Posted on September 6, 2021 at 23:53. | Event held on Sunday September 12, 2021 at 18:15 (JST)
The Bohemians "essential fanfare"
5-piece rock band The Bohemians is releasing a new 10th album this week! Check out their new music video below for the song "the legacy". The songs "the legacy" and "the erina" were released in advance digitally (Spotify, (Japan)). The...
Posted on September 6, 2021 at 23:45. | Released on September 8, 2021
Chie Horiguchi "Outsider"
Chie Horiguchi, the super guitarist of Learners, is releasing her first solo album! Guest musicians are Miyashita Kosuke (Phono Tones) on pedal steel guitar, Nakamura "Mr. Mondo" Takumi (The Neatbeats) on drums, and Kitajima Hiroyuki (The Rodeos) on bass. Aside...
Posted on September 6, 2021 at 22:37. | Released on September 8, 2021
Crazy Ken Band "I Like It"
Crazy Ken Band is releasing a cover album for the first time ever, including many songs that are part of band's and most precisely leader Yokoyama Ken's musical roots. The selection spans from the 70s to the early 90s. Check...
Posted on September 6, 2021 at 21:17. | Released on September 8, 2021
Posted on September 3, 2021 at 09:09. | Event held on Saturday September 11, 2021 at 11:00 (JST)
Crazy Ken / Nomura Sachiyo "Kuroneko no Funk / Such A Beautiful Lady" (7")
Two songs from the P-Vine 2010 compilation "Rap kayō" (Amazon, HMV) are being released on 7". The A-side is one by Crazy Ken aka Yokoyama Ken (Crazy Ken Band), a song which first appeared on his 1995 solo album...
Posted on September 3, 2021 at 00:21. | Released on September 2, 2021
FNCY "FNCY BY FNCY"
FNCY is a hip-hop unit formed of Zen-La-Rock, G.RINA and Chinza Dopeness (Twitter). They have just released a 2nd album titled "FNCY BY FNCY". Check out the music videos below! All songs can be sampled in this clip. At least...
Posted on September 2, 2021 at 23:46. | Released on September 1, 2021
Posted on August 28, 2021 at 11:57. | Event held on Saturday August 28, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
City Pop on Vinyl 2021
"City Pop on Vinyl" is a campaign organized by Japan's famous record press Toyo Kasei, and this is the 2nd year it takes place (see City Pop on Vinyl 2020). Below is a selection of some titles not to be...
Posted on August 28, 2021 at 00:58. | Released on August 28, 2021
Michihiro Nakamura "Agua De Beber" (Download)
Singer of THE IMAGE, band which debuted this year releasing two mini-albums ("1" and "2"), Michihiro Nakamura is now starting to offer some self-produced solo works! This first one is a single in which he covers "Agua De Beber",...
Posted on August 26, 2021 at 21:54. | Released on August 25, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.19
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 26, 2021 at 00:23.
Posted on August 25, 2021 at 00:03. | Event held on Thursday August 26, 2021 at 11:00 (JST)
Magic, Drums & Love "Dancehall! Supreme! Shooting!" (7")
Tokyo rock'n'roll band Magic, Drums & Love is releasing a brand new 7" single of two songs! Like the other recent releases, it's produced by Matsuda "Chabe" Gakuji (of Learners, Neil and Iraiza, Cubismo Grafico). The A-side is a...
Posted on August 24, 2021 at 19:03. | Released on August 25, 2021
Posted on August 18, 2021 at 23:14. | Event held on Sunday August 22, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
Nagie Lane "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji (future a cappella ver.)" (Download)
Nagie Lane is an a cappella group of six, which aims to make city pop and dance music with no instrument other than their voices! Their new digital single that has just been released is a cover of Pizzicato...
Posted on August 18, 2021 at 23:07. | Released on August 18, 2021
Posted on August 14, 2021 at 17:23. | Event held on Friday August 20, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
Tweedees "kyoukaisenjou ni fuku kaze e.p." (Download)
Tweedees, the unit of Okii Reiji (ex-Cymbals) and singer Kiyoura Natsumi, has just released a new EP digitally of songs inspired by manga "kokkyō no Emilia" in which the duo was featured. Also included is a new version of...
