Posted on November 3, 2020 at 11:41. | Event held on Tuesday November 3, 2020 at 13:00 (JST)
963 "tick tock"
Fukuoka-based idol group 963 (read "kurumi") has just released a 2nd album! Music contributors include Miura Kōshi (Kuchiroro), Kenichirō Nishihara (Unprivate), Shinjō Kenichi (Submarine, Pineapple Club), ikkubaru and more. 963 has two upcoming events that can be viewed online: "IDOL...
Posted on August 30, 2020 at 21:04. | Released on August 28, 2020
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 23:21. | Event held on Wednesday September 2, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
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Halcali "Guin Guin Guin" (Download)
Halcali (Instagram, 𝕏, YouTube), who have always been a regular on Tokyo's Coolest Sound since the site's very start, are officially back after a 14-year hiatus! Today a brand new earworm song titled "Guin Guin Guin" was released digitally,...
Posted on September 3, 2026 at 01:13. | Released on September 2, 2026
Machi Akari "iu koto kikan! Iwashika-chan"
Singer-songwriter Machi Akari (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a rocking new EP, and it's produced and also designed by Sally Kubota (Wink Music Service, She's a Rainbow, The Scooters). The release is a collaboration with "Iwashita New Ginger" (in Japanese Iwashita...
Posted on May 14, 2026 at 00:20. | Released on May 13, 2026
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.67
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 7, 2026 at 12:00.
Machi Akari "Tokyo Rhapsody" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Machi Akari (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a new song digitally. "Tokyo Rhapsody" is a cover of a song originally sung by Ichirō Fujiyama, first released in 1936. The music was performed and mixed by Catherine (Instagram, 𝕏). This...
Posted on February 23, 2026 at 22:24. | Released on February 18, 2026
Childish Tones "Chick Habit feat. Beni Usakura / My Brain Is Happy Sad" (7"+3D glasses)
Childish Tones (Instagram, 𝕏), the band led by Nemoto De Chôbeaullet (of labels Deckrec/Bootrec) that plays rock'n'roll using only toy musical instruments, has released a brand new 7" single. The A-side is a cover of April March's "Chick Habit"...
Posted on December 20, 2025 at 10:42. | Released on October 19, 2025
usabeni "City Girl Velocity"
usabeni (a.k.a. Beni Usakura) has released a new solo single titled "City Girl Velocity". The music was written and produced by Q-Rabbit, and lyrics by usabeni herself. She also did the artwork, and directed the music video that can...
Posted on May 7, 2025 at 21:30. | Released on May 7, 2025
Hitomitoi "Telepa Telepa"
Hitomitoi is back this year with a brand new album, the follow-up to "Ecstasy" (2017). Included are songs with special collaborations with Wild Nothing, Juanpalitoschinos, and Los Retros (who previously collaborated with Jintana & Emeralds), and also songs produced by...
Posted on March 26, 2025 at 19:36. | Released on March 26, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.57
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 12, 2025 at 13:17.
°C-want you! "My First Teddybear" (7")
Singer-songwriter ℃-want you! (also a member of Magic, Drums & Love) has just released a new 7" single. The single is titled "My First Teddybear", and both songs were written by herself and arranged by Seiji Mūtō (famous for...
Posted on December 4, 2024 at 00:02. | Released on November 29, 2024
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "Revisit" (Cassette/Download)
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC has just released a new 5th album, titled "Revisit". Having previously visited various towns in Japan to get inspiration for making his music — namely Tatebayashi (Gunma pref.), Nomozaki (Nagasaki), Susaki (Kōchi), Shiojiri (Nagano) and Ureshino (Saga) —, this...
Posted on June 6, 2024 at 13:47. | Released on June 5, 2024
Scha Dara Parr & STUTS "Pointless 5 (feat. PUNPEE)" (Download)
Scha Dara Parr and STUTS have released a collaboration track digitally. With guest rapper PUNPEE joining in, the resulting song by the party of five is appropriately titled "Pointless 5". Check it out on your favorite download/streaming platform. Scha...
Posted on May 23, 2024 at 22:28. | Released on May 17, 2024
Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan "Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan Republic" (Download)
Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan (𝕏, Instagram), nicknamed Konneki, is known both as a comedian and musical artist. Here comes her first full-length album, titled "Air-Con Boom Boom Onesan Republic", and like her previous works it is produced by CMJK (Cutemen,...
Posted on February 24, 2024 at 00:30. | Released on February 21, 2024
MEGA X "Hologram City" (7")
MEGA X is an indie band whose sound qualifies as power pop, punk, garage rock, etc. They released this month a new 7" single, of which the title song "Hologram City" is inspired by a tour to Okinawa where...
Posted on January 29, 2024 at 22:05. | Released on January 12, 2024
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.44
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on December 22, 2023 at 20:42.
usabeni "textures!"
Self-produced idol Beni Usakura recently changed her solo artist name to usabeni (until then her nickname), with the digital release of new song "trip", and here comes a first mini-album under her new name, titled "textures!". Included is latest...
Posted on October 25, 2023 at 22:11. | Released on October 25, 2023
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 4 out of 4 (7"x3)
These are the last three 7"s from the 2nd season of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"). Below are the details of this month's releases. Collect them all by following links...
Posted on September 4, 2022 at 22:57. | Released on August 26, 2022
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.
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
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
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
Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 2 out of 4 (7"x3)
Here's the 2nd drop of three 7"s from the 2nd season of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics, under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"), in which he selected songs that he wished to have on 7" for...
Posted on June 29, 2022 at 00:06. | Released on June 24, 2022
Maika Loubté "Lucid Dreaming: The Remixes" (Download)
A remix album of "Lucid Dreaming", Maika Loubté's latest album from last year, has just been released digitally! Included are 15 remixes by 14 remixers. Check the tracklist below, and go listen on your favorite download/streaming platform. A new music...
Posted on June 15, 2022 at 22:22. | Released on June 15, 2022
Portable Rock "Past & Future ~ My Favorite Portable Rock"
Portable Rock, the new wave band fronted by Maki Nomiya since the 80s together with Tomofumi "Chibun" Suzuki and Nobuo Nakahara, has just released an album of favorite songs, all newly remastered. Also included are brand new songs "Lonely Girl,...
Posted on May 26, 2022 at 21:18. | Released on May 25, 2022
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.27
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 13, 2022 at 12:49.
Record Store Day 2022
It's time for Record Store Day! This weekend on Saturday April 23 is the worldwide Record Store Day, and like always there are many releases happening in Japan too! Below is a list of recommended picks. Many releases in Japan...
Posted on April 23, 2022 at 01:33. | Released on April 23, 2022
Various Artists "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayo Collection Vol.2"
Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (of Bambino) has released a 2nd compilation of Japanese rocking kayō songs, again selected from Columbia's vast catalog. The album consists of songs from the mid-50s to the early-80s, traversing almost chronogically periods of different influences...
Posted on December 24, 2021 at 00:10. | Released on December 22, 2021
Francis "Repulsion / Coquette Marionnette" (7")
Two songs from the new album of Francis (aka Makoto Ori), "Bolero" (Spotify, , YouTube Music), are being released on 7". This comes from Groove Unchant's label Unchantable Records. Like the album, the jacket was designed by Hitoshi Odajima....
Posted on December 21, 2021 at 22:54. | Released on December 22, 2021
CAPSULE "Virtual Freedