Cornelius "Ethereal Essence"
Cornelius is releasing a new album this week, titled "Ethereal Essence". This is an ambient-themed album of tracks from the recent years that are made available on CD for the first time, at least some of which are reworked or...
Posted on June 23, 2024 at 17:36. | Released on June 26, 2024
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.
RYUTist "WOOT!" (Download)
Niigata-based idol group RYUTist has released a new song titled "WOOT!". The song was written and produced by Satoko Shibata who previously also wrote the songs "Nice Pose" and "Aurora" for the group. Check out the music video below!...
Posted on June 21, 2024 at 00:25. | Released on June 12, 2024
Owarikarahajimari "back to me" (Download)
Owarikarahajimari is an electronic rock band, formed of Ayup1ko (lead vocals & keyboards), Naka Tomizawa (a.k.a. King of Opus) (guitar, bass, programming), ALi Sueoka (guitar), and Wada Masao (computer/sound effects). All members also sing backing vocals. Following the release...
Posted on June 20, 2024 at 23:49. | Released on February 2, 2024
Cocopuff Club "Be Myself" (Download)
Cocopuff Club (Bandcamp), the solo project of COCO (lead singer and guitarist of THE LET'S GO's), has just released a 3rd song on Bandcamp. Go check it out! THE LET'S GO's will be touring France from June 28 to...
Posted on June 20, 2024 at 22:01. | Released on June 18, 2024
Omodaka "Hokkai Bon Uta" (Download)
Omodaka, the chiptune-meets-minyō solo project of Sōichi Terada, has released a new digital EP of two songs, titled "Hokkai Bon Uta". Check out the short version music video below (directed by Takuya Hosogane (mimoid)), and find the whole EP...
Posted on June 11, 2024 at 23:53. | Released on June 7, 2024
Posted on June 11, 2024 at 20:39. | Event held on Friday June 21, 2024 at 09:30 (JST)
Sunny Day Service "Live! (Live at Yokohama Bay Hall 10/29/2023)"
Sunny Day Service has released a new live album, titled "Live!". Having been on a tour of 43 shows following the release of latest original album "Doki Doki" (2022), this new live album features 10 songs from a memorable show...
Posted on June 6, 2024 at 21:50. | Released on June 5, 2024
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
YMCK "Shining Summer Dream / Fourteen☆Revolution" (Download)
YMCK has just released a new digital single of two summer city pop tracks, of course done in their signature 8-bit style! Check them out on your favorite download/streaming platform. A limited cassette tape edition including two extra tracks...
Posted on June 6, 2024 at 00:27. | Released on June 5, 2024
Wednesday Campanella "Pop Delivery"
Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyōbi no Campanella) has just released a new EP of 8 songs. This is the 3rd EP since singer Utaha joined in 2021, and is the follow-up to "Rabbit Star ★". Check out the music videos below,...
Posted on June 5, 2024 at 22:54. | Released on June 5, 2024
Way Wave "Journey"
Funky soulful sisters unit Way Wave has released a brand new album, their first that is self-produced. Titled "Journey", it consists of all original songs which were written by the sisters (with the sole exception of collaboration single "Free My...
Posted on June 5, 2024 at 00:22. | Released on June 5, 2024
Bakubaku Dokin "Mint" (7")
The latest single of Bakubaku Dokin (𝕏, Instagram), "Mint", has just been released on 7"! On the B-side is the instrumental version. Both songs can also be found diigitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music). This song was produced by DJ...
Posted on May 31, 2024 at 21:29. | Released on May 29, 2024
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
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
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...
Posted on May 25, 2024 at 00:22. | Released on May 24, 2024
Kenji Ozawa & Scha Dara Parr "Boogie Back Baby"
The hit song "konya wa Boogie Back", released by Kenji Ozawa and Scha Dara Parr in March 1994, has reached its 30th anniversary. To celebrate that, the same members made a new sequel song titled "Boogie Back Baby". While...
Posted on May 23, 2024 at 22:56. | Released on April 24, 2024
Scha Dara Parr & STUTS "Pointless 5 (feat. PUNPEE)" (Download)
Scha Dara Parr and STUTS have released a collaboration track digitally. With guest rapper PUNPEE joining in, the resulting song by the party of five is appropriately titled "Pointless 5". Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. Scha...
