Orwell / the paselines "split ep series vol.5" (Cassette/Download)
This month was released a split-cassette of Orwell (Bandcamp), an indie pop band from Nancy (France) led by Jérôme Diderot, and Japanese band the paselines. This release came as the 5th of a split EP series on blue-very label. Aside...
Posted on July 17, 2023 at 20:42. | Released on July 9, 2023
Posted on July 16, 2023 at 23:49. | Event held on Friday July 21, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) Day
What's going on in 2023? Well, it's the 35th anniversary of the 8cm CD, also known as "Tanzaku CD" (or also 3" CD or "mini CD"), which was a very popular format for singles in Japan in the 90s. A...
Posted on July 8, 2023 at 01:15. | Released on July 7, 2023
KiQ "Boys" (7")
The band KiQ (Instagram, Twitter) (pronounced "kee-Q"), which released last year its first album "FuU", has just released a new 7" single titled "Boys". Check out the music video of the A-side below. Being on Rhion Records, the jacket...
Posted on July 6, 2023 at 22:17. | Released on July 5, 2023
Takeshi Nakatsuka "Dreaming of the Future" (Download)
Takeshi Nakatsuka has a brand new song & 3 remixes out now as an EP digitally! "Dreaming of the Future" is a song used in a TV commercial for Toyota's Prius (watch it below). The remixes are by FPM, in...
Posted on July 6, 2023 at 21:16. | Released on July 5, 2023
Magic, Drums & Love "Tohhou Magic" (7"/Download)
Tokyo rock'n'roll band Magic, Drums & Love has released a brand new single today! "Tohhou Magic" is a funky latin summer track of their own style. Like the other recent releases, this is produced by Gakuji "Chabe" Matsuda (of Learners,...
Posted on July 5, 2023 at 23:34. | Released on July 5, 2023
Maika Loubté "Rainbow Light Eyes" (Download)
Maika Loubté has a new song out today, titled "Rainbow Light Eyes". This song follows "Ice Age". Both should appear on a new mini-album (so far having been referred to as "mani mani") to be released in October. The...
Posted on June 29, 2023 at 00:32. | Released on June 28, 2023
Color Filter "Mark Twain", "Summer Days", "melody", "ZERO" (Download)
Color Filter (Bandcamp) 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 June 27, 2023 at 22:16. | Released on June 18, 2023
Five II Four "tanabata no yoru, kimi ni aitai feat. Natsu Summer" (7"/Download)
Five II Four is a new unit formed of DJs Eitetsu Takamiya (previously known as Little Big Bee) and CHINTAM (Twitter), and here comes their debut release with a cover of Chappie's classic song "tanabata no yoru, kimi ni...
Posted on June 23, 2023 at 21:33. | Released on May 24, 2023
Paper Moon Project "City Pop Avenue"
Paper Moon Project is a city pop cover project supervised by Toshi Kanazawa (of the Light Mellow blog and releases). The first release is a cover album of all new recordings featuring 8 female vocalists: Monari Wakita, Natsu Summer (Facebook,...
Posted on June 22, 2023 at 12:42. | Released on June 21, 2023
Kinoco Hotel "Marianne no Kyoten"
In dramatic news last year, it was announced that all members of Kinoco Hotel had left the group, leaving only its leader (or hotel manager) Marianne Shinonome. Now she's back with a brand new full-length album that marks a new...
Posted on June 17, 2023 at 01:04. | Released on June 14, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.40
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on June 16, 2023 at 22:23.
Cornelius "All Things Must Pass" (Download)
Cornelius has released digitally this week a brand new song titled "All Things Must Pass" (Japanese title "mujō no sekai"). Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. Like the recent "Sparks" (out on 7" and digitally), this song...
Posted on June 10, 2023 at 00:53. | Released on June 7, 2023
bala "Heavenly" (Download)
Here comes a 2nd song from bala (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok), the collective fronted by singers MANON and SUNNY ONLY1, and also featuring art director DAN and 3DCG designer KANO. This new song has music written and produced by...
Posted on June 9, 2023 at 23:50. | Released on June 2, 2023
Kanako Hara "Tokyo City Pop vol.1 'Portrait'"
Songwriter and pianist Kanako Hara has her take at city pop in this new EP that is described as "Neo Tokyo City Pop". Each of the original songs features a different guest singer. Some classics were also sampled in the...
