Posted on September 7, 2020 at 23:04. | Event held on Saturday September 19, 2020 at 18:00 (JST)
ROVO "ROVO"
Formed in 1996, instrumental band ROVO is releasing a 12th original album, and it's titled "ROVO"! Check out a live versio of "AXETO" below, as performed at last year's "MDT Festival" (ROVO's yearly festival). ROVO "ROVO" 1. SINO RHIZOME 2....
Posted on September 7, 2020 at 22:24. | Released on September 9, 2020
Posted on September 7, 2020 at 20:36. | Event held on Monday September 7, 2020 at 22:00 (JST)
Kaede "Stardust in Blue", "Cloud Nine" (10")
Kaede (Negicco) is releasing a new mini-album! This follows a 1st mini-album released last year and a full-length album out on New Year's Day. The new mini-album features production and performance by members of bands Lamp and UWANOSORA among other...
Posted on September 6, 2020 at 14:02. | Released on September 8, 2020
Nickey "Le Soleil est Solitaire", "Love x Hurts"
Nickey, the singer of punk band Nickey & The Warriors formed in 1984, has just released a new EP. Included are two duets with Morishige Jūichi: title song "Le Soleil est Solitaire" and "All Kids Love Rock and Roll". This...
Posted on September 6, 2020 at 11:50. | Released on September 4, 2020
Posted on September 6, 2020 at 11:15. | Event held on Sunday September 6, 2020 at 21:00 (JST)
ikkubaru "Chords & Melodies"
Indonesian city pop band ikkubaru, also very active in the Japanese city pop scene, has just released a 2nd album of which the Japanese edition CD contains several bonus tracks! Included are three songs from a commemorative release of their...
Posted on September 6, 2020 at 00:14. | Released on September 2, 2020
Posted on September 5, 2020 at 17:40. | Event held on Sunday October 18, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
tofubeats "Run Remixes" (Download)
tofubeats has just released a digital EP of remixes of songs from 2018 album "RUN" (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Along with the "RUN" remix featuring Kreva & VaVa (watch the video below!) are ones by Pasocom Music Club, Sekitova, tofubeats...
Posted on September 5, 2020 at 11:25. | Released on September 4, 2020
Posted on September 4, 2020 at 23:20. | Event held on Saturday September 5, 2020 at 13:00 (JST)
Bakubaku Dokin "Hotter Than Havana" (Download)
Bakubaku Dokin has just suddenly released a new track titled "Hotter Than Havana"! It's available digitally on iTunes, Spotify, etc. The new track was produced by Giorgio Blaise Givvn and mixed by Illicit Tsuboi, and the music video directed...
Posted on September 4, 2020 at 21:07. | Released on September 3, 2020
Okino Shuntaro "June July August" (Download)
Okino Shuntarō (Venus Peter) has just released a brand new solo song digitally! It's now available on major platforms. Also check out the teaser clips below. Catch up with his other recent works on his official site. Okino Shuntaro...
Posted on September 4, 2020 at 20:58. | Released on September 2, 2020
Tsudio Studio "Promise of Summer feat. HALLCA" (12")
Tsudio Studio (Twitter) has just released a new song which features HALLCA (aka Tominaga Haruka, ex-Especia). The release includes a 10-miute remix by Cat System Corp (猫 シ corp.). The tracks are available digitally via Bandcamp, but also as...
Posted on September 4, 2020 at 13:26. | Released on August 30, 2020
Posted on September 2, 2020 at 21:54. | Event held on Saturday September 12, 2020 at 17:00 (JST)
Fujin Club "Taiwan Tour" (Download)
Fujin Club has just released a new single that recalls memories of a trip to Taiwan. It had been three years since their CD single "tabi to Ferry" (2017). New member "Fujin E" has joined this mysterious pop unit...
Posted on September 2, 2020 at 13:14. | Released on September 2, 2020
Perfume "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume are now celebrating their 20th anniversary, and the 15th since their major debut. This Blu-ray/DVD release is of the Tokyo Dome show of their latest tour, titled "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome", which followed the release...
