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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.39

    Posted on May 8, 2023 at 22:09. | Event held on Friday May 19, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Mamoru & The Davies "First, Life, And Next, Rock'n Roll" (7")
    MAMORU & The DAViES is the rock'n roll band led by Watanabe Mamoru. They have just released a new 7" single of new ska song "First, Life, And Next, Rock'n Roll". While the band debuted in 1997 and released...
    Posted on April 26, 2023 at 13:22. | Released on April 26, 2023
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. Record Store Day 2023
    Record Store Day will be held worldwide on Saturday April 22! Below is a list of recommended releases coming from Japan. The full list of Record Store Day Japan can be found here. As always, there are no online pre-orders,...
    Posted on April 15, 2023 at 23:40. | Released on April 22, 2023
  14. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.38

    Posted on April 11, 2023 at 23:31. | Event held on Friday April 21, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Interview: The Courettes in Japan
    Interview & translation by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Just one year after "Back in Mono", The Courettes made it to Japan to entertain, meet and greet their fans in Japan who seem to have been increasing very quickly. In...
    Posted on March 28, 2023 at 12:32.
  18. "Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 11 'DJ no tensai, Kanō Miwako o minasan ni goshōkai shimasu'" (CD+Book)
    Here comes the 11th of the CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku", a series that's wholely supervised by Konishi Yasuharu. This new issue introduces DJ Kanō Miwako (Instagram) who is the guest supervisor and selector. Also the CD this...
    Posted on March 28, 2023 at 00:19. | Released on March 31, 2023
  19. Various Artists "City Music Tokyo parallelism"
    Here's another compilation of the excellent "City Music Tokyo" series selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi, leader of city pop band Ryusenkei. The selection this time focuses on Sony's repertory (the 2nd of these, following "City Music Tokyo invitation"). Some of the...
    Posted on March 19, 2023 at 23:59. | Released on March 22, 2023
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.37

    Posted on March 4, 2023 at 11:22. | Event held on Friday March 17, 2023 at 09:30 (JST)
  26. 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
  27. kiss the gambler "Cardamom / ido no soko no yuuhi" (7")
    A new 7" single has been released by singer-songwriter kiss the gambler (Twitter). There's a music video of A-side "Cardamom" that can be watched below. This song will be included on her upcoming 2nd album to be released on...
    Posted on March 1, 2023 at 00:03. | Released on February 20, 2023
  28. Various Artists "Roots of London Nite vol.1: Archive"
    "Roots of London Nite" is a new CD compilation series selected and supervised by rock DJ pioneer Kenshō Ōnuki (Instagram, Twitter) who started in 1980 the "London Nite" event which is still continuing to this day. The music played at...
    Posted on February 28, 2023 at 21:48. | Released on February 22, 2023
  29. Various Artists "Blue Tention #bt20230221" (3" CD), Hiiro Moe "Singles 2020-2022" (3" CD), marble≠marble "dare sore?!" (3" CD), 3776 "J.S. Bach: Cembalo Concerto No.1, 3rd mvt. E.P." (3" CD)
    8cm (3") CDs are back! Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the first release of the format in Japan, four have been newly released. First is a 5-song compilation mini-album "Blue Tention #bt20230221" with songs by Three Berry Icecream, Plectrum...
    Posted on February 24, 2023 at 00:48. | Released on February 21, 2023
  30. Tetsuro Yafune Trio & Seira Kariya "Smile In Your Face - CUNIMONDO Remix / My Boy Lollipop - Auto&mst Remix" (7")
    Following the release of album "Singin' On The Wind" last December, here comes a remix 7" from Tetsurō Yafune Trio & Seira Kariya (Instagram, Twitter). Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei) has remixed their cover of Boo's "Smile In Your Face", and...
    Posted on February 23, 2023 at 13:12. | Released on March 22, 2023
  31. The Pen Friend Club "The Pen Friend Club" (12")
    After a few delays, The Pen Friend Club's latest 8th album "The Pen Friend Club" is finally arriving on vinyl! It's the first but also last album featuring singer Megumi who had joined three years ago but is leaving the...
    Posted on February 20, 2023 at 23:59. | Released on February 22, 2023
  32. Dai Nakamura "Room, Sea and Me" (Download)
    Dai Nakamura, aka NUBACK, has just released a new solo album under his own name. Titled "Room, Sea and Me", the bedroom acoustic album contains 8 songs including the two from recent single release "About Hunger / Color Field"....
    Posted on February 17, 2023 at 21:19. | Released on January 28, 2023
  33. 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.
  34. Various Artists "City Music Tokyo signal"
    Cunimondo Takiguchi, leader of city pop band Ryusenkei, has released a new compilation of the "City Music Tokyo" series, this time of songs from the Victor label. Some of the songs are rare, unavailable digitally or for the first time...
    Posted on February 13, 2023 at 00:46. | Released on January 25, 2023
  35. 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
  36. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.36

