Posted on October 29, 2025 at 21:35. | Event held on Monday November 3, 2025 at 10:30 (JST)
Seikatsu no Sekkei "For the Long Curve" (Download)
Seikatsu no Sekkei (Twitter, Instagram), a band now formed of brothers Shintarō Ōtsuka (guitar & vocals) and Kumpei Ōtsuka (drums & chorus), has released a 2nd album titled "For the Long Curve". Included is the song "Isakai nai Sekai" produced...
Posted on October 28, 2025 at 22:32. | Released on October 15, 2025
Mukaju Dan "Nasary"
Here comes the 4th album by techno-pop unit Mukaju Dan, formed of arranger Shock Tarō and composer Ton-chan. This new album features singer Misaki who also sang on 1st and 2nd albums ("Madoromu" and "Uminekogazer"). Like the previous album, this...
Posted on October 24, 2025 at 13:17. | Released on October 24, 2025
The Scooters "Listen" (7")
"Tokyo Motown Sound" band The Scooters (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a brand new song on 7". The song "Listen" is an original written by the band's bassist Sally Kubota, though it had been conceived several years ago when leader...
Posted on October 23, 2025 at 23:03. | Released on October 22, 2025
ayU tokiO "Star Call" (Download)
ayU tokiO has released this month a new single titled "Star Call". Watch the music video below! His previous original song was apparently "Family Contents" (2022). ayU tokiO's label COMPLEX will be releasing a cassette tape compilation titled "REV.02"...
Posted on October 22, 2025 at 00:20. | Released on October 7, 2025
usabeni "Because my Idol"
Solo idol usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has just released her first full-length album, titled "Because my Idol". Having been active solo since 2022 (after being in groups avandoned and Apokalippps), creating her musical world in lyrics, dance, design and video,...
Posted on October 18, 2025 at 10:14. | Released on October 17, 2025
Maika Loubté "House of Holy Banana" (Download)
Update (2026/4/1):Find the new album of the same title here: "House of Holy Banana". Maika Loubté is coming back soon with a brand new album! First, here comes a single of the album's title song, "House of Holy Banana"....
Posted on October 17, 2025 at 00:06. | Released on October 8, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.63
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 13, 2025 at 10:10.
Reggae Disco Rockers "such a beautiful girl like you" (7")
Reggae Disco Rockers' cover of Pizzicato Five's "such a beautiful girl like you" has been released on 7". This song had first appeared on the P5 tribute album "Music and Words of Pizzicato Five: A Tribute Album" released in...
Posted on October 6, 2025 at 00:31. | Released on September 24, 2025
Wink Music Service "Night In Soho / The Audrey Hepburn Complex" (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 a new single out now! These new recordings feature singer Meari of idol...
Posted on October 5, 2025 at 11:46. | Released on September 24, 2025
Moon In June "The Sky Crawlers / Paper Moon" (7")
Moon In June (Instagram, 𝕏, Bandcamp), a Tokyo-based band dream pop/shoegazer band that released their 2nd album "Colorless You" (Japanese title "shikisai o motanai de") earlier this year, has a new 7" single out now on San Francisco-based Tokyo...
Posted on October 4, 2025 at 16:23. | Released on September 24, 2025
°C-want you! "Baby a Liar" (7")
Singer-songwriter °C-want you! (Instagram, 𝕏) (member of Magic, Drums & Love) has released a brand new solo single. The title song is a new Beatlesque song titled "Baby a Liar" (Japanese title "Last Night was odorasete") which was produced...
Posted on October 2, 2025 at 22:51. | Released on September 24, 2025
Color Filter "To you, who cannot sleep feat. Miyako Koda" (Download)
Color Filter has released today a brand new single, this time featuring Miyako Koda (of dip in the pool) who recites poetry over the music. Watch the music video below! Following "ICECREAM feat. Caoli Cano" (, Spotify, YouTube Music)...
Posted on October 2, 2025 at 00:45. | Released on September 30, 2025
Posted on September 27, 2025 at 00:52. | Event held on Monday October 13, 2025 at 09:30 (JST)
The Let's Go's "Tracks For Lucks ~Swamp Bag Sessions~" (Download)
THE LET'S GO's (𝕏, Facebook) have released a surprise mini-album of covers, inspired by their tour of Europe which started earlier this month. All three members take part singing lead vocals. THE LET'S GO's are now touring Europe until October...