Posted on June 7, 2023 at 23:10. | Released on June 7, 2023
Saigenji "Covers & Instrumentals"
Singer-songwriter and guitarist with a distinctive scat style, Saigenji has just released a new album of studio recordings of about half covers and half original instrumentals, selected from his popular live repertory which includes a lot of MPB (Música popular...
Posted on June 7, 2023 at 13:43. | Released on June 7, 2023
Posted on June 6, 2023 at 21:42. | Event held on Friday June 16, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
CHiLi GiRL "One Q feat. Sho Kurashina" (Download)
CHiLi GiRL, the project of singer-songwriter and shamisen player Shinobu Kawashima, has just released a new song titled "One Q", a collaboration with Shō Kurashina (singer and composer of the band Good Bye April). The music blends sounds of...
Posted on June 6, 2023 at 20:55. | Released on May 31, 2023
perfect young lady "PYL 3rd Season..." (Download)
Lo-fi synth-pop solo artist perfect young lady (SoundCloud, Bandcamp), who for the past three years has kept sharing on SoundCloud a great number of original songs, has just released a new album on Bandcamp, titled "PYL 3rd SEASON..." (as it...
Posted on June 3, 2023 at 00:11. | Released on June 1, 2023
DÉ DÉ MOUSE & hitomitoi "Love Groovin'" (Download)
DÉ DÉ MOUSE's brand new track is a collaboration with singer hitomitoi, titled "Love Groovin'". The artwork is by German illustrator Mizucat (Instagram). Hear it now on your favorite download/streaming platform. This is the continuity of a series of...
Posted on June 1, 2023 at 23:28. | Released on May 31, 2023
Night Tempo "New Romantic feat. Maki Nomiya" (Download)
South Korean producer and DJ Night Tempo has just released a brand new song digitally which features guest Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five)! The song is titled "New Romantic" and has lyrics written by Maki herself. Check out the official...
Posted on June 1, 2023 at 22:09. | Released on May 31, 2023
MANON "L.M.S.N. feat. Kyunchi" (Download)
MANON is back again with a new solo song that's a collaboration with New York-based hyperpop artist Kyunchi. The word is "Let's Make Some Noise!!" The artwork is by onumi. The track is produced by Kiraku (SoundCloud) like MANON's...
Posted on May 24, 2023 at 22:22. | Released on May 24, 2023
Sally Kubota Group feat. Chiyono Ide from 3776 "Hong Kong Garden"
This is the 3rd release from the "Girls At Our Best" series of cover EPs by Sally Kubota Group. This time the featured girl singer is Chiyono Ide, also known as Mount Fuji local idol 3776. The songs covered are...
Posted on May 24, 2023 at 21:42. | Released on May 26, 2023
Rinda & Marya "Everybody's Happy Nowadays / Candy Superman" (7")
First released part of LP compilation "Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" last year, here comes a 7" cut of the two songs by Rinda & Marya (Instagram, Twitter). "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" is a cover of Buzzcocks, while "Candy Superman" is...
Posted on May 23, 2023 at 23:55. | Released on May 26, 2023
Francis "sabakaruru Emiri feat. Emiri Kanou / Sessomatto" (7")
The new single of Francis, the solo project of bassist and singer-songwriter Makoto Ori, is a brand new song with lyrics written by Konishi Yasuharu and sung by Emiri Kanou. The B-side is "Sessomatto" from Francis' latest album "Bolero"....
Posted on May 22, 2023 at 22:46. | Released on May 24, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.39
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on May 19, 2023 at 14:29.
Ryuichi Sakamoto "Travesía Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated By Iñárritu" (2CD/2LP)
This is a compilation album of Ryuichi Sakamoto works, selected carefully by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu from a repertory of over 1000 songs (including solo, collaborations and live performances), a process that took over half a year. In addition...
Posted on May 18, 2023 at 23:40. | Released on May 3, 2023
bala "barla (Shinichi Osawa Remix)" (Download)
The first song of bala (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok), "barla", has been remixed by its producer, Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso). "barla" was produced by Shinichi Osawa with lyrics by Kenmochi Hidefumi (Wednesday Campanella). Check it out on your favorite...
