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.
Tokimeki Records "seppun feat. Hikari & MELRAW" (7")
Tokimeki Records (YouTube, Twitter)'s cover of Original Love's "seppun", released last November digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY), has just been released on 7". It is sung by Hikari (Twitter) (a singer in bands Mime and Jintana & Emeralds),...
Posted on March 23, 2023 at 23:03. | Released on March 22, 2023
Super Gentle "Dancing Baby"
4-piece rock band Super Gentle has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Dancing Baby". The jacket was designed by Odajima Hitoshi. Check out the music videos below! Super Gentle is fronted by Reiko Watanabe (Twitter) (also of band...
Posted on March 22, 2023 at 22:35. | Released on March 22, 2023
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
CHAI "jaja-n"
CHAI has released a Japan-exclusive CD EP which includes four songs out worldwide last year in digital form, plus the brand new song "Love jan" which seems so far only available digitally in Japan (, Spotify, OTOTOY). There's a...
Posted on February 13, 2023 at 00:17. | Released on January 18, 2023
Wednesday Campanella "Little Red Riding Hood" (Download)
Wednesday Campanella has released recently a brand new song, titled "Little Red Riding Hood". It is produced by Kenmochi Hidefumi as always. There's word of a music video being made, but it isn't yet available at this time. Meanwhile...
Posted on February 12, 2023 at 23:37. | Released on January 25, 2023
Posted on February 10, 2023 at 12:42. | Event held on Friday February 17, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.3: SOLEIL Juke Box"
This is the 3rd of a trilogy of compilations of music from which the band SOLEIL (active from 2017 to 2019) took some of its inspiration. This compilation contains 30 songs from the 60s selected by the band's bassist and...
Posted on January 31, 2023 at 22:15. | Released on January 27, 2023
Nao☆ (Negicco) "Keep Banging on the Door!"
Nao☆ (Negicco) has just released a new solo single, and the title song was written and produced by Hideki Kaji! The B-side is also a new song of which the lyrics were written by Nao☆ herself, with music written by...
Posted on January 27, 2023 at 00:32. | Released on January 24, 2023
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.35
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on January 20, 2023 at 00:04.
Posted on January 13, 2023 at 22:40. | Event held on Friday January 20, 2023 at 10:30 (JST)
Mondo Grosso "Rave (Hungry Driver) feat. Dongurizu" (Download)
Mondo Grosso, the solo project of Shinichi Ōsawa, has just released a new song titled "Rave (Hungry Driver)". It features rap unit DONGURIZU who had also collaborated on Mondo Grosso's "B.S.M.F." which appeared on latest album "Big World". RHYME...
Posted on January 13, 2023 at 00:03. | Released on January 11, 2023
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
Monari Wakita "Monari no 8-Beat" (7"+Download)
A brand new 7" single by Monari Wakita is being released this month! The new song "Monari no 8-Beat" is produced by Dorian (Twitter) and is described as a hyper 8-beat track. The B-side is a new remix of...
Posted on January 4, 2023 at 22:55. | Released on January 11, 2023
kiss the gambler "Kuzumochi" (7")
Happy New Year 2023! The first release of 2023 is a new 7" single by singer-songwriter kiss the gambler. New song "Kuzumochi" and the B-side's band version of "Sayonara Seishun" (a song that was also named "Good Bye, Youth"...
Posted on January 3, 2023 at 23:02. | Released on January 2, 2023
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
Perfume "Perfume Live 2021 [polygon wave]" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume has released a new live Blu-ray/DVD of a show held in August 2021 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama under the title "polygon wave". Watch the special teaser clip below. There's a limited edition, also available in Blu-ray or...
Posted on January 2, 2023 at 00:29. | Released on December 24, 2022
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
Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei "Sun Kissed Lady" (Cassette)
Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei's album "Sun Kissed Lady" released on CD and digitally last July (, Spotify, YouTube Music), has just also been released in a cassette tape edition. An exclusive bonus track is included: "Twiliight Shadow ~1st Take Love...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 22:56. | Released on December 21, 2022
Ryusenkei "route no.3 shibuya / route no.3 shibuya -Ritmo Fantastico remix-" (7")
This year Ryusenkei released a mini-album featuring Yasuyuki Horigome (ex-Kirinji), and here's a 7" cut of lead track "route no.3 shibuya" (a self-cover of Ryusenkei). Included for B-side is a new remix by Ritmo Fantastico. Ryusenkei feat. Yasuyuki Horigome...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 22:40. | Released on December 21, 2022
Rukatama "Misrule"
The first album of solo idol Rukatama (Twitter, Instagram) has been released! All songs are originals, with three written about by Rukatama herself and the rest by producer Seki Yoshihiko. The all-star recording members are bassist Iga Wataru, drummer Kitayama...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 21:58. | Released on December 21, 2022
Wednesday Campanella "Edison - From The First Take", "Buckingham - From The First Take" (Download)
Wednesday Campanella has released digitally two songs as performed for YouTube channel The First Take, which consists of artists being given one take only to do a performance. Those performances of "Edison" and "Buckingham" can be watched below. These...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 20:15. | Released on December 23, 2022
Rattana "Rainbow Eyes (feat. hitomitoi)" (Download)
Thai singer-songwriter Rattana Chanprasit (aka Na Polycat) (Instagram), a member of band Polycat, has collaborated with hitomitoi on his latest solo single as Rattana, titled "Rainbow Eyes". The song's original version was sung by himself in Thai (music video),...