Posted on September 24, 2025 at 00:06. | Released on September 12, 2025
Kenzo Saeki & CTO LAB. feat. Ryomei Shirai "Tohru Okada forever"
In memory of Tohru Okada (Moonriders, CTO LAB.), who passed away in 2023, CTO LAB. members and lyricist/singer Kenzō Saeki (Pearl Brothers, Jollits) have put together a tribute mini-album. The songs are ones written by Tohru Okada, and most of...
Posted on September 23, 2025 at 23:45. | Released on September 21, 2025
Crazy Ken Band "Karei"
Crazy Ken Band has released a brand new album this month, titled "Karei". It's their 25th album, and is the follow-up to last year's "Kasei" (2024). The album is available on CD in regular and limited editions —the latter which...
Posted on September 13, 2025 at 14:04. | Released on September 3, 2025
AIR-CON BOOM BOOM ONESAN "Koyou" (Download)
Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan (𝕏, Instagram), a.k.a. Konneki, known both as a comedian and musical artist, has just released a new single digitally. This includes a new original song "Koyou" and also a cover of Björk's "Hyper Ballad". Check...
Posted on September 10, 2025 at 22:17. | Released on September 10, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.62
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 8, 2025 at 13:06.
Posted on August 29, 2025 at 00:17. | Event held on Monday September 8, 2025 at 09:30 (JST)
The Highmarts "All I Want Is Say You Love Me / Hey Joe" (7")
The Highmarts (Instagram, Facebook, 𝕏) have released a brand new 7" single. The A-side is an original sung in English, and the B-side is a cover of The Golden Cups' "Hey Joe". The personnel is Suzu (guitar & vocals),...
Posted on August 29, 2025 at 00:04. | Released on July 20, 2025
333 "Lucky Number"
333 (read "san-san-san") (Instagram, 𝕏) is a brand new 3-piece girl band started last March, featuring Nakano Maru (vocals & guitar) (ex-VooDooCoo), Madoka Waki on guitar (ex-The Tomboys), and Mariko Summer (ex-The Let's Go's as Mariko-Mariko) on drums. Check out...
Posted on August 28, 2025 at 23:30. | Released on August 27, 2025
Yuyakeshiwasu & Swlabrs "Shonan Psyche" (LP/Download), "Runnin' Away" (7")
Yuyakeshiwasu (Instagram, 𝕏), previously a band but now the solo unit of songwriter Yūsuke Hayashi, has been teaming up with the talentful trio Swlabrs for a while, and here comes a full-length album of the collaboration. The new album "Shonan...
Posted on August 28, 2025 at 00:07. | Released on July 31, 2025
Packman a.k.a Dokuro Shiki "Patchworks by Packman" (Download)
Packman (𝕏, Discogs), lately known as Dokuro Shiki, is an artist who is best known for being part of early-90s hip-hop band Space Invaders, and also for his solo unit The Robots. Having been recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung...
Posted on August 18, 2025 at 21:56. | Released on August 13, 2025
Kanako Hara "Tokyo City Pop vol.2 'Portrait'"
Songwriter and pianist Kanako Hara has released a second 2nd EP of her "Tokyo City Pop" series. This time featured singers include Asako Toki, Hana Hope (Instagram, 𝕏), Shō Kurashina (Good Bye April), Hitomi Shimatani, and KOTETSU. The album is...
Posted on August 14, 2025 at 23:29. | Released on August 6, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.61
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 11, 2025 at 10:00.
Quincampoix "Summer Fatigue" (Download)
Indie 4-girl rock band QUINCAMPOIX (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a new single last week, titled "Summer Fatigue". It comes with a pajama picnic music video that can be watched below. Find the new song on download/streaming platforms. This release...
Posted on August 4, 2025 at 23:45. | Released on July 30, 2025
The Let's Go's "Refrain / Time Machine"
THE LET'S GO's (𝕏, Facebook) have released a brand new single, their first recordings with new drummer Ame-chan a.k.a. Amechi Sparkle (ex-The Tomboys). Check out the sampler clip below full of recent pictures, and find the songs in full...
Posted on August 4, 2025 at 22:40. | Released on July 30, 2025
City Pop on Vinyl 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025, was City Pop on Vinyl, held for the 6th consecutive year. Below are just a few recommendations that shouldn't be missed by Tokyo's Coolest Sound's readers. Also check out the full list where there's much more...