Posted on May 17, 2023 at 21:49. | Released on May 17, 2023
AOI12SAI "POV" (Download)
AOI12SAI (Instagram, Twitter) (read "aoi jūni sai") is a singer-songwriter who is also active as part of unit ARAKAWAYA which features 5 siblings and their father. Having released many songs digitally in the recent years, including a recent collaboration...
Posted on May 17, 2023 at 00:33. | Released on May 12, 2023
Cornelius "Sparks" (7")
Cornelius is releasing this week a 7" of two brand new songs: "Sparks" (Japanese title "hibana") and "Quantum Ghosts". This release follows "Change and Vanish" released on 12" in February. Both new songs can also be found on download/streaming...
Posted on May 16, 2023 at 00:32. | Released on May 17, 2023
Maika Loubté "Ice Age" (Download)
Maika Loubté has just released a brand new song titled "Ice Age". This is the theme song of the "Go Beyond Dimensions Tokyo" initiative which supports 5G technology. The song was written, produced and mixed by Maika, and mastered...
Posted on May 12, 2023 at 00:11. | Released on May 10, 2023
Posted on May 8, 2023 at 22:09. | Event held on Friday May 19, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
xiangyu "ireba" (Download)
xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has a new song out now digitally. Following the song "katappo Shoes" (released in March) which talked about an abandoned single shoe on a highway, this one is about a similar situation when she was taking...
Posted on May 7, 2023 at 00:01. | Released on May 3, 2023
Wednesday Campanella "Rabbit Star ★", "Neon"
Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyōbi no Campanella) has just released a new EP of 6 songs. This is the 2nd featuring current singer Utaha, following "Neon" released last year. Included are the previously released songs "Hot Pot Commander", "Tinker Bell" and...
Posted on May 6, 2023 at 23:43. | Released on May 3, 2023
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Candy Candy (Moe Shop Remix)" (Download)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's early popular song "Candy Candy" has been remixed by France-born Tokyo-based future funk DJ/trackmaker Moe Shop — also an Asobisystem artist, who has been very influenced by Yasutaka Nakata. The track has been revamped with full...
Posted on May 3, 2023 at 22:33. | Released on April 21, 2023
Atsuki Akata "EP dai1shu" (Download)
Atsuki Akata (Twitter) is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter who debuted last year, and soon Keiichi Sokabe became a fan and decided to release his music on his label Rose Records. This new EP is the first of a trilogy, and...
Posted on May 3, 2023 at 21:41. | Released on April 14, 2023
Mari Natsuki "Tokyo Junk Boogie" (7")
2023 marks the 50th anniversary since the debut of Maki Natsuki (in 1973 with the single "kinu no kutsushita"). She has just recently released a cover of the classic "Tokyo Boogie Woogie", produced by contemporary composer Yūta Bandoh. The...
Posted on May 3, 2023 at 21:25. | Released on April 19, 2023
D.A.N. "No Moon Remixes" (12")
Three-piece band D.A.N. released in August 2022 its latest album titled "No Moon" (, YouTube Music, Spotify), after which followed a series of remixes. Those have now been released on vinyl, with remixes by Haruomi Hosono, Cornelius, Silent Poets, Fumiya...
Posted on May 1, 2023 at 22:40. | Released on April 12, 2023
Various Artists "Ika-Ten Omnibus Album"
"Ika-Ten" aka "Ikasu Band Tengoku" was a famous TV show segment (part of "Heisei Meibutsu TV") in 1989 to 1990 that showcased up-and-coming bands (according to Wikipedia, 846 bands in total!). Over 30 years later, here comes a related album...
Posted on April 27, 2023 at 21:58. | Released on April 7, 2023
Seikatsu no Sekkei "Kisetsu no Tsukamaekata"
Seikatsu no Sekkei (Twitter, Instagram) is a band that was previously active as Bluems, and changed names in January this year. Members are frontman Shintarō Ōtsuka (guitar & vocals), Shūtarō Tsujimoto (bass & chorus) and Kumpei Ōtsuka (drums & chorus,...
Posted on April 27, 2023 at 00:06. | Released on April 19, 2023
Aya Nakano with Bremen "Second"
Aya Nakano with Bremen have just released a 2nd album, titled "Second" (or in Japanese "nimaime"). Along with many original songs are included covers of "mayonaka no Door ~stay wiith me~" (cover of Miki Matsubara) and "osōji obachan" (cover of...
Posted on April 25, 2023 at 20:32. | Released on April 19, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.38
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on April 21, 2023 at 12:33.