    Posted on February 10, 2023 at 12:42. | Event held on Friday February 17, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
  37. 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
  38. 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.
  39. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.35

    Posted on January 13, 2023 at 22:40. | Event held on Friday January 20, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
  40. 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
  41. Morio Agata Ruby "Wonder Ruby 2022"
    Morio Agata is releasing a new album as Morio Agata Ruby, the follow-up to "Wonder Ruby 2021" out at the end of 2021. 50 years have passed since his debut in 1972, and he has been releasing a new album...
    Posted on January 9, 2023 at 14:19. | Released on January 11, 2023
  42. 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
  43. Record Day 2022 Day 2
    It's still time to check out Record Day held a month ago on December 3, which had many great releases and therefore took me some time to write it up. It was the 2nd of two days, following November 3....
    Posted on January 3, 2023 at 20:16. | Released on December 3, 2022
  44. Caoli Cano "Caoli Cano Collection"
    A collection of songs by singer-songwriter Caoli Cano (ex-Cioccolata) has just been released on CD this month. Included are many of her best songs, mostly selected from her singles, plus three new recordings: self-covers of "Amrita" and "Beautiful Days" and...
    Posted on December 30, 2022 at 23:45. | Released on December 21, 2022
  45. 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
  46. Live streaming info: "Narisu Records matsuri 2023" w/ Hiiro Moe & The Phantom Gift, Kohinata Yui, Nantyara-Idol, Rukatama

    Posted on December 30, 2022 at 20:43. | Event held on Monday January 9, 2023 at 19:00 (JST)
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.34
    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 16, 2022 at 21:03.
  51. Live streaming info: KOGA RECORDS & BOOTREC presents "POP&GEAR" w/ Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura, Crispy Camera Club

    Posted on December 16, 2022 at 20:52. | Event held on Tuesday December 20, 2022 at 19:15 (JST)
  52. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.34

    Posted on December 12, 2022 at 21:32. | Event held on Friday December 16, 2022 at 10:30 (JST)
  53. "Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 10 'Blanket no shita de'" (CD+Book)
    This is the 10th of the CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku", a series that's wholely supervised by Konishi Yasuharu. This time the CD is of songs best listened in winter, selected by Juri Tominaga who is a music...
    Posted on December 9, 2022 at 23:55. | Released on November 25, 2022
  54. Live streaming info: dip in the pool "Immersive voices 2nd set"

    Posted on November 28, 2022 at 12:37. | Event held on Sunday December 4, 2022 at 18:00 (JST)
  55. Sally Kubota Group feat. Natsumi Kiyoura "Just What I Always Wanted"
    Here's a 2nd release from the "Girls At Our Best" series of cover EPs produced by Sally Kubota (The Scooters, ex-SOLEIL, The Phantom Gift, Les 5-4-3-2-1). This one features singer Natsumi Kiyoura (of Tweedees), and includes covers of "Just What...
    Posted on November 25, 2022 at 22:21. | Released on November 25, 2022
  56. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.33
    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 November 18, 2022 at 22:33.
  57. Beni Usakura "NEW" (Download)
    Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter) has just released a solo mini-album of 6 songs! Included are the recent "open mind" and on the "Passion" 2-song single, which were released in digital form (and also physically via Beni's online shop and at...
    Posted on November 17, 2022 at 11:56. | Released on November 16, 2022
  58. Lullatone "Shapes & Time"
    A brand new album by Lullatone has just been released! On their Bandcamp you can find it as a zine with CD (or with just a download code) or as a cassette edition. The zine has 32 pages and was...
    Posted on November 15, 2022 at 23:15. | Released on November 11, 2022
  59. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.33