Posted on May 23, 2024 at 22:28. | Released on May 17, 2024
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
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.
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
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
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
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
kimriri "frame" (Download)
D.I.Y.-style singer-songwriter kimriri (Instagram, Twitter) has just released a new song, titled "frame". Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. This follows the song "episode". kimriri will be guest DJ on May 12 at event "Blue Boys Club",...
Posted on May 9, 2024 at 13:28. | Released on May 8, 2024
Posted on May 8, 2024 at 21:29. | Event held on Friday May 17, 2024 at 09:30 (JST)
OCHA∞ME "you'll never walk alone" (Download)
OCHA∞ME (Instagram, 𝕏) has released in April a new song digitally, titled "you'll never walk alone", which is accompanied by a music video featuring the band's members in Tokyo streets, with a special appearance of bar and band social...
Posted on May 6, 2024 at 17:47. | Released on April 10, 2024
valknee "Ordinary" (Download)
Rapper valknee has released a first full-length album digitally, titled "Ordinary". This includes previously released songs "WHITE DOWN JKT" and "BREEEEZE", and a whole lot of new tracks! Featured producers are NUU$HI, hirihiri, Pianootoko, SEKITOVA, Bailefunk Kakeko and KUROMARU. valknee...
Posted on May 4, 2024 at 11:47. | Released on April 10, 2024
Penny Arcade "Land of Glacier" (7"/Download)
Penny Arcade (Instagram, 𝕏), a guitar pop band formed in the mid-80s and originally active until 1989, has become active again since 2017 and now here comes a single of new music! The single is now available on 7",...
Posted on May 3, 2024 at 22:17. | Released on April 18, 2024
The Pen Friend Club "Back In The Pen Friend Club"
The Pen Friend Club has released a new album titled "Back In The Pen Friend Club", the first featuring their new vocalist Niina (UK-born British-Japanese). This album consists of all covers, with the exception of a self-cover of original song...
Posted on May 2, 2024 at 22:26. | Released on May 1, 2024
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
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
bala "bala-llel world" (Download)
Girl artists & creators crew bala (Instagram, 𝕏, YouTube, TikTok) has just released a first EP! Included are the songs releaseed over the last year — "barla", "Heavenly", and "Tokyo Survivor" — as well as the lead song "Like...
Posted on May 1, 2024 at 00:03. | Released on April 19, 2024
RYUSENKEI "Illusions"
RYUSENKEI, the city pop group led by Cunimondo Takiguchi, has come back as a unit fronted by new singer Sincere (Instagram, 𝕏) as an official member. The new album "Illusions" has just been released, as the first original release of...
Posted on April 28, 2024 at 11:29. | Released on April 24, 2024
Hideki Kaji "Being Pure At Heart"
Hideki Kaji has just released a brand new album, titled "Being Pure At Heart". It had been about 5 years since the previous original full-length "Goth Romance". The new album contains some songs released digitally over the last few years,...
Posted on April 27, 2024 at 23:58. | Released on April 24, 2024
Record Store Day 2024
Record Store Day was held worldwide on Saturday April 20. 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 have already started. Also...
Posted on April 23, 2024 at 00:54. | Released on April 20, 2024
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.
Wednesday Campanella "Neon" (12"), "Rabbit Star ★" (12")
The two first EPs of Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyōbi no Campanella) with current singer Utaha, "Neon" (2022) and "Rabbit Star ★" (2023), have been released on vinyl! Grab them while you can. Since these two EPs, 4 new songs have...
Posted on April 11, 2024 at 21:22. | Released on March 14, 2024
Posted on April 9, 2024 at 13:56. | Event held on Friday April 19, 2024 at 09:30 (JST)
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
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
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
the Tiger "Get Ready"
the Tiger is a soulful and funky rock band that was formed in 2014, and moved from their hometown of Nagoya to Tokyo in 2019. After having released four mini-albums independently, here comes a first full-length album titled "Get Ready"....