Elektel "Man with a Thousand Faces" (Download)
Lounge music unit Elektel has just released a brand new song, titled "Man with a Thousand Faces". Find it on your favorite download/streaming platform and through the links below. This follows the song "Dent in The Universe" released last...
Posted on April 14, 2023 at 23:58. | Released on April 14, 2023
Posted on April 11, 2023 at 23:31. | Event held on Friday April 21, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
Wink Music Service "To Rome With Love / My Funny Honey" (7"/Download)
Wink Music Service is an exciting brand new group formed of Keitaro Takanami (Playtime Rock, ex-Pizzicato Five) and Sally Kubota (The Phantom Gift, The Scooters, ex-Les 5-4-3-2-1, ex-SOLEIL). The project is expected to feature various guests, and the first single...
Posted on April 7, 2023 at 21:55. | Released on April 7, 2023
CHAI "We The Female!" (Download)
CHAI has just released a brand new song titled "We The Female!". Check out the cool music video below! This song can also be heard in the TV commercial for the Mode Gakuen colleges. CHAI will hold the "Neo...
Posted on April 6, 2023 at 21:37. | Released on April 5, 2023
Cruisic "Come With Me feat. Baku Furukawa" (Download)
Cruisic is a duo formed of trackmaker Yukinari Iwata (also a member of SPECTA) and drummer/percussionist Ryusuke Kakizawa (also of Tetsuro Yafune Trio, Tornado Tatsumaki). For the upcoming Record Store Day 2023, on April 22, they are releasing a...
Posted on April 6, 2023 at 14:08. | Released on April 5, 2023
kiss the gambler "What am I saying?" (12"/Download)
Singer-songwriter kiss the gambler (Twitter) has released a 2nd album today, titled "What am I saying?" (Japanese title: "watashi wa nani o itteimasuka?"). This includes the latest single "Cardamon" which was released on 7" in February (with an exclusive B-side)....
Posted on April 5, 2023 at 21:39. | Released on April 5, 2023
Crispy Camera Club "On the way to the future"
Crispy Camera Club has just released a new album of 7 songs. It's the follow-up to album "Monsoon" (2022). Hiroki Kamemoto (Glim Spanky) produced the song "natsu no nukegara" and plays guitar on it. The album is available on CD...
Posted on April 4, 2023 at 23:46. | Released on March 29, 2023
Wack Wack Rhythm Band "at the Friday Club"
Wack Wack Rhythm Band has just released a brand new album, which is actually their first cover album! "at the Friday Club" contains covers of Marvin Gaye, The Friday Club, Cold Blood, The Supremes, Essence Of Capricorn, Frankie Valli, Georgie...
Posted on April 4, 2023 at 21:13. | Released on April 4, 2023
Funkindustry & Natsu Summer "Loneliness" (Download)
French funk band Funkindustry (Facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp) has just released digitally a collaboration song with Natsu Summer (Facebook, Instagram), titled "Loneliness" and sung in both English and Japanese! Check out the music video below. The track is part of...
Posted on April 3, 2023 at 22:44. | Released on March 31, 2023
Wang Dang Doodle "Cherry on Top" (Download)
Wang Dang Doodle (Instagram, Twitter) is a duo formed of Momiji (vocals & blues harp) and Kahori (guitar & manipulation), and give a fun and energetic performance. Today a new song has been released, their first this year, titled...
Posted on March 29, 2023 at 22:39. | Released on March 29, 2023
Nao☆ (Negicco) "Eternal Star" (Download)
Nao☆ (Negicco) has released today a new song digitally, titled "Eternal Star" (or in Japanese "yūkyū no hoshi"). This song was written by Ōnishi Reiji, and arranged by the band he is part of, Nagakumo. This release follows previous...
Posted on March 29, 2023 at 21:56. | Released on March 29, 2023
Tokimeki Records "seppun feat. Hikari & MELRAW" (7")
Tokimeki Records (YouTube, Twitter)'s cover of Original Love's "seppun", released last November digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY), has just been released on 7". It is sung by Hikari (Twitter) (a singer in bands Mime and Jintana & Emeralds),...
Posted on March 23, 2023 at 23:03. | Released on March 22, 2023
Super Gentle "Dancing Baby"
4-piece rock band Super Gentle has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Dancing Baby". The jacket was designed by Odajima Hitoshi. Check out the music videos below! Super Gentle is fronted by Reiko Watanabe (Twitter) (also of band...
