22:01. | Released on September 29, 2023
  87. Milk Talk "Milk Talk"
    Milk Talk (Instagram, 𝕏, Bandcamp) is a duo formed of The Hair Kid, a U.S.-born musician who lives in Himeji (Hyōgō pref.), and the Tokyo-based vocalist Q.i. After having released several singles digitally, "Milk Talk" is their first full-length album...
    Posted on November 8, 2023 at 13:38. | Released on November 8, 2023
  88. Perfume "Sumikko Disco" (Download)
    Perfume has just released a new song, which is the theme song for the new Sumikko Gurashi movie which has started playing in theaters on the same day, October 3. As always, the song was written and produced by...
    Posted on November 3, 2023 at 21:02. | Released on November 3, 2023
  89. Record Day 2023
    Record Day is being held this year again, on November 3, coinciding with public holiday Culture Day. Below are some picks that are not to be missed from the November 3 crates, but there's also much more to be found...
    Posted on November 3, 2023 at 11:43. | Released on November 3, 2023
  90. xiangyu "OTO-SHIMONO" (Download)
    xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has just released a 3rd EP, titled "OTO-SHIMONO". "Otoshimono" translates to "lost items" (or in a more direct translation, "dropped things"), and her recent tracks about things found on the street are all in: shoes, gloves, and...
    Posted on November 1, 2023 at 23:09. | Released on November 1, 2023
  91. Tetsuro Yafune "Yafune Tetsuro, Bellissima o utau", "Wakusei / Yubikiri" (7"/Download)
    Jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune's next album has been announced as being a cover album of Pizzicato Five's 2nd album "Bellissima!" (1988) in its entirety, and produced by Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five)! Like his previous album —"Song, Piano, Bass,...
    Posted on October 23, 2023 at 22:54. | Released on November 22, 2023
  92. Miki Hirayama & Maki Nomiya "Artist" (Download)
    As the start of a project of unreleased songs written by late songwriter Kyōhei Tsutsumi, here's a new song titled "Artist" sung in duet by Miki Hirayama and Maki Nomiya. The lyrics were written by Tsutsumi's long-time collaborator Jun...
    Posted on October 21, 2023 at 12:50. | Released on October 3, 2023
  93. 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.
  94. Blank Music "Last Night / Zero" (Download)
    This is the 2nd EP of Blank Music, the most recent project of singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (also active as NUBACK, and also in bands BANK and Vacation Three). Described as a minimal funk band, so far featuring only himself,...
    Posted on September 6, 2023 at 00:00. | Released on August 31, 2023
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. 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.
  98. Modern Choki Chokies "Kinkan" (Download)
    Modern Choki Chokies (Twitter, YouTube channel) (often referred to as "Modachoki"), the large band fronted by singer Mari Hamada (also famous as an actress) that was active in the 90s, came back a few years ago following a long...
    Posted on August 15, 2023 at 23:43. | Released on September 1, 2023
  99. °C-want you! "Peppermint Patty Telephone / Tokimeki" (7")
    ℃-want you! (also a member of Magic, Drums & Love) is releasing a new 7" single. The A-side is a cover of The Good-Bye's "Peppermint Patty Telephone" (a song released in 1986 as B-side of single "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!"),...
    Posted on August 11, 2023 at 01:20. | Released on August 16, 2023
  100. 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

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