Posted on August 4, 2025 at 21:43. | Released on August 2, 2025
Owarikarahajimari "OWHJ Remixes Vol.1" (Download)
Electronic rock band Owarikarahajimari (𝕏) has released a first remix EP, containing remixes of latest songs "We Are Feeling Love" (, Spotify, YouTube Music) and "Fight" (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Featured remixers are Sigh Society, CrazyRomantic, OXOTCK, and Owarikarahajimari...
Posted on August 2, 2025 at 01:06. | Released on July 30, 2025
Haruko Tajima "Re:Rainbow Mements" (Download)
Following the release of latest album "Rainbow Mements" at the end of last year, Haruko Tajima (Instagram, 𝕏) has now released a remix album of songs from that album, titled "Re:Rainbow Mements" and featuring remixers such as perfect young lady,...
Posted on August 2, 2025 at 00:29. | Released on July 30, 2025
usabeni "Bye Sweet" (Download)
Solo idol usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has released a brand new song this August 1st, 2025, titled "Bye Sweet". The music was written by Hyoe Yasuhara, and lyrics were written by usabeni herself. Check out the music video below!...
Posted on August 1, 2025 at 23:59. | Released on August 1, 2025
Color Filter "ICECREAM feat. Caoli Cano" (Download)
Color Filter has released today a new single featuring singer Caoli Cano. It's a summer song titled "ICECREAM". Check out the music video below! This is their 3rd digital single since joining label felicity, following "Star Cloud" (, Spotify,...
Posted on July 30, 2025 at 22:48. | Released on July 30, 2025
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Kuru Kuru Harajuku" (Download)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has released a brand new song, titled "Kuru Kuru Harajuku" and written & produced as always by Nakata Yasutaka (CAPSULE). Find the song on download/streaming services, and also check out the dance practice video below. It...
Posted on July 30, 2025 at 00:01. | Released on July 18, 2025
U-zhaan "Tabla Dhi, Tabla Dha"
Tabla musician U-zhaan has released a brand new solo album titled "Tabla Dhi, Tabla Dha". Full of new songs and collaborations, it features Cornelius, Chinza Dopeness, Ichiko Aoba, Sasuke Haraguchi (previously known as SASUKE), Hanaregumi, Kolkota rapper Cizzy, famous sitar...
Posted on July 29, 2025 at 21:45. | Released on July 23, 2025
Posted on July 27, 2025 at 13:39. | Event held on Monday August 11, 2025 at 09:30 (JST)
Negicco "Onigiri House Theme"
Negicco has released today a brand new single, of which the title song is the theme song of TV program "Onigiri House", aired on TeNY TV Niigata every Friday from 7 p.m. The song "Onigiri House Theme" was written and...
Posted on July 23, 2025 at 23:40. | Released on July 23, 2025
Hideki Kaji "Start A Summer EP"
Hideki Kaji has released a brand new summer-themed EP. Featured musicians are the two of Neil & Iraiza — Gakuji "Chabe" Matsuda and Hirohisa Horie — and guitarist Kenta Ushio (Otogivanashi), with Misato (Crispy Camera Club) and Amaiwana on...
Posted on July 23, 2025 at 21:38. | Released on July 23, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.60
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 18, 2025 at 00:20.
Shonen Knife "Everybody Happy" (CD/12")
Shonen Knife has re-released their first cassette tape album from 1982 on CD and vinyl. Titled "minna tanoshiku Shonen Knife", and also known by the English title "Everybody Happy", it is said that only 89 cassettes were produced (50 by...
Posted on July 13, 2025 at 12:49. | Released on July 9, 2025
Maki Nomiya "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji ~Bon-odori Version~ / Sweet Soul Revue ~Bon-odori Version~" (7")
Maki Nomiya's bon-odori versions of "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji" ("the night is still young") and "Sweet Soul Revue" have been released on 7"! "Bon-odori" refers to the traditional dances that are performed in summer festivals ("matsuri"), of which...
Posted on July 12, 2025 at 13:07. | Released on July 2, 2025
Akane Hosaka "Holidays For Electric Music" (Download)
Independant electronic music artist Akane Hosaka (Facebook page) has released a brand new album titled "Holidays For Electric Music", available digitally on Bandcamp. Her previous works included many numbered "loop" tracks that she posted on SoundCloud, some of which were...
