Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.72
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 September 12, 2026 at 10:00.
Shima Hitachi "Mental Health Taion" (CD/Download)
Hokkaido singer-songwriter Shima Hitachi (Instagram, 𝕏) has just released this week a new EP titled "Mental Health - Taion", on the label COMPLEX (ran by ayU tokiO). Shima Hitachi sings and plays guitar and also several other instruments (drums, bass,...
Posted on August 30, 2026 at 00:11. | Released on August 26, 2026
Various Artists "Paraiso, no ongaku - Coffee House mona records no Hosono Haruomi-san Tribute Album" (12")
First released on CD last December, this tribute album to Haruomi Hosono supervised by Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five) is finally being released on vinyl. Included are covers of Hosono's works, mainly performed in the spontaneous style of a musician playing...
Posted on August 12, 2026 at 00:08. | Released on August 19, 2026
Angie Bella via Wink Music Service "La Vita è Bella!" (CD/7")
Here comes a new twist from Wink Music Service, the group formed of Keitarō Takanami (Playtime Rock, ex-Pizzicato Five) and Sally Kubota (The Scooters, She's a Rainbow, ex-The Phantom Gift/Les 5-4-3-2-1/SOLEIL). Angie Bella is the new moniker of Angie Hiyori,...
Posted on July 24, 2026 at 00:43. | Released on July 29, 2026
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.69
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 6, 2026 at 10:26.
Machi Akari "iu koto kikan! Iwashika-chan"
Singer-songwriter Machi Akari (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a rocking new EP, and it's produced and also designed by Sally Kubota (Wink Music Service, She's a Rainbow, The Scooters). The release is a collaboration with "Iwashita New Ginger" (in Japanese Iwashita...
Posted on May 14, 2026 at 00:20. | Released on May 13, 2026
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.68
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 2, 2026 at 10:00.
Dai Nakamura "Small Room 2" (Download)
Dai Nakamura (a.k.a. NUBACK, also of Blank Music, BANK and Vacation Three, ex-Arch) has released a new EP of two songs, his second of the "Small Room" series which features a blend of rhythm and acoustic performance. The song...
Posted on April 26, 2026 at 23:59. | Released on April 9, 2026
Various Artists "Adventures in Modern Recording by TOHRU OKADA"
A tribute album for the late Tohru Okada (Moonriders, CTO LAB., Hachimitsu Pie), who passed away on February 14, 2023, has been released. Featuring all-female singers, it consists of all newly recorded covers of songs that he wrote. The singers...
Posted on April 26, 2026 at 00:39. | Released on April 23, 2026
Have a Nice Day! "Cloud Nine"
Have a Nice Day! (Instagram, 𝕏, YouTube) has released a brand new album titled "Cloud Nine", with a catch copy that says "Music for dancing between reality and illusion, despair and hope". The album is available on CD, download/streaming services,...
Posted on April 18, 2026 at 00:21. | Released on April 17, 2026
Record Store Day 2026
Record Store Day 2026 will be held worldwide on Saturday, April 18. Below is a list of recommended releases coming from Japan. The full list of Record Store Day Japan can be found here. Online sales in Japan should start...
Posted on April 16, 2026 at 23:58. | Released on April 18, 2026
MEWCATUNE "My Stories Slipping Away / Kitto Seikai"
MEWCATUNE (Instagram, 𝕏), an idol group formed in 2021 in Niigata, has a new double-A-side single out now of which the song "My Stories Slipping Away" was written and arranged by Frenesi (Instagram, 𝕏), of which she explains that...
Posted on April 5, 2026 at 10:34. | Released on April 1, 2026
The Pen Friend Club "Songularity" (2CD)
The Pen Friend Club has just released a brand new album, titled "Songularity". This all of the songs are original, and all music is written by the current band members. Plus, it's a double album of a total of 20...
Posted on March 18, 2026 at 21:40. | Released on March 18, 2026
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.67
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 7, 2026 at 12:00.
Jenny Jenny "Jenny Jenny" (7")
Girl beat band Jenny Jenny (Instagram, 𝕏) has a new EP coming on Koga Records. Including 3 songs, the 7" EP is titled "Jenny Jenny" and contains three new recordings, two of which are originals ("cake!" and "Good ska...
Posted on February 9, 2026 at 22:16. | Released on February 18, 2026
World Standard "Komorevia" (CD/12"/Download)
World Standard, the solo unit of Sōichirō Suzuki, has released a new album titled "Komorevia" which marks the 40th anniversary of World Standard's debut. The new album features various collaborators, about which all information can be found on the official...
Posted on December 27, 2025 at 23:27. | Released on December 26, 2025
Wink Music Service "Little China Girl / Katakoto No Koi" (Download/7")
Wink Music Service, the group formed of Keitarō Takanami (Playtime Rock, ex-Pizzicato Five) and Sally Kubota (The Scooters, She's a Rainbow, ex-The Phantom Gift/Les 5-4-3-2-1/SOLEIL), has released a new single, this time sung in duet by Keitarō and 14-year-old...
Posted on December 24, 2025 at 22:41. | Released on December 24, 2025
Various Artists "Paraiso, no ongaku - Coffee House mona records no Hosono Haruomi-san Tribute Album"
For three years, Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five) has been holding a regular event series titled "Coffee House mona records", always featuring himself and a guest, each performing a song in turn. This year Haruomi Hosono once appeared as a secret...
Posted on December 22, 2025 at 22:23. | Released on December 17, 2025
Hideki Kaji "We All Kissed Santa Claus" (Download)
Hideki Kaji has released this month a brand new Christmas-themed song, titled "We All Kissed Santa Claus". Featured musicians are Hirohisa Horie on piano (Neil & Iraiza), Nari on flute, Ryūsuke Kakizawa on drums (Tetsurō Yafune Trio, Cruisic), and...
Posted on December 18, 2025 at 23:57. | Released on December 10, 2025
Record Day 2025 Day 1
This year again, Record Day has been held. Previously coinciding with the public holiday Culture Day (November 3), this year it came a few days early on November 1st to start the long weekend on a good foot. Below are...
Posted on November 26, 2025 at 00:07. | Released on November 1, 2025