Posted on September 1, 2020 at 21:46. | Released on September 2, 2020
Posted on September 1, 2020 at 21:30. | Event held on Monday September 21, 2020 at 13:30 (JST)
963 "tick tock"
Fukuoka-based idol group 963 (read "kurumi") has just released a 2nd album! Music contributors include Miura Kōshi (Kuchiroro), Kenichirō Nishihara (Unprivate), Shinjō Kenichi (Submarine, Pineapple Club), ikkubaru and more. 963 has two upcoming events that can be viewed online: "IDOL...
Posted on August 30, 2020 at 21:04. | Released on August 28, 2020
Posted on August 29, 2020 at 17:57. | Event held on Sunday August 30, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)
RSD Drops Day 1
This year Record Store Day has been hit hard by the pandemic, and after one postponement that didn't work out, it ended up finding shape as "RSD Drops Day". Three "RSD Drops" days will be held: on August 29, September...
Posted on August 29, 2020 at 17:18. | Released on August 29, 2020
Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Ask" (7")
Childish Tones (Twitter) featuring singer Beni Usakura (Twitter, Instagram) has just released a new 7" single. Included are covers of The Smiths' "Ask", and New York Dolls' Sylvain Sylvain's solo song "Teenage News". A download code is included. The...
Posted on August 29, 2020 at 00:54. | Released on August 28, 2020
Posted on August 28, 2020 at 23:11. | Event held on Sunday August 30, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)
Shuta Hasunuma Full Philharmonic Orchestra "Fullphony" (Download)
Shuta Hasunuma Full Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestral project of 26 musicians, has just released a digital album of original works and remixes, plus a version of Shuta Hasunuma's "windandwindows". The recording was done in March 2019. The orchestra features members...
Posted on August 28, 2020 at 00:29. | Released on August 26, 2020
Posted on August 27, 2020 at 23:58. | Event held on Sunday August 30, 2020 at 21:00 (JST)
Little Anthony & The Imperials / The Dells "a man and a woman / jeepers creepers" (7")
This is the twelfth and last of this year-long monthly series of 7", named "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays") and consisting of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics! This time Konishi chose two covers of movie hit songs,...
Posted on August 26, 2020 at 23:55. | Released on August 29, 2020
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.8
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 26, 2020 at 21:40.
Posted on August 25, 2020 at 08:58. | Event held on Wednesday August 26, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)
The Pen Friend Club "In Concert"
The Pen Friend Club have a new album coming (their 7th!), and it's their first-ever live album! It's also the last release featuring their previous singer Fujimoto Yuka. The album contains songs from two recent shows: one held in December...
Posted on August 24, 2020 at 23:40. | Released on September 23, 2020
Posted on August 24, 2020 at 22:42. | Event held on Sunday October 11, 2020 at 18:00 (JST)
Denki Groove "Set you Free" (Download)
Denki Groove has suddenly released a brand new song today, following a premiere of its music video at the Fuji Rock Festival online edition the night before. The song features guitar by Yoshida Satoshi and extra production by Ushio...
Posted on August 24, 2020 at 22:26. | Released on August 24, 2020
The High "Affair"
The High is a '60s-influenced rock band, and they're now releasing a 3rd album which follows album "Welcome To The Next World" (2017). Guest musicians are Mashiro Megumi (Hicksville) on chorus and Ookubo Kei (Urbangarde) on keyboards. Sally Kubota directed...
Posted on August 23, 2020 at 20:14. | Released on August 26, 2020
chelmico "maze"
chelmico, girl rap unit of MCs Rachel and Mamiko, is releasing a 3rd full-length album! This follows "Fishing" released last year, and includes hit single "Easy Breezy". Featured musicians include U-zhaan, Hasegawa Hakushi, mabanua (Ovall), Toshiki Hayashi (%C) and more....
Posted on August 23, 2020 at 19:01. | Released on August 26, 2020
Posted on August 23, 2020 at 17:51. | Event held on Tuesday September 1, 2020 at 21:00 (JST)
Ushio Kensuke "'Japan Sinks: 2020' Original Soundtrack" (2CD)
This is the soundtrack for Netflix anime series "Japan Sinks: 2020" (directed by Yuasa Asaaki), of which the music was produced by Ushio Kensuke (agraph). This soundtrack album includes 41 songs on two CDs, and the first pressing is said...