    Posted on November 14, 2022 at 19:41. | Event held on Friday November 18, 2022 at 10:30 (JST)
  60. Record Day 2022 Day 1
    Record Day is being held this year again, on November 3 (coinciding with public holiday Culture Day) and also on December 3. Below are some picks that are not to be missed from the November 3 crates, but there's also...
    Posted on November 6, 2022 at 12:11. | Released on November 3, 2022
  61. Hajime Tachibana "Beauty 2022" (Download)
    Hajime Tachibana (Plastics, Low Powers) has released today a new track titled "Beauty 2022", coinciding with his 71st birthday (October 28, 2022)! The song is a new take on "Beauty" which originally appeared on one-sider 12" "Beauty & Modern...
    Posted on October 28, 2022 at 23:21. | Released on October 28, 2022
  62. Live streaming info: "Rittor Base Special Live 20221029" w/ COUNTJOKE Band, Konishi Yasuharu

    Posted on October 27, 2022 at 00:08. | Event held on Saturday October 29, 2022 at 15:30 (JST)
  63. Wednesday Campanella "Tinker Bell / Hot Pot Commander" (Download)
    Wednesday Campanella has just released two new songs, "Tinker Bell" and "Hot Pot Commander". The songs are produced by Kenmochi Hidefumi as always. Watch the music video of "Tinker Bell" below, and find both songs on your favorite download/streaming...
    Posted on October 25, 2022 at 00:08. | Released on October 19, 2022
  64. HALLCA "Seaside Bar" (Download)
    HALLCA has just released digitally a new EP of 4 songs, titled "Seaside Bar"! Two of the songs were arranged by Blackstone Village (unit of Rillsoul) ("Dream Dancer" and "Jewel Rain"), while the two others by PellyColo ("Inner Heaven" and...
    Posted on October 23, 2022 at 14:05. | Released on October 16, 2022
  65. Cassette Store Day 2022
    Cassette Store Day is happening this year again, on Saturday October 15, and many albums are being released in the nostalgic format. Below are a few picks, a bit coincidentally all from the KiliKiliVilla label (which puts a lot of...
    Posted on October 14, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on October 15, 2022
  66. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.32
    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 14, 2022 at 13:08.
  67. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Isshin Doutai" (Download)
    Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has released a brand new song, "Isshin Doutai", which is the new opening theme of TV animated series "Ninjala". As always, it was written and produced by Nakata Yasutaka (CAPSULE). Check out the fun music video...
    Posted on October 13, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on October 5, 2022
  68. Live streaming info: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "10th Anniversary Japan Tour 2022 -Tour Final- UMA 105"

    Posted on October 12, 2022 at 20:55. | Event held on Wednesday October 19, 2022 at 18:30 (JST)
  69. Beni Usakura "open mind" (Download)
    Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter) has a brand new song out now digitally. Like her previous EP "Passion", the music was written and sound-produced by Emiri Kanou, with lyrics written by Beni herself. Inu Machine co-arranged, mixed and mastered the...
    Posted on October 9, 2022 at 00:10. | Released on October 8, 2022
  70. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.32

    Posted on October 8, 2022 at 01:11. | Event held on Friday October 14, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
  71. Live streaming info: "Shimane Jett Fes 2022" w/ Guitar Wolf, The Courettes, Keiichi Sokabe, King Brothers, The Neatbeats, The Highmarts, Wasurete Motels, Johnny Pandora & more

    Posted on October 8, 2022 at 00:57. | Event held on Saturday October 8, 2022 at 10:00 (JST)
  72. Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Top Secret Man / Yeah Yeah Yeah" (7")
    Tokyo toy-instrument-only rock'n'roll band Childish Tones (Instagram, Twitter) feat. Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter) has a new 7" single coming this month. Both songs are covers: Plastics' "Top Secret Man" and The Vibrators' "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (this one sung in...
    Posted on October 8, 2022 at 00:03. | Released on October 20, 2022
  73. Kera "fugitive K"
    Kera (aka Keralino Sandorovich, of No Lie-Sense, Uchōten) has just released a brand new solo album, titled "fugitive K"! Check out the animated sampler clip below. This new original album follows cover album "Marude Sekai" released last year. The album...
    Posted on September 30, 2022 at 22:13. | Released on September 21, 2022
  74. YMCK "Family Innovation"
    YMCK is back with a brand new 9th album, titled "Family Innovation"! Taking for theme technology of the recent years and apparently posing as an imaginary company, they reflect on "innovation" and how it affects our lives and the music...
    Posted on September 30, 2022 at 12:11. | Released on September 30, 2022
  75. Lafuzin "Love Energy Motivation"
    Lafuzin (Instagram), described as a "new retro sophisti-pop duo", has just released their first album! The duo is formed of main singer Mika Tamura and producer Brian Shinsekai this year. Included on the album is "Silk no Cardigan" produced by...
    Posted on September 30, 2022 at 00:42. | Released on September 21, 2022
  76. plantar "Forest, Sea, Harmony"
    plantar is the solo project of Nozomu Satō (aka M. Lemon, of caméra-stylo, Fujin Club, conte (previously Orangeade), Madame Croissant). This is plantar's first album release, which features alto saxophone, bass clarinet and piano. The album is best described...
    Posted on September 25, 2022 at 22:51. | Released on September 23, 2022
  77. Bluevalley "Bluevalley"
    BLUEVALLEY is a bassless lo-fi pop group based in Nagoya, led by singer-songwriter Kikumi Minatani. Here finally comes their first full-length original album! This follows the release of three independently-made 7" singles (some available at Jet Set), and more recently...
    Posted on September 21, 2022 at 23:33. | Released on September 21, 2022
  78. Je et Georges "III"
    Je et Georges (or in Japanese boku to Georges) has a brand new but last album titled "III" that was released just recently. The band also comes as a new line-up, with in addition to Himeno Tama and Satō Yūsuke...
    Posted on September 18, 2022 at 19:01. | Released on August 24, 2022
  79. Amane TRiLL "SUSTAiN"
    City pop male duo Amane TRiLL has recently released a brand new album titled "SUSTAiN". It includes the song "Yuunagi Film" which was released on 7" for City Pop on Vinyl 2021 (on the flip side of "Lady Pink Panther"),...
    Posted on September 18, 2022 at 18:42. | Released on August 18, 2022
  80. Ryusenkei "incomplete feat. Yasuyuki Horigome"
    Ryusenkei, the project of Cunimondo Takiguchi, has released last month a mini-album featuring Yasuyuki Horigome (ex-Kirinji). Included are four vocal songs that were released in advance digitally, plus an unreleased piece titled "incomplete". It had been 16 years since the...
    Posted on September 17, 2022 at 23:54. | Released on August 17, 2022
  81. METAFIVE "METAATEM"
    After a long wait, here comes METAFIVE's new album "METAATEM"! Included are the previously digitally released "Environmental" and "The Paramedics", as well as many brand new songs! Unfortunately, it has also been announced that it's their last album. The "Deluxe...
    Posted on September 13, 2022 at 00:04. | Released on September 14, 2022
  82. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.31
    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 9, 2022 at 13:25.
  83. TESTSET "EP1 TSTST" (Download)
    TESTSET (Twitter) is a new unit formed of METAFIVE members Yoshinori Sunahara and Leo Imai, together with drummer Shirane Kenichi (GREAT3) and guitarist Seiichi Nagai (ex-sōtaiseiriron). Last year the four had appeared at Fuji Rock Festival '21 as a...
    Posted on September 4, 2022 at 20:06. | Released on August 12, 2022
  84. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.31

    Posted on September 2, 2022 at 13:51. | Event held on Friday September 9, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
  85. moonriders + nanaco sato "Radio Moon and Roses 1979Hz"
    A live recording of a show from 1979 by moonriders & Nanaco Satō (Twitter) (known as the songwriter of "Twiggy Twiggy") has been released on CD and digitally, with the title "Radio Moon and Roses 1979Hz". On September 24, moonriders...
    Posted on September 2, 2022 at 00:07. | Released on August 3, 2022
  86. Live streaming info: dip in the pool "Immersive voices 1st set"

    Posted on August 25, 2022 at 22:21. | Event held on Sunday September 11, 2022 at 18:00 (JST)
  87. Live streaming info: Monari Wakita "6th Anniversary Live - Sexennial Celebration! -"