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 00:15. | Released on December 20, 2022
Various Artists "Excerpts From Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" (Download)
The original songs from the recent LP compilation "Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" are now available digitally. In addition to the album versions of songs by Rinda & Marya, CAR10, Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura, Learners, Bluevalley, Petersfield, Flashlights and Kettles,...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 23:23. | Released on December 21, 2022
Komono Lake "Sunshower" (Download)
Natural city pop unit Komono Lake recently released its first full-length album! Titled "Sunshower", it contains a everal brand new songs along with previously released digital singles. Also check out previous EPs "Justified" released digitally in January 2022 (Spotify, ,...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 22:35. | Released on November 30, 2022
MANON "strong zero gravity" (Download)
MANON has just released digitally a 3rd of four monthly songs, titled "strong zero gravity". Like her two previous, "aura" and "Fake Friends", the music is written and produced by trackmaker Kiraku (SoundCloud), with lyrics by Manon. There's a...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 11:34. | Released on December 16, 2022
microstar "microstar album"
microstar's debut album "microstar album" (, Spotify, YouTube Music), released in 2008, has just been re-issued on CD newly digitally remastered by the band's composing member Seiki Satō. microstar's latest release is the 7" single "Swing in the Life" released...
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 00:11. | Released on December 21, 2022
Way Wave "Soul Sugar"
Funky soulful sisters unit Way Wave has just released an EP of three new songs! Check out the music video of title song "Soul Sugar" below, which features guitarist Miyake Shinji who wrote all of the EP's three songs....
Posted on December 28, 2022 at 00:36. | Released on December 21, 2022
Moe Hiiro & The Phantom Gift "Heart ni Rock!" (7")
Here's a brand new collaboration of "pub rock idol" Moe Hiiro (Instagram, Twitter) (member of progressive rock idol group XOXO Extreme) and The Phantom Gift. The original song "Heart ni Rock!" was written by Emiri Kanou, and the music...
Posted on December 27, 2022 at 23:09. | Released on December 21, 2022
Fujin Club "Winter Rendezvous" (Download)
Fujin Club has just released a brand new winter-themed song, titled "Winter Rendezvous". As always this is produced by M. Lemon (aka Nozomu Satō/plantar). The guitar is played by Kashif (PPP). The previous release of Fujin Club was "The...
Posted on December 27, 2022 at 22:04. | Released on December 17, 2022
Hoshikuzu Scat "eki / Tattoo"
Hoshikuzu Scat has released this month two new covers, "eki" and "Tattoo", both of which were oriiginally sung by Nakamori Akina in 1986 and 1988 respectively. "eki" was written by Takeuchi Mariya who also did a self-cover in 1987....
Posted on December 26, 2022 at 23:30. | Released on December 7, 2022
CAPSULE "Metro Pulse"
CAPSULE has released a brand new album this month, said to be their 16th! Titled "Metro Pulse", it contains many new songs along with album mixes of ones that had been released digitally last year ("Hikari no disco", "Future Wave"...
Posted on December 25, 2022 at 18:25. | Released on December 14, 2022
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.
Posted on December 16, 2022 at 20:52. | Event held on Tuesday December 20, 2022 at 19:15 (JST)
Tetsuro Yafune Trio & Seira Kariya "Singin' On The Wind"
Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just released a full-length album in collaboration with singer Seira Kariya (Instagram, Twitter) (who is also a member of HallKariMaako)! Along with many originals are included covers of "My Boy Lollipop" (originally sung by Barbie Gaye),...
Posted on December 12, 2022 at 23:10. | Released on December 7, 2022
Posted on December 12, 2022 at 21:32. | Event held on Friday December 16, 2022 at 10:30 (JST)
Tweedees "World Record"
Tweedees, the unit of Okii Reiji (ex-Cymbals) and singer Kiyoura Natsumi, has just released a brand new 4th album! Along with many brand new songs, included is a rocking self-cover of "Le Coeur Qui Fuzz", a song that the two...
