lyrical school "New World e.p."
lyrical school released this month a brand new EP, their first as the latest line-up of 8 members of 5 girls and 3 boys. Of the current line-up, the only previous member remaining is minan (who had joined the group...
Posted on July 25, 2023 at 22:19. | Released on July 19, 2023
Various Artists "City Music Tokyo multiple"
The excellent "City Music Tokyo" compilation series continues, always selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi, the leader of city pop band Ryusenkei. This 7th installment is released on Nippon Columbia, from which Cunimondo selected city pop gems, though actually of no precise...
Posted on July 24, 2023 at 23:48. | Released on July 19, 2023
Negicco "Perfect Sense" (Download)
Negicco is back with a brand new mini-album, titled "Perfect Sense" and out now digitally! Included are songs written by Konishi Yasuharu ("Good to See You Again - How Are You", Japanese title "ohisashiburi desu - ogenki desuka"), Yasuhiro Hase...
Posted on July 23, 2023 at 11:40. | Released on July 20, 2023
Tomoyuki Tanaka (FPM) "Soundtracks for Ice Cream Fever"
Tomoyuki Tanaka a.k.a. FPM has done the soundtrack for the movie "Ice Cream Fever" (directed by Tetsuya Chihara). The soundtrack is available on CD and digitally. The movie features Utaha (Wednesday Campanella) as an ice cream shop worker, and also...
Posted on July 22, 2023 at 21:06. | Released on July 12, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.41
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on July 21, 2023 at 20:33.
TESTSET "1STST"
TESTSET (Twitter) is a band formed last year, featuring Yoshinori Sunahara, Leo Imai (both ex-METAFIVE), drummer Shirane Kenichi (GREAT3) and guitarist Seiichi Nagai (ex-sōtaiseiriron). Following an EP titled "EP1 TSTST" (released in August 2022), here comes a first full-length album....
Posted on July 17, 2023 at 21:47. | Released on July 12, 2023
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)
Mayumi Shinozuka "tsukikage no Tokyo (New Tokyo Mix) / Tokyo Boogie Woogie" (7"+CD)
Singer and lyricist Mayumi Shinozuka (Instagram, official YouTube channel) is celebrating this year the 50th anniversary of her musical career, having debuted in 1973 with an appearance on an audition TV show of which she was the grand champion. The...
Posted on July 11, 2023 at 23:33. | Released on July 12, 2023
The Phantom Gift "manatsu no yoru no doubutsuen c/w Tell Me More" (7")
Legendary neo-GS band The Phantom Gift (Twitter), which was very popular when it started in the 80s, came back recently with three original members —bassist Sally Kubota, guitarist Napoleon Yamagishi and drummer Charlie Morita— joined by new singer Lui...
Posted on July 10, 2023 at 21:47. | Released on July 7, 2023
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
The Scooters "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji" (7" / 8cm CD)
This 7" by The Scooters is a brand new recording of a cover of Pizzicato Five's hit song, "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji" ("The night is still young"). It was decided to record the song after Yasuharu Konishi asked...
Posted on July 7, 2023 at 00:30. | 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
Various Artists "City Music Tokyo corner"
One more compilation of the excellent "City Music Tokyo" series selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi, leader of city pop band Ryusenkei. This is a selection from Universal Music's repertory, the first on the label in this series (which was so far...
Posted on July 1, 2023 at 13:03. | Released on June 28, 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
Cornelius "Dream In Dream"
Here it comes! Cornelius' brand new 7th album "Dream In Dream" is about to be released! Included are the recent songs "Change and Vanish" (as released on 12", lyrics written by Shintaro Sakamoto), "Sparks" (released on 7") and "All Things...
Posted on June 25, 2023 at 00:02. | Released on June 28, 2023
Kotaro Furuichi "kodomotachi no kodomotachi no kodomotachi e" (7")
The Collectors' guitarist Kotarō Furuichi, also active as a solo artist and actor, has released recently three cover singles. This one has for A-side a cover of Pizzicato Five's 1997 song known in English as "To Our Children's Children's...
Posted on June 23, 2023 at 23:47. | Released on May 30, 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
Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "Yesterday Once More" (7" Flexi + Download code)
A new release is coming from Childish Tones (Instagram, Twitter) feat. Beni Usakura (Instagram, Twitter)! This one is a cover of The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" using the Japanese lyrics written by Shintarō Sakamoto as he once sang in...
Posted on June 17, 2023 at 22:46. | Released on July 14, 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 21:01. | Event held on Saturday July 22, 2023 at 12:45 (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
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
HOGOCHIQ "Golden Week"
HOGOCHIQ (read ho-go-chee-q) is a 3-piece band that was formed in 2016, currently featuring Darari (vocals & guitar), Hoshino Jan (vocals & drums) and hypermiri (bass). Having released their first album "Dome Tour" in March last year, followed by 2nd...
Posted on May 24, 2023 at 23:44. | Released on May 24, 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
CAPSULE "Metro Pulse" (12")
CAPSULE's latest album "Metro Pulse", released on CD and digitally last December, is now being released on vinyl! This might be the first time a full-length CAPSULE album is released on LP?! The group, now active for over 25 years,...
Posted on May 23, 2023 at 00:13. | Released on May 24, 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
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
The Let's Go's "Let's A Go-Go! ~Kill By Pop Tour Final 'ikiru By Pop'~" (CD+DVD)
This new release of THE LET'S GO's is a set of a new CD single plus a DVD of a full show. The single includes a new song titled "Let's A Go-Go!" plus a cover of The Stooges' "I Feel...
Posted on May 3, 2023 at 23:26. | Released on April 26, 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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