Posted on August 23, 2020 at 11:43. | Released on August 26, 2020
Posted on August 20, 2020 at 13:06. | Event held on Saturday August 22, 2020 at 20:30 (JST)
RHYME SO "Hot" (Download)
RHYME SO, the unit of RHYME (Bandcamp) and Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso), has just released a brand new song digitally. The impressive music video is set in a futuristic club and comes in 360° VR, worth watching directly on...
Posted on August 19, 2020 at 21:37. | Released on August 19, 2020
COUNTJOKE "ZERO" (Download)
COUNTJOKE (Facebook page), the unit of Maezono Naoki and Arai Toshiya (SoundCloud, Mixcloud), has just released digitally a compilation of previous 7" singles including rare track "city line" that was only released on CD-R. All songs were newly remastered or...
Posted on August 19, 2020 at 21:14. | Released on August 19, 2020
Posted on August 16, 2020 at 23:53. | Event held on Sunday August 23, 2020 at 21:00 (JST)
kiarayui "MOONLESS" (Download)
Singer-songwriter kiarayui has just released a new album! The song "Strawberry Moon" HALLCA (aka Tominaga Haruka, ex-Especia) released digitally in April is included, as well as two songs featuring Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Joe Barry. This album follows album "bambina" released...
Posted on August 15, 2020 at 13:54. | Released on August 15, 2020
Posted on August 15, 2020 at 11:46. | Event held on Saturday August 29, 2020 at 21:00 (JST)
Negicco "gozen 0ji no Sympathy"
Negicco has a brand new single coming this month! hitomitoi wrote the title song's lyrics and co-wrote the music with PARKGOLF, who also did the arrangement. Two more songs are included: "sakasama" which has music written and arranged by Okino...
Posted on August 15, 2020 at 00:20. | Released on August 25, 2020
Posted on August 13, 2020 at 13:14. | Event held on Saturday September 12, 2020 at 11:00 (JST)
Handsomeboy Technique "Long Slow Distance feat. Moto Kawabe (Mitsume)" (Download)
Handsomeboy Technique has another brand new song out now! This one features the singer of band Mitsume, Kawabe Moto. It follows another single titled "Dakishimeta" (out on 7") which featured Sokabe Keiichi. It's been announced that a 3rd album...
Posted on August 12, 2020 at 22:06. | Released on August 12, 2020
Posted on August 10, 2020 at 13:59. | Event held on Sunday August 23, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
Suzuki Kokone "Fever"
Suzuki Kokone, member and leader of idol group SAKA-SAMA, has a first solo album being released! Included are songs written and arranged by pop band bjons, Satō Yūsuke (caméra-stylo) and Sasaki Kissa (Recoride) among others, as well as a cover...
Posted on August 10, 2020 at 11:56. | Released on August 19, 2020
Posted on August 10, 2020 at 11:43. | Event held on Monday August 10, 2020 at 13:00 (JST)
tofubeats "TBEP" (12"), "I Can't Do It Alone" (12")
tofubeats' latest EP, namely "TBEP", is being released on vinyl! It was previously only available digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Also, a 12" single will be released at the same time, of tofubeats' cover of TC Crew's "I Can't...
Posted on August 9, 2020 at 22:19. | Released on August 19, 2020
hi-posi "hi-posi Cassette ~hi-posi early days 1988-1993~" (CD)
Two early cassette tapes by hi-posi, the unit of Moribayashi Miho (Instagram, Twitter), are being released on CD for the first time! "tenka no hi-posi" (1988) and "hi-posi Demo Tapes Fall 1993" (1993) (also known as "bakazaru") are both included...
Posted on August 9, 2020 at 20:16. | Released on August 18, 2020
Naka Tomizawa "2020 GW"
Electro exotic dub artist Naka Tomizawa (aka King of Opus) (SoundCloud) is releasing a new instrumental album of ambiant guitar sounds, with dub effects and hints of TB-303. Naka Tomizawa "2020 GW" 冨沢仲 「2020 GW」 1. kūkō 2. sakimori 3....