Posted on July 10, 2025 at 13:04. | Released on June 20, 2025
Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) Day 2025
For the 3rd year, Tanzaku CD Day is being held on July 7 (same day as the Tanabata festival), following the 2023 and 2024 editions that revived the nostalgic 8cm CD format (3" CD/mini CD). This year again has many...
Posted on July 9, 2025 at 00:17. | Released on July 7, 2025
Tetsuro Yafune "Free Soul"
Pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune has released a new album of covers, selected by Tōru Hashimoto (Café Après-midi, Surburbia). Backed by his trio (with woodbass and drums), the songs feature various female singers: Ann Sally, Miyuki Hatakeyama, Mineko Fujishima (Swinging...
Posted on July 5, 2025 at 21:49. | Released on June 25, 2025
Machi Akari "Yokohama Dilemma / boku no umare wa Koriyama"
Machi Akari has released a new single of two songs, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of her major debut. "Yokohama Dilemma" and "boku no umare wa Kōriyama" (this one named after a town of Fukushima prefecture where her mom is...
Posted on July 4, 2025 at 23:16. | Released on June 25, 2025
Posted on June 26, 2025 at 13:12. | Event held on Thursday July 17, 2025 at 19:30 (JST)
perfect young lady "PYL 4th Season..." (Download)
Synth-pop artist perfect young lady (SoundCloud, Bandcamp, 𝕏) has just released a new album on Bandcamp. It's her "4th season", which follows "PYL 3rd Season..." (2023) since which had also been released the CD album "Best 2020-2023" (Spotify, , YouTube...
Posted on June 18, 2025 at 23:20. | Released on June 7, 2025
Quincampoix "Holic" (Download)
Indie 4-girl rock band QUINCAMPOIX (Instagram, 𝕏) has just released a new song titled "Holic". Check out the music video below. This follows EP "Go!Go!QUINCAMPOIX" (2024) (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Upcoming shows of Quincampoix include "Quincampoix x Passion Records...
Posted on June 14, 2025 at 18:29. | Released on June 11, 2025
AOI12SAI "Megurimeguru" (Download)
Singer-songwriter AOI12SAI (Instagram, 𝕏) (read "aoi jūni sai") has released a bedroom pop tune titled "Megurimeguru". Find it on your favorite download/streaming platform. This song follows "Antenna" (, Spotify, YouTube Music). AOI12SAI a.k.a. Wako Arakawa is also active as...
Posted on June 11, 2025 at 13:15. | Released on June 11, 2025
MANON "chigau type" (Download)
Singer and model MANON (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a brand new rocking song titled "chigau type". This song was written and produced by Linna Figg (𝕏). It's the follow-up to solo song "Nobody Like Kyun". MANON will appear in...
Posted on June 10, 2025 at 21:36. | Released on May 31, 2025
Owarikarahajimari "Fight" (Download)
Electronic rock band Owarikarahajimari (𝕏) has released a new song digitally, titled "Fight". It is the first release on the band's own Owahaji Label. This follows the song "We Are Feeling Love" out in January (, Spotify, YouTube Music)....
Posted on June 9, 2025 at 23:41. | Released on May 21, 2025
Konishi Yasuharu "Love, Lost And Found" (12")
The recent album by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five), "Love, Lost And Found", released on CD and digitally last October, is being released on vinyl! The jacket photo has been renewed for this LP edition. His first studio album...
Posted on May 19, 2025 at 00:39. | Released on May 30, 2025
geno london "french ep" (Download)
Geno London (𝕏), the band of guitarist Geno Sato (previously known as Ai Satō of The Hair), has recently released a new instrumental EP titled "french ep". Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. This follows "girlfriend" and...
Posted on May 14, 2025 at 00:34. | Released on April 21, 2025
Cat Trooper "The World Is Beautiful" (Download)
Cat Trooper (Instagram, Facebook, 𝕏) is a brand new electro duo formed of Michiyo Honda (Instagram) (ex-Overrocket) and actor Mansaku Ikeuchi, and they have just released a first digital EP titled "The World Is Beautiful". Nostalgic rave-y sounds are...
Posted on May 13, 2025 at 23:31. | Released on May 2, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.59
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 13, 2025 at 14:04.