Posted on August 12, 2021 at 21:17. | Released on August 12, 2021
Posted on August 9, 2021 at 12:28. | Event held on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Robochu & VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "Science Fiction" (7")
A collaboration 7" of rapper Robochū (Twitter) and VIDEOTAPEMUSIC has just been released! Exotic sci-fi hip-hop! Music videos of both songs had surfaced on YouTube in June 2020 and February 2021 respectively, made of footage shot at home by...
Posted on August 6, 2021 at 09:02. | Released on August 4, 2021
Posted on August 4, 2021 at 23:54. | Event held on Sunday August 8, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Urbangarde "TOKYOPOP2"
Trauma techno-pop band Urbangarde released today a new album titled "TOKYOPOP2" which consists of remixes plus some new songs! Remixers include Pasocom Music Club, YUC'e, Android52 (Germany), Yeule (UK) and KOTONOHOUSE. HMV gives away a promo plastic folder (while supplies...
Posted on August 4, 2021 at 22:51. | Released on August 4, 2021
Posted on August 3, 2021 at 23:06. | Event held on Saturday October 16, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Machida Girls' Choir "Planetarium no aru machi de" (Download)
Girl chorus group Machida Girls' Choir has just released a brand new song digitally, titled "Planetarium no aru machi de" (roughly translates to "In a town where there's a planetarium"). The song's music and lyrics were written by Tetsurō...
Posted on August 3, 2021 at 22:56. | Released on August 1, 2021
Chie Horiguchi "Watch Your Back" (7")
Chie Horiguchi, best known as the lead guitarist of Learners, is about to release a first solo album in September titled "Outsider"! But first here comes a 7" single of the song "Watch Your Back", with for exclusive B-side...
Posted on August 3, 2021 at 00:31. | Released on July 30, 2021
Kohinata Yui "sekai ga naiteru"
Singer-songwriter idol Kohinata Yui has just released a brand new album titled "sekai ga naiteru" (translates to "The world is crying"). This is out now on Narisu Records. On September 20, a special show for the release will be held...
Posted on August 2, 2021 at 21:35. | Released on July 27, 2021
Posted on July 31, 2021 at 00:22. | Event held on Monday September 20, 2021 at 17:00 (JST)
Mom "Owari No Caricature"
Singer-songwriter/trackmaker Mom has just released this week a new album titled "Owari No Caricature" (translates to "Caricature of the end")! It's available both on CD and digitally on iTunes, Spotify, etc. Check out the several music videos below, which had...
Posted on July 30, 2021 at 23:37. | Released on July 28, 2021
The Image "2" (Download)
Dance music band THE IMAGE has just released a 2nd mini-album digitally, titled "2". It's been just three months since the first, "1", and the two singles released since then are included ("Love Is Blind" and "Paradise"). Watch the music...
Posted on July 29, 2021 at 23:53. | Released on July 28, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.18
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 29, 2021 at 00:00.
Posted on July 25, 2021 at 11:01. | Event held on Sunday July 25, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Buffalo Daughter "ET (Densha)" (Download)
Buffalo Daughter just released a brand new song titled "ET (Densha)", both as a music video and on download/streaming platforms. Watch the music video (directed by Berlin-based artist Ryoichi Kurokawa) below. It was also announced that a brand new...
Posted on July 25, 2021 at 00:04. | Released on July 23, 2021
Les Sewing Sisters "Les Sewing Sisters" (Download)
Les Sewing Sisters (Facebook) is a duo based in L.A. and formed of Lun*na Menoh and Saori Mitome. Their music is made of nothing but sounds sampled from sewing machines (no drums or synths) and their voices. Find a review...
Posted on July 24, 2021 at 22:09. | Released on July 23, 2021
Posted on July 24, 2021 at 00:04. | Event held on Sunday July 25, 2021 at 17:40 (JST)
Yoshida Tetsuto "Light of Planet c/w chiisana tenohira" (7")
Here comes a new 7" single by singer-songwriter and "neo new music" producer Yoshida Tetsuto (Twitter)! The A-side is a self cover of the latest song he wrote for city-pop virutal idol unit Sputrip (find the original here), while...
Posted on July 22, 2021 at 15:54. | Released on July 23, 2021
Posted on July 22, 2021 at 11:26. | Event held on Friday July 23, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
Negicco "bokura wa tomodachi (2021 ver.)" (Download)
Negicco has just released digitally a new version of the song "bokura wa tomodachi". First having been recorded in 2006 part of UX Niigata TV 21's "Team ECO" project, this time it comes as a version with vocals newly...