Posted on April 3, 2024 at 23:41. | Released on March 13, 2024
RYUSENKEI "Super Generation" (Download)
RYUSENKEI, the city pop group led by Cunimondo Takiguchi, is back with a new song and also some big news. The group was joined by singer Sincere (Instagram, 𝕏) as an official member. Their first song "Super Generation" is...
Posted on April 1, 2024 at 23:58. | Released on March 29, 2024
sugar me "Super Me" (Download)
Singer-songwriter sugar me has just released a new mini-album, titled "Super Me". This follows album "Wild Flowers" (2020). The song "Slow Life" features Robert Kretzschmar. Check out the new music video of the song "Little Girl In Me" below! A...
Posted on April 1, 2024 at 23:20. | Released on March 29, 2024
bala "Like That" (Download)
bala (Instagram, 𝕏, YouTube, TikTok) has released in March a 4th song, a catchy pop track titled "Like That". Coming just a year after their debut, this one features singing by MANON, SUNNY ONLY1 and KANO. Music credits include...
Posted on April 1, 2024 at 13:22. | Released on March 13, 2024
Hideki Kaji "Being Pure At Heart" (Download)
Hideki Kaji released this month a brand new song digitally, a short & sweet summer track titled "Being Pure At Heart". This new song follows EP "We Are The Borders E.P." released last December. "Being Pure At Heart" again...
Posted on March 31, 2024 at 19:36. | Released on March 13, 2024
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
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.47
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 22, 2024 at 11:08.
Posted on March 4, 2024 at 12:50. | Event held on Friday March 22, 2024 at 09:30 (JST)
Iguwannas "NandemoYokattaNoni", "NingenDesu" (Download)
IGUWANNAS is a rock band from Kyoto that was formed in 1994, and has released two albums in the 2000s before breaking up in 2013. 10 years later they're back with the digital release of two new songs: one...
Posted on February 28, 2024 at 23:26. | Released on February 28, 2024
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
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.
Various Artists "City Music Tokyo interchange" (12")
From the excellent series of city pop compilations "City Music Tokyo" selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei), comes a new vinyl release of a selection from the cross-label compilation "City Music Tokyo interchange". Many of the songs are available on vinyl...
Posted on February 12, 2024 at 11:01. | Released on January 24, 2024
Natsu Summer "Think of Summer" (7")
Natsu Summer (Facebook, Instagram) has released just recently a new 7", of her latest song "Think of Summer". The city pop reggae song was written and arranged by her main producer Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei). First released digitally last October,...
Posted on February 11, 2024 at 23:53. | Released on January 24, 2024
Posted on February 10, 2024 at 22:48. | Event held on Friday February 16, 2024 at 10:30 (JST)
The Caraway "Our brilliant weekend"
The Caraway (𝕏), the guitar pop solo project of Osamu Shimada (Swinging Popsicle), has just released a brand new album, titled "Our brilliiant weekend". It had been 18 years since the first self-titled album (2006). The new album consists of...
Posted on February 4, 2024 at 10:14. | Released on January 28, 2024
°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
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
MEGA X "Hologram City" (7")
MEGA X is an indie band whose sound qualifies as power pop, punk, garage rock, etc. They released this month a new 7" single, of which the title song "Hologram City" is inspired by a tour to Okinawa where...
Posted on January 29, 2024 at 22:05. | Released on January 12, 2024
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.
Posted on January 15, 2024 at 21:36. | Event held on Friday January 19, 2024 at 10:30 (JST)
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
The Let's Go's "boku wa Bandman"
THE LET'S GO's have released a new 2-song single. This had been so far available on CD sold only at their shows since last month, but now it can be heard on download/streaming platforms. This follows CD single &...
Posted on January 6, 2024 at 22:00. | Released on January 4, 2024
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
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
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
Bakubaku Dokin "Mint" (Download)
Bakubaku Dokin (𝕏, Instagram) is back after three years (since the previous song "Hotter Than Havana"). Their new song "Mint" (as in "mint condition"), out now digitally, is produced by DJ Fumiya (of Rip Slyme) who had produced their...
Posted on January 2, 2024 at 11:37. | Released on December 13, 2023
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
Tokyo Kakehiki Club "Encore"
Tokyo Kakehiki Club (𝕏) is a duo that takes inspiration from the late 80's, featuring singers Saginomiya Shirō and Suichūka Ranko (aka Mayutan (Masakosan)). Following their first release as a mini 8cm CD (for Tanzaku CD Day), here comes their...