Color Filter "Star Cloud" (Download)
Color Filter is a unit led by Ryuji Tsuneyoshi that started in the late 90s and made several releases in and out of Japan across a decade (some of those can be found on Spotify and other download/streaming platforms)....
Posted on May 12, 2025 at 23:11. | Released on May 7, 2025
Scha Dara Parr "B Men feat. Dengaryu" (Download)
Just a few days after the release of "Beat Michi feat. Robochu", Scha Dara Parr have dropped another brand new track! This one is titled "B Men" and features rapper Dengaryū. It has been announced that a vinyl re-issue...
Posted on May 12, 2025 at 21:11. | Released on May 9, 2025
Scha Dara Parr "Beat Michi feat. Robochu" (Download)
Scha Dara Parr has released a new song titled "Beat Michi", featuring rapper Robochū (Instagram, 𝕏) who often appears in their shows. The song coincides with their 35th anniversary for which they have just held shows in Osaka and...
Posted on May 8, 2025 at 22:26. | Released on May 5, 2025
usabeni "City Girl Velocity"
usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has released a new solo single titled "City Girl Velocity". The music was written and produced by Q-Rabbit, and lyrics by usabeni herself. She also did the artwork, and directed the music video that can...
Posted on May 7, 2025 at 21:30. | Released on May 7, 2025
Lemon "Shout To The Top" (7")
Singer Lemon (Instagram, 𝕏), who previously sang in The Hair and Wack Wack Rhythm Band, has released a first 7" solo single. The A-side is a cover of The Style Council's "Shout To The Top" (in Japanese as it...
Posted on May 1, 2025 at 13:12. | Released on April 30, 2025
Posted on April 28, 2025 at 21:41. | Event held on Tuesday May 13, 2025 at 09:30 (JST)
Dai Nakamura "Small Room" (Download)
Dai Nakamura (a.k.a. NUBACK, also of Blank Music, BANK and Vacation Three, ex-Arch) has released a new digital EP of two songs. The release is titled "Small Room" and included are two songs: "Another World (Small Room ver.)" and...
Posted on April 28, 2025 at 21:23. | Released on April 23, 2025
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
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
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
Veg "Adrift in Time"
Veg (Bandcamp, Instagram, 𝕏), a 3-piece rock band formed in 2021 in Tokyo, has released a first full-length album titled "Adrift in Time". It's now available on CD and download/streaming platforms. There will be a release party held on June...
Posted on April 16, 2025 at 21:05. | Released on April 16, 2025
Kagami "Time Machine" (Download)
Netherlands-based cosmic funk project KAGAMI (Instagram) has released a new EP titled "Time Machine". Included are previously released songs featuring Natsu Summer and Hikari (Tokimeki Records), and in addition to those are several new songs including collaborations with Monari Wakita...
Posted on April 13, 2025 at 14:39. | Released on April 11, 2025
Record Store Day 2025
Record Store Day will be held worldwide on Saturday April 12. 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 the...
Posted on April 12, 2025 at 10:35. | Released on April 12, 2025
Rocketman feat. Non "no worries" (Download)
Rocketman is back as the former unit of Ryō Fukawa and Yasuharu Konishi (ex-Pizzicato Five), to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fukawa's debut as a comedian. The new song "no worries" features singer Non. It is available on download/streaming...
Posted on April 10, 2025 at 22:02. | Released on April 9, 2025
Towa Tei "AH!!" (12"/Download)
Towa Tei has suddenly released a brand new album titled "AH!!". The album celebrates his 60th birthday. Included are collaborations Yukihiro Takahashi & Haruomi Hosono, Takkyu Ishino, Verbal, Taprikk Sweezee & BAKUBAKUDOKIN, Ruka, Chappo & Miya (Älborg), and also featuring...
Posted on March 30, 2025 at 10:46. | Released on March 29, 2025
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
Kaede "Rushmore" (Download)
Kaede (Negicco) has released a new song digitally, titled "Rushmore". Written and produced by Yūsuke Satō (caméra-stylo), it also features guitar played by Shinrizumu. It's the theme song for the movie "haru no yukisaki" (directed by Tarō Shibano). This...
Posted on March 26, 2025 at 22:30. | Released on March 26, 2025
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
Dai Nakamura "One Day" (Download)
Dai Nakamura (a.k.a. NUBACK, also of Blank Music, BANK and Vacation Three, ex-Arch) has released a new digital EP titled "One Day". Included are sound sketches recorded in January and February 2025, and also a self-cover of BANK's "Himitsu"...