Posted on August 9, 2020 at 15:39. | Released on August 12, 2020
Posted on August 7, 2020 at 20:05. | Event held on Saturday August 8, 2020 at 16:00 (JST)
Kinoco Hotel "Red Flower Blue Flower / Silver Monochrome" (Download)
Kinoco Hotel has two brand new songs that have just been released digitally! These are the first recordings with new drummer Natasha Urayasu. Kinoco Hotel will perform a live show streamed online, with Salome no Kuchibiru, on Saturday August...
Posted on August 7, 2020 at 00:18. | Released on August 7, 2020
Posted on August 5, 2020 at 20:00. | Event held on Sunday August 16, 2020 at 14:00 (JST)
Mukaju Dan "Madoromu"
7 years since blue marble's "full color", the songwriting/production duo formed of Shock Tarō and Ton-chan is back with a first full album as Mukaju Dan. Their sound is self-described as "Hyper Technology Pops", a blend of techno-pop and city...
Posted on August 5, 2020 at 13:17. | Released on August 7, 2020
Posted on August 4, 2020 at 13:01. | Event held on Saturday August 8, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)
Natsu Summer "Hayama Nights"
Reggae-touch city pop singer Natsu Summer has a brand new album about to be released! Like her previous mini-album "Natsu Summer & Dub Sensation", it is produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryūsenkei). The album features collaborations with Kobayashi Izumi (Mimi of...
Posted on August 4, 2020 at 00:55. | Released on August 5, 2020
Posted on August 3, 2020 at 00:33. | Event held on Monday August 10, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)
Ichiban "Super Drive EP" (7"/Download)
Ichiban (Instagram) is a new indie band whose singer Yoko No-no is located in Japan while band members Marty, Jared and Allen are in California. The distance hasn't kept them from working on their music and recording some songs,...
Posted on July 31, 2020 at 23:54. | Released on July 31, 2020
Gallantique Kazue "namida, ame, Adieu / kizashi no Season" (Download)
Singer Gallantique Kazue has just released a new single of two songs. "namida, ame, Adieu" is an original written by Mitz Mangrove (another member of Hoshikuzu Scat), while the B-side is a cover of Nakajima Miyuki's "kizashi no Season"....
Posted on July 29, 2020 at 23:24. | Released on July 29, 2020
World Standard "taiyou wa oshiete kurenai" (7")
World Standard has just released a 7" of two songs from album "Allo!" (1986). The song "taiyō wa oshiete kurenai" has lyrics written by Konishi Yasuharu (of Non-Standard labelmates Pizzicato V) and music by then-member Mikami Masaharu, while B-side...
Posted on July 29, 2020 at 21:48. | Released on July 29, 2020
The Kirby Stone Four / The Anita Kerr Singers "I could have danced all night / one note samba" (7")
At the end of every month comes another of the great monthly 7" series of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics! This is the eleventh installment of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"). (Find all details in the first...
Posted on July 28, 2020 at 20:53. | Released on July 29, 2020
COUNTJOKE "Moon Ride!" (Download)
COUNTJOKE (Facebook page), the unit of Maezono Naoki and Arai Toshiya (SoundCloud, Mixcloud), has another new song that has just been released digitally! This follows last month's "A.D. 2020". The new song "Moonride!" has music and lyrics written by...
Posted on July 27, 2020 at 12:09. | Released on July 27, 2020
City Pop on Vinyl 2020
"City Pop on Vinyl" is a campaign organized by Japan's famous record press Toyo Kasei, and on August 8 will be a special day with many releases that file under the "city pop" category that we love! While only sold...
Posted on July 27, 2020 at 00:30. | Released on August 8, 2020
NUBACK "Still Life" (Download)
NUBACK, the solo project of Nakamura Dai (BANK, Vacation Three, ex-Arch), has just released a new digital EP titled "Still Life"! Coming almost a year after previous EP "I'm not in DUB" (2019), this new release is said to...
Posted on July 24, 2020 at 23:19. | Released on July 24, 2020