Posted on July 21, 2021 at 00:26. | Released on July 20, 2021
Posted on July 18, 2021 at 15:43. | Event held on Wednesday July 21, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
RSD Drops 2021 Day 2
Here comes the 2nd of Record Store Day's "RSD Drops" for 2021, following the first held on June 12. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST) on release day. Below are some picks for July 17, followed by some related...
Posted on July 17, 2021 at 02:04. | Released on July 17, 2021
Port of Notes "Two", Miyuki Hatakeyama "Song Book #1"
Port of Notes, the unit of singer Miyuki Hatakeyama and guitarist Daisuke Oshima (aka DSK), is celebrating this year its 25th anniversary! This new album titled "Two" was recorded by just the two, and consists of self-covers of their previous...
Posted on July 8, 2021 at 23:48. | Released on July 7, 2021
Posted on July 8, 2021 at 21:06. | Event held on Wednesday July 14, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
RHYME SO "Poseable" (Download)
RHYME SO, the unit of RHYME (Bandcamp) and Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso), has just released a new song titled "POSEABLE"! Check out the music video below which stars Natsuki Mari in the grandma role, with scenes in the streets...
Posted on July 8, 2021 at 13:39. | Released on July 7, 2021
Zoomgals "Conspiracy Hairy (feat. Dos Monos)" (Download)
Zoomgals (formed of Namichie, Marukido, ASOBOiSM, AKKOGORILLA, valknee and Haruko Tajima) suddenly dropped today a new single out now digitally! Titled "Conspiracy Hairy" or in Japanese "Immoron" (translates to "Pubic hair theory"), it's of course about pubic hair! The...
Posted on July 7, 2021 at 23:46. | Released on July 7, 2021
Frun Frin Friends "Frun Frin Friends" (Download)
Frun Frin Friends is the idol unit of Beni Usakura (Twitter) (also of APOKALIPPPS and featured in Childish Tones) and Aku Nayuta (Twitter). Following several singles, here comes their first full-length album out now on download/streaming platforms! The music is...
Posted on July 7, 2021 at 21:12. | Released on July 7, 2021
Yusuke Shima "Silent Jazz Case 4"
Yūsuke Shima is a trumpet and flute player and composer/arranger, active professionally since 2002. He has just released a new solo album, the 4th of his "Silent Jazz Case" project which is focused on original compositions. With all brass and...
Posted on July 7, 2021 at 19:28. | Released on July 7, 2021
Posted on July 5, 2021 at 21:28. | Event held on Saturday August 7, 2021 at 12:30 (JST)
Kera "Marude Sekai"
Kera (aka Keralino Sandorovich, of No Lie-Sense, Uchōten) is releasing a cover album on July 7! Check out the illustrated sampler clip below. In terms of solo albums, this is the follow-up to "Landscape" (2019). "Marude Sekai" will be released...
Posted on July 4, 2021 at 10:49. | Released on July 7, 2021
Kinoco Hotel "Marianne no mikkai"
Kinoco Hotel is releasing a brand new 8th album, titled "Marianne no mikkai"! Unlike the previous ("Marianne no ougi") which was a co-production, this time Kinoco Hotel is self-produced by leader Marianne Shinonome. It's the last album with bassist Giulietta...
Posted on July 3, 2021 at 20:25. | Released on July 7, 2021
Nishioka Diddley "Bedroom to Outer Space" (Download)
Nishioka Diddley (Bandcamp, SoundCloud), known as the guitarist of Childish Tones and Nih Khmers among others, has just released a new solo album! His music mixes chiptune and guitar sounds, using several types of Nanoloop as well as 6- and...
Posted on July 1, 2021 at 13:31. | Released on July 1, 2021
The Image "Paradise" (Download)
Dance music band THE IMAGE has just released a new song digitally, titled "Paradise". Like the previous, "Love Is Blind" (out last month), it features guest singer arvin homa aya (ex-Jazztronik) who wrote the lyrics. Check out the music...
Posted on June 30, 2021 at 22:48. | Released on June 30, 2021
Backdrop Turmerics "koi no Spice Curryeeeee! Nan wa okawari jiyuu desu" (Download)
Released today digitally, this is a theme song made for being used in weekly TV program "Ariyoshieeeee!", which has a segment about curry. The title translates to "Spice curry of love! Naan is all-you-can-eat", and the song was written...