Posted on December 11, 2022 at 01:01. | Released on December 3, 2022
"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
Hideki Kaji "A Room Without You e.p."
Hideki Kaji has just released a new CD EP in time for Christmas! Included are three songs: new song "A Room Without You", a Christmas medley performed by Dots+Borders (his unit with Hirohisa Horie), and a new home-style recording...
Posted on December 9, 2022 at 00:10. | Released on December 7, 2022
Posted on November 28, 2022 at 12:37. | Event held on Sunday December 4, 2022 at 18:00 (JST)
RYUTist "(en)"
Niigata-based idol group RYUTist has just released a 5th album, titled "(en)". It's the follow-up to "Falsetto" (2020). The new album includes songs produced by Shibata Satoko ("Aurora"), Pasocom Music Club ("Shirushi") and Hasunuma Shuta ("PASSPort"), among many more collaborators....
Posted on November 26, 2022 at 22:25. | Released on November 22, 2022
MANON "aura" (Download)
MANON has just released digitally a new song, "aura", the 2nd of a series of four monthly releases. Like her previous, "Fake Friends", it has music written and produced by trackmaker Kiraku (SoundCloud). There's a music video that you...
Posted on November 26, 2022 at 22:07. | Released on November 25, 2022
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
Sunny Day Service "Doki Doki"
Sunny Day Service has just released a 14th album titled "Doki Doki", the follow-up to "iine!" (2020) (Spotify, , YouTube Music). The new album is described as a 43-minute rock'n'roll journey. In addition to being released on CD, LP and...
Posted on November 20, 2022 at 18:04. | Released on November 19, 2022
STE with J.Lamotta Suzume "Re Blue"
Sunaga t Experience, the project of Sunaga Tatsuo, has collaborated with Israeli singer J.Lamotta Suzume (Instagram, Twitter) for this cover album of all songs from Joni Mitchell's "Blue" (released in 1971). This has now been released on CD and also...
Posted on November 19, 2022 at 23:31. | Released on November 16, 2022
Original Love "Music, Dance & Love"
Original Love, which celebrated in 2021 the 30th anniversary since its debut, has just released a 20th full-length album titled "Music, Dance & Love". The song "Gentle Hands" is a collaboration with Tendre, and "Kiss" ("seppun ~ Kiss") is a...
Posted on November 19, 2022 at 22:53. | Released on November 16, 2022
OCHA∞ME "Heart Express"
OCHA∞ME (Instagram, Twitter) is a band that was formed in 2018 in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. After having released a few 7"'s and a 10" mini-album ("New Mistakes" (, Spotify, YouTube Music)), this new 7-song mini-album is actually their first CD release....
Posted on November 19, 2022 at 21:32. | Released on October 5, 2022
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.
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
Dai Nakamura "About Hunger / Color Field" (Download)
Two songs by singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (also known as NUBACK, also of BANK, Vacation Three, ex-Arch) have just been released in the form of a digital EP. These will be part of an upcoming album currently in the making,...
Posted on November 15, 2022 at 23:40. | Released on November 15, 2022
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
Posted on November 14, 2022 at 19:41. | Event held on Friday November 18, 2022 at 10:30 (JST)
Various Artists "Shin-Covered ~ J-Pops Renovated for New Generation" (Download)
Related to TV show "uta no shin Top Ten" (aired on NTV on November 6, 2022), which showcased J-pop songs selected by young people in their teens or 20s, here's a digital EP of covers of some of those...
Posted on November 6, 2022 at 21:18. | Released on November 6, 2022
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
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
"Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 09 'ocha to okashi to ongaku to'" (CD+Book)
Here's the 9th of the CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" has been released today! The guest this time is dessert expert Kaede Fujisawa, and the book and CD contents are said to fit perfectly together. The book has...
Posted on October 28, 2022 at 21:59. | Released on October 28, 2022
Posted on October 27, 2022 at 00:08. | Event held on Saturday October 29, 2022 at 15:30 (JST)
Haruko Tajima "Fansii Gyangu" (Download)
Haruko Tajima (Instagram, Twitter) has released a new single digitally today, for her 30th birthday! "FANSii GYANGU" (read "Fancy Gang") has a self-made track with lyrics inspired by a dragon key chain from a souvenir shop. Find the song...
Posted on October 26, 2022 at 23:43. | Released on October 26, 2022
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
MANON "Fake Friends" (Download)
MANON has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Fake Friends", with music produced by up-and-coming trackmaker Kiraku (SoundCloud). Check out the lyric video below, and find the song on your favorite download/streaming platform! It was also announced...
Posted on October 23, 2022 at 15:27. | Released on October 14, 2022
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
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