    Posted on August 17, 2022 at 21:07. | Event held on Friday September 23, 2022 at 18:30 (JST)
  88. Live streaming info: The Pen Friend Club presents "Add Some Music To Your Day: 10 Big Ones Special Concert" w/ C-want you! & Meet The Hopes

    Posted on August 17, 2022 at 00:23. | Event held on Sunday August 21, 2022 at 11:15 (JST)
  89. Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.30
    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 12, 2022 at 09:00.
  90. Live streaming info: "'Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!' Compilation Album Release Party" w/ Learners, Bluevalley, Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura, DJ Kink

    Posted on August 11, 2022 at 12:19. | Event held on Saturday September 10, 2022 at 18:00 (JST)
  91. LISACHRIS & Maika Loubté "Hanabi" (Download)
    Maika Loubté and LISACHRIS (Instagram) have released a collaboration EP titled "Hanabi". Featured guests are rapper Chinza Dopeness (Instagram) on title song "Hanabi", and singer-songwriter lIlI (Twitter) on "emoh". One more song titled "Metro Player" and its instrumental are...
    Posted on August 8, 2022 at 00:19. | Released on July 27, 2022
  92. xiangyu & Gimgigam "tofu so good / Zarigani" (Download)
    xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) released just recently two new songs in collaboration with trackmaker Gimgigam, who had also produced "Manhole" last year. Find "tofu so good" and "ZARIGANI" on your favorite download/streaming platform. This follows xiangyu's song "LIFE!", which is...
    Posted on August 6, 2022 at 23:44. | Released on July 20, 2022
  93. City Pop on Vinyl 2022
    "City Pop on Vinyl" is a campaign organized by Japan's famous record press Toyo Kasei. It takes place again in 2022, for the 3rd tme. Below is a selection of some titles not to be missed by readers of this...
    Posted on August 6, 2022 at 00:55. | Released on August 6, 2022
  94. Live streaming info: Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.30

    Posted on August 3, 2022 at 23:47. | Event held on Friday August 12, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
  95. Sally Kubota Group feat. Emiri Kanou "Video Killed The Radio Star"
    Sally Kubota (The Scooters, ex-SOLEIL, The Phantom Gift, Les 5-4-3-2-1) is starting a new label project named "Girls At Our Best", which will bring new recordings of covers featuring various singers. The first guest is Emiri Kanou, who sings Buggles'...
    Posted on July 28, 2022 at 22:13. | Released on July 29, 2022
  96. "Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 08 'Love Ballad ja odorenai'" (CD+Book)
    An eighth installment of the fun CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" has been released! While the series as a whole is supervised by Konishi Yasuharu (most often featuring music selected by himself), this time he has named DJ...
    Posted on July 28, 2022 at 00:18. | Released on August 26, 2022
  97. Yasushi Ide "Cosmic Suite 2 -New Beginning-" (CD/12")
    Yasushi Ide (Grand Gallery) released recently a new album titled "Cosmic Suite 2", the follow-up to "Cosmic Suite" (2020). Featuring guests such as UA, Kan Takagi & Reck, DJ Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, Josh Milan, Emily Capell & Rebel Dread, and...
    Posted on July 23, 2022 at 19:54. | Released on June 22, 2022
  98. Yuri Kirihara with Tetsuro Yafune Trio "kimi wa tenneniro / kimi wa niji Girl" (7")
    A new 7" single of Yuri Kirihara (nickname: Manbō) with Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just been released! The A-side is a cover of Eiichi Ohtaki's "kimi wa tenneniro", and the B-side is of a song that was previously distributed...
    Posted on July 21, 2022 at 09:46. | Released on July 20, 2022
  99. SAKA-SAMA "Maiwai"
    Lo-fi dream pop idol group SAKA-SAMA released last month a new album titled "Maiwai". It's the last album with the line-up which consisted of original member Suzuki Kokone and support member Asakura Mizuho. This follows album "kimi ga ichiban kakkoii...
    Posted on July 19, 2022 at 23:51. | Released on June 17, 2022
  100. Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei "Sun Kissed Lady"
    Reggae-touch city pop singer Natsu Summer released a brand new album titled "Sun Kissed Lady", this time fully backed by band Ryusenkei which is led by Cunimondo Takiguchi. A cover of "nagisa no Unlucky Boys" is included, a song originally...
    Posted on July 16, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on July 6, 2022

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