Posted on March 22, 2023 at 22:35. | Released on March 22, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.37
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 16, 2023 at 23:56.
Beni Usakura "Cosmic Dress" (Download)
Beni Usakura has just released a brand new solo single titled "Cosmic Dress". This one is a melodic piano-led dance tune, written by Tsuruuchi Hana (of the Hana to Pops label), a long-time collaborator who also wrote several songs...
Posted on March 16, 2023 at 00:26. | Released on March 15, 2023
moonriders "Happenings Nine Months Time Ago in June 2022"
moonriders released last year a new original album titled "It's the moooonriders" (, Spotify, YouTube Music), here comes an album that was made from recordings done in June 2022 over two days in the form of impromptu sessions that totaled...
Posted on March 15, 2023 at 21:31. | Released on March 15, 2023
Beni Usakura & Yoimachi "Yoakemae" (Download)
Beni Usakura has teamed up with Kobe band Yoimachi (YouTube, Instagram) for this collaboration song titled "Yoakemae" (translates to "before dawn"). The music was written and performed by Yoimachi, and the sung lyrics were written by Beni while the...
Posted on March 14, 2023 at 19:07. | Released on March 11, 2023
valknee "White Down Jkt" (Download)
valknee has released a new song digitally, which has a track by hirihiri. Hear it below! It's the follow-up to EP "vs." (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Recently she also appeared on a song on Bailefunk Kakeko's "Cho Climax EP"....
Posted on March 14, 2023 at 00:20. | Released on March 8, 2023
xiangyu "katappo shoes" (Download)
xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has released a new song titled "katappo shoes", taking inspiration from abandoned single shoes strangely found on a highway. The track is again by Gimgigam, like the previous "tofu so good / Zarigani". Check out the...
Posted on March 13, 2023 at 23:57. | Released on March 8, 2023
CHiLi GiRL "Scrolling Girl" (Download)
CHiLi GiRL is the project of singer-songwriter and shamisen player Shinobu Kawashima. A new song titled "Scrolling Girl" has just been released digitally. It's a dreamy dance-pop tune with some shamisen sounds. This release follows single "Make You, Make...
Posted on March 13, 2023 at 14:27. | Released on March 10, 2023
Jun Parker "Dancing in the Dark" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Jun Parker, raised in Kanagawa, Japan and based in Portland, Victoria (Australia), makes timeless neo city pop sung in Japanese and English. His brand new song "Dancing in the Dark" is one in English, and it's produced by...
Posted on March 13, 2023 at 12:19. | Released on March 10, 2023
bala "barla" (Download)
bala (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok) is a collective of girl artists and creators with an international background, featuring MANON, SUNNY ONLY1, art director DAN and 3DCG designer KANO. "barla" is their first single which is produced by Shinichi Osawa...
Posted on March 11, 2023 at 23:15. | Released on March 8, 2023
Posted on March 4, 2023 at 11:22. | Event held on Friday March 17, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
Madoka Ogino "La japonaise"
This is the 1st mini-album of Kyoto-born Madoka Ogino (Facebook page). Her latest song "Asagiribashi" ("Asagiri Bridge"), of which the video can be watched below, was written by Shigeo Naka (The Surf Coasters) and performed by Frankie and the Pool...
Posted on March 2, 2023 at 23:05. | Released on February 22, 2023
ayuk0 "in fire" (Download)
Keyboardist and songwriter ayuk0 (aka Ayuko) (Instagram, Twitter, Bandcamp) has released digitally a new single of two tracks titled "in fire", or in Japanese "kōkō to, moeteiru". The sound director and recording engineer is Clark Naitō (Bandcamp), and the...
Posted on March 2, 2023 at 21:46. | Released on February 26, 2023
Cornelius "Change and Vanish" (12")
Cornelius' latest song, "Change and Vanish", is being pressed on vinyl! Here the B-side contains the version sung by mei ehara and its remix, as released digitally last year, while the A-side has a new version sung by Oyamada Keigo...
Posted on February 20, 2023 at 22:31. | Released on February 22, 2023
Gento Miyano "Starry Rain feat. HALLCA" (Download)
Gento Miyano (Twitter), who has for a long time been renowned for his songwriting and arrangement works for other artists, has released a new song as his solo project under his own name. The song "Starry Rain" features singer...
Posted on February 19, 2023 at 00:54. | Released on February 11, 2023
Shonen Knife "Our Best Place"
Shonen Knife has just released a brand new album titled "Our Best Place"! Included are many brand new songs, plus a re-recorded version of the song "Girl's Rock" (first featured on compilation "Girls L.T.D - Girls Like To Dance"), and...
Posted on February 18, 2023 at 00:16. | Released on February 15, 2023
Bailefunk Kakeko "Cho Climax" (Download)
Bailefunk Kakeko (a.k.a. DJ nonono) (SoundCloud, Instagram) has released a new EP titled "Cho Climax EP", which features collaborations with various vocalists: Haruko Tajima, valknee, BBBBBBB and My\$ter. Remixes by Bailefunk Kakeko and hirihiri are also included. Watch the...
Posted on February 17, 2023 at 23:27. | Released on February 7, 2023
Lucia Tacchetti & Maika Loubté "Últimamente" (Download)
This new song titled "Últimamente" released earlier this month is a collaboration of Spanish artist Lucia Tacchetti (Bandcamp, Instagram) and Maika Loubté. It was written in collaboration by the two, with the music produced by Lucia, and featuring the...
Posted on February 17, 2023 at 21:48. | Released on February 3, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.36
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on February 17, 2023 at 20:57.
MANON "gabber gabber hey!!" (Download)
MANON's 4th of four consecutive monthly singles has dropped recently, titled "gabber gabber hey!!" and quite reminiscent of... gabber! The music is again written and produced by trackmaker Kiraku (SoundCloud), with lyrics by Manon. It can be heard in...
Posted on February 14, 2023 at 23:09. | Released on January 27, 2023
CHAI "jaja-n"
CHAI has released a Japan-exclusive CD EP which includes four songs out worldwide last year in digital form, plus the brand new song "Love jan" which seems so far only available digitally in Japan (, Spotify, OTOTOY). There's a...
Posted on February 13, 2023 at 00:17. | Released on January 18, 2023
Wednesday Campanella "Little Red Riding Hood" (Download)
Wednesday Campanella has released recently a brand new song, titled "Little Red Riding Hood". It is produced by Kenmochi Hidefumi as always. There's word of a music video being made, but it isn't yet available at this time. Meanwhile...
Posted on February 12, 2023 at 23:37. | Released on January 25, 2023
Posted on February 10, 2023 at 12:42. | Event held on Friday February 17, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.3: SOLEIL Juke Box"
This is the 3rd of a trilogy of compilations of music from which the band SOLEIL (active from 2017 to 2019) took some of its inspiration. This compilation contains 30 songs from the 60s selected by the band's bassist and...
Posted on January 31, 2023 at 22:15. | Released on January 27, 2023
Nao☆ (Negicco) "Keep Banging on the Door!"
Nao☆ (Negicco) has just released a new solo single, and the title song was written and produced by Hideki Kaji! The B-side is also a new song of which the lyrics were written by Nao☆ herself, with music written by...
Posted on January 27, 2023 at 00:32. | Released on January 24, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.35
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 20, 2023 at 00:04.
Posted on January 13, 2023 at 22:40. | Event held on Friday January 20, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
Mondo Grosso "Rave (Hungry Driver) feat. Dongurizu" (Download)
Mondo Grosso, the solo project of Shinichi Ōsawa, has just released a new song titled "Rave (Hungry Driver)". It features rap unit DONGURIZU who had also collaborated on Mondo Grosso's "B.S.M.F." which appeared on latest album "Big World". RHYME...
Posted on January 13, 2023 at 00:03. | Released on January 11, 2023
Monari Wakita "Monari no 8-Beat" (7"+Download)
A brand new 7" single by Monari Wakita is being released this month! The new song "Monari no 8-Beat" is produced by Dorian (Twitter) and is described as a hyper 8-beat track. The B-side is a new remix of...
Posted on January 4, 2023 at 22:55. | Released on January 11, 2023
kiss the gambler "Kuzumochi" (7")
Happy New Year 2023! The first release of 2023 is a new 7" single by singer-songwriter kiss the gambler. New song "Kuzumochi" and the B-side's band version of "Sayonara Seishun" (a song that was also named "Good Bye, Youth"...