Posted on December 28, 2023 at 22:07. | Released on December 20, 2023
Musement "Physical Ladyland"
Musement (𝕏) is the solo project of Hiroshi Yabe (Controversial Spark, ex-Carnation). Having released a new album digitally in July 2023 titled "Song Pavilion", this album has now been renewed featuring several female singers, and with three new extra songs....
Posted on December 25, 2023 at 23:57. | Released on December 21, 2023
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.
Posted on December 14, 2023 at 12:28. | Event held on Friday December 22, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
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
Hideki Kaji "We Are The Borders E.P.", "Winter Songs For You" (Download)
Hideki Kaji has released today a new EP titled "We Are The Borders E.P.". Its title song is a brand new one that features guest singers Miram and kiss the gambler a.k.a. Kanafun. The CD EP is sold at Tower...
Posted on December 6, 2023 at 23:33. | Released on December 6, 2023
Joe Nakamura & Eastwoods "Hello City Lights" (12"/Download)
Joe Nakamura & Eastwoods, of which the leader Joe Nakamura is formerly of 90s band The Happies, has just released a first album titled "Hello City Lights". Taking inspiration from music of the 60s to 80s, such as soul, funk...
Posted on December 4, 2023 at 00:04. | Released on December 1, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
usabeni "textures!"
Self-produced idol Beni Usakura recently changed her solo artist name to usabeni (until then her nickname), with the digital release of new song "trip", and here comes a first mini-album under her new name, titled "textures!". Included is latest...
Posted on October 25, 2023 at 22:11. | Released on October 25, 2023
Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan "So" (Download)
Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan (𝕏, Instagram), nicknamed Konneki, is known both as a comedian/talent and a musical artist, whose music is produced by CMJK (Cutemen, ex-Denki Groove). A new single titled "So" was released this month, including the original...
Posted on October 24, 2023 at 21:02. | Released on October 18, 2023
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
Maika Loubté "mani mani" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Maika Loubté has just released a new mini-album digitally, titled "mani mani". She has explained that the title is from an old Japanese phrase that she interprets as "following the heart". Included are some songs that had been recently...
Posted on October 22, 2023 at 23:21. | Released on October 18, 2023
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
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.
Posted on October 16, 2023 at 22:13. | Event held on Friday October 20, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
Crazy Ken Band "Sekai"
Crazy Ken Band has just released this month a 23rd album, titled "Sekai" (which means "world"). This is the follow-up to "Jyuei" (2022). "Sekai" is the first album featuring the band's new funky drummer Shirakawa Genta, who had been appearing...
Posted on September 21, 2023 at 23:08. | Released on September 6, 2023
usabeni "trip" (Download)
Self-produced idol Beni Usakura pursues her solo project with a new twist, as she has now started officially using the name usabeni (until then her nickname). Her first release as usabeni is a brand new song titled "trip", with...
Posted on September 20, 2023 at 14:02. | Released on September 16, 2023
Takeshi Nakatsuka "Dreaming of the Future" (12")
First released as a digital EP in July, this month Takeshi Nakatsuka's "Dreaming of the Future" was released a vinyl 12" edition, including the original plus all three remixes by FPM, in the blue shirt, and Sasuke Haraguchi (a.k.a....
Posted on September 19, 2023 at 23:25. | Released on September 6, 2023
NUBACK "Kanata / Tagai Chigai" (Download)
Shortly following an EP of Blank Music, "Last Night / Zero", here's another release from singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura, this time as his solo project NUBACK (pronounced Noo-back). "Kanata / Tagai Chigai" is currently available on Bandcamp, and it should...
Posted on September 19, 2023 at 22:58. | Released on September 15, 2023
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
Monari Wakita "UNI"
Monari Wakita is about to release a brand new 4th album, titled "UNI" (pronounced as in "Universe"). All of the songs are produced by Dorian, with some lyrics written by Yurina da Gold Digger (Magic, Drums & Love), with also...
Posted on August 29, 2023 at 12:36. | Released on September 6, 2023
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