Posted on March 24, 2025 at 00:20. | Released on March 17, 2025
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 and Kokoa (both...
Posted on March 21, 2025 at 22:22. | Released on March 28, 2025
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.
taro "taro" (Download)
mmm (a.k.a. Moe Ishii) has started a new band named taro. The first self-titled EP features support members Emerson Kitamura on keyboards and Yuta Suganuma on drums. The 4-song release is available mainly digitally, though a physical CD can also...
Posted on February 28, 2025 at 21:55. | Released on February 26, 2025
Posted on February 28, 2025 at 19:34. | Event held on Tuesday March 11, 2025 at 09:30 (JST)
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
Gallantique Kazue & Yasushi Suzuki Group "tada sore dake no koto" (CD/7"/Download)
Gallantique Kazue (of Hoshikuzu Scat) has released a new single on CD and vinyl. It features for backband the Yasushi Suzuki Group (a group based at U.F.O. Club in Koenji) and also members of Wack Wack Rhythm Band. The...
Posted on February 24, 2025 at 18:45. | Released on February 19, 2025
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
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.
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
Takuro Go "Outdoor in Indoor" (Download)
Takuro Go (𝕏) (of detune., Tanqun) has released a new solo song, titled "Outdoor in Indoor". It's the theme song of an indoor camp music event that he held for the first time last November. On February 21 will...
Posted on February 1, 2025 at 00:49. | Released on January 28, 2025
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
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
Posted on January 28, 2025 at 17:32. | Event held on Wednesday February 12, 2025 at 10:30 (JST)
Hajime Tachibana "hajimeht"
Hajime Tachibana (known as the guitarist of Plastics) has released a greatest hits album, the first to cover his whole solo career that started with his first album "H" (1982). The album was supervised by Kan Takagi, and the songs...
Posted on January 21, 2025 at 23:07. | Released on January 15, 2025
SAKA-SAMA "DANCE with SAKA-SAMA"
Lo-fi dream pop idol group SAKA-SAMA is back since July 2024 as a 4-piece, and this is their introduction EP release. Included are latest song "Itsuka Deau Sekai" as well as the previously unreleased "DANCIN' DIAMOND" and "Sutekina Kataomoi", and...
Posted on January 16, 2025 at 22:50. | Released on January 15, 2025
Kokone Suzuki "thorny"
Kokone Suzuki (Instagram, 𝕏), also active as a member of SAKA-SAMA, has released a 2nd solo album. It had been over 4 years since "Fever". The new album includes the song "Nakasete Gomenne" written by °C-want you!, and also new...
Posted on January 16, 2025 at 17:45. | Released on January 15, 2025
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.
Posted on January 10, 2025 at 23:44. | Event held on Tuesday January 14, 2025 at 10:30 (JST)
Sunaga t experience "STE100 c/w The Way Of The Dragon" (7")
Sunaga t experience, the solo project of DJ Tatsuo Sunaga (𝕏), has just released a 7" of two songs that were previously posted on SoundCloud last September prior to an event titled "STE100" celebrating his 60th birthday and 40th...
Posted on January 8, 2025 at 22:59. | Released on January 8, 2025
Chie Horiguchi "Cosmic Highway" (7"+Download)
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Chie Horiguchi (Learners) is releasing her new song "Cosmic Highway" as a 7" single! The B-side is a cover of country favorite "Why You Been Gone So Long". The 7" includes a download code. The new...
Posted on January 7, 2025 at 20:54. | Released on January 10, 2025
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
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
Towa Tei "Time In Tokio (EU Ver.)" (Download)
Towa Tei has released a new song titled "Time In Tokio" for New Year's Day 2025! It's available digitally on download/streaming platforms. This new song follows "Typical feat. Takkyu Ishino" released last August (on 7" and later digitally), since...
Posted on January 2, 2025 at 22:11. | Released on January 1, 2025
MANON "Nobody Like Kyun" (Download)
MANON (Instagram, Twitter) has released a new single this month, titled "Nobody Like Kyun". The song was apparently written by Manon herself, with music co-written and produced by Raziel from LA. A new music video for her previous song...
Posted on December 31, 2024 at 21:43. | Released on December 20, 2024