Posted on January 3, 2023 at 23:02. | Released on January 2, 2023
Perfume "Perfume Live 2021 [polygon wave]" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume has released a new live Blu-ray/DVD of a show held in August 2021 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama under the title "polygon wave". Watch the special teaser clip below. There's a limited edition, also available in Blu-ray or...
Posted on January 2, 2023 at 00:29. | Released on December 24, 2022
Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei "Sun Kissed Lady" (Cassette)
Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei's album "Sun Kissed Lady" released on CD and digitally last July (, Spotify, YouTube Music), has just also been released in a cassette tape edition. An exclusive bonus track is included: "Twiliight Shadow ~1st Take Love...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 22:56. | Released on December 21, 2022
Rukatama "Misrule"
The first album of solo idol Rukatama (Twitter, Instagram) has been released! All songs are originals, with three written about by Rukatama herself and the rest by producer Seki Yoshihiko. The all-star recording members are bassist Iga Wataru, drummer Kitayama...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 21:58. | Released on December 21, 2022
Wednesday Campanella "Edison - From The First Take", "Buckingham - From The First Take" (Download)
Wednesday Campanella has released digitally two songs as performed for YouTube channel The First Take, which consists of artists being given one take only to do a performance. Those performances of "Edison" and "Buckingham" can be watched below. These...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 20:15. | Released on December 23, 2022
Rattana "Rainbow Eyes (feat. hitomitoi)" (Download)
Thai singer-songwriter Rattana Chanprasit (aka Na Polycat) (Instagram), a member of band Polycat, has collaborated with hitomitoi on his latest solo single as Rattana, titled "Rainbow Eyes". The song's original version was sung by himself in Thai (music video),...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 00:15. | Released on December 20, 2022
Various Artists "Excerpts From Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" (Download)
The original songs from the recent LP compilation "Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" are now available digitally. In addition to the album versions of songs by Rinda & Marya, CAR10, Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura, Learners, Bluevalley, Petersfield, Flashlights and Kettles,...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 23:23. | Released on December 21, 2022
Komono Lake "Sunshower" (Download)
Natural city pop unit Komono Lake recently released its first full-length album! Titled "Sunshower", it contains a everal brand new songs along with previously released digital singles. Also check out previous EPs "Justified" released digitally in January 2022 (Spotify, ,...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 22:35. | Released on November 30, 2022
MANON "strong zero gravity" (Download)
MANON has just released digitally a 3rd of four monthly songs, titled "strong zero gravity". Like her two previous, "aura" and "Fake Friends", the music is written and produced by trackmaker Kiraku (SoundCloud), with lyrics by Manon. There's a...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 11:34. | Released on December 16, 2022
microstar "microstar album"
microstar's debut album "microstar album" (, Spotify, YouTube Music), released in 2008, has just been re-issued on CD newly digitally remastered by the band's composing member Seiki Satō. microstar's latest release is the 7" single "Swing in the Life" released...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 00:11. | Released on December 21, 2022
Way Wave "Soul Sugar"
Funky soulful sisters unit Way Wave has just released an EP of three new songs! Check out the music video of title song "Soul Sugar" below, which features guitarist Miyake Shinji who wrote all of the EP's three songs....
Posted on December 28, 2022 at 00:36. | Released on December 21, 2022
Fujin Club "Winter Rendezvous" (Download)
Fujin Club has just released a brand new winter-themed song, titled "Winter Rendezvous". As always this is produced by M. Lemon (aka Nozomu Satō/plantar). The guitar is played by Kashif (PPP). The previous release of Fujin Club was "The...
Posted on December 27, 2022 at 22:04. | Released on December 17, 2022
Hoshikuzu Scat "eki / Tattoo"
Hoshikuzu Scat has released this month two new covers, "eki" and "Tattoo", both of which were oriiginally sung by Nakamori Akina in 1986 and 1988 respectively. "eki" was written by Takeuchi Mariya who also did a self-cover in 1987....
Posted on December 26, 2022 at 23:30. | Released on December 7, 2022
CAPSULE "Metro Pulse"
CAPSULE has released a brand new album this month, said to be their 16th! Titled "Metro Pulse", it contains many new songs along with album mixes of ones that had been released digitally last year ("Hikari no disco", "Future Wave"...
Posted on December 25, 2022 at 18:25. | Released on December 14, 2022