Posted on June 28, 2021 at 21:34. | Released on June 28, 2021
Posted on June 27, 2021 at 21:33. | Event held on Saturday July 3, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
YORUWAKOREKARA "VOYAGE -midnight-" (Download)
Future soul idol group YORUWAKOREKARA (Twitter) has just released a new EP of 5 songs. As always the music is produced by Blackstone Village. Since the single "Stronger Like You", they had also released two other songs titled "OkiteYaburi"...
Posted on June 27, 2021 at 20:58. | Released on June 27, 2021
Posted on June 27, 2021 at 17:23. | Event held on Sunday July 4, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
G.RINA "Tolerance"
Singer-songwriter/trackmaker G.RINA has just released a new album titled "Tolerance"! Featured artists include Chinza Dopeness, Zen-La-Rock, NENE (Yurufuwa Gang), BIM and more. This follows 2017 album "Live & Learn", though she had since released several songs digitally, and also in...
Posted on June 27, 2021 at 16:23. | Released on June 23, 2021
Posted on June 26, 2021 at 01:15. | Event held on Saturday June 26, 2021 at 14:00 (JST)
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.17
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 24, 2021 at 00:26.
Posted on June 22, 2021 at 21:15. | Event held on Thursday June 24, 2021 at 11:00 (JST)
Chikada Haruo & Haruophone "Ai No Sono", "Rock 'N' Roll Ga Daisukide" (Download)
Two new songs were just released today by Chikada Haruo & Haruophone, a band name that was mainly used in the 70s. Titled "Ai No Sono" and "Rock 'N' Roll Ga Daisukide", both of the songs were arranged by guitarist...
Posted on June 18, 2021 at 21:36. | Released on June 18, 2021
Posted on June 17, 2021 at 13:03. | Event held on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 17:30 (JST)
Handsomeboy Technique "Technique"
Handsomeboy Technique has just released this month a brand new album! It had been 12 years since the previous, "Terrestrial Tone Cluster" (2009). Included are two songs released digitally last year, "Dakishimeta feat. Keiichi Sokabe" and "Long Slow Distance feat....
Posted on June 15, 2021 at 23:47. | Released on June 9, 2021
Kaede "Youth - Original Soundtrack"
Kaede (Negicco) has just released a new concept album, the soundtrack of an imaginary movie titled "Youth". The album's producer is Satō Yūsuke (caméra-stylo) who often accompanies Kaede on piano in her shows. One song also has lyrics written by...
Posted on June 15, 2021 at 21:16. | Released on June 15, 2021
Posted on June 12, 2021 at 23:53. | Event held on Friday June 18, 2021 at 17:30 (JST)
KM "Everything Inside" (Download)
Trackmaker KM (Twitter) has just released a 2nd album, featuring many rappers and singers such as MANON & HNC, LEX, JJJ & Campanella, Taeyoung Boy, (sic)boy and many others. KM has been doing many production and collaboration works, including MANON's...
Posted on June 12, 2021 at 00:11. | Released on June 9, 2021
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "Funny Meal" (Download)
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Funny Meal". The song samples cooking sounds of worldwide meals. Check out the chill music video below! Other recent releases were album "The Secret Life Of VIDEOTAPEMUSIC" (2019), which...
Posted on June 11, 2021 at 23:59. | Released on June 9, 2021
Posted on June 11, 2021 at 00:23. | Event held on Saturday June 12, 2021 at 13:00 (JST)
RSD Drops 2021 Day 1
Record Store Day is happening this year, as two "RSD Drops" on June 12 and July 17! It seems in good shape looking at the impressive list of releases, with many good ones. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST)...
Posted on June 10, 2021 at 00:16. | Released on June 12, 2021
moonriders "moonriders special live Camera Egal Stylo"
moonriders is releasing a live album of a show that was performed with no audience, instead streamed live online on August 25, 2020 at Shibuya Club Quattro. They played their whole classic album "Camera Egal Stylo" (1980) to celebrate its...
Posted on June 8, 2021 at 22:23. | Released on June 9, 2021
Akakage RYO-Z Keisuke Saito "matilda" (7")
Following a 7" release as ARM (Akakage+RYO-Z+MGF), last year's "sorezore no Saturday", here comes a new song this time featuring MGF member Keisuke Saitō instead of the whole group. The B-side features a new project of Yōichirō Itō (Akakage),...
Posted on June 8, 2021 at 21:56. | Released on June 2, 2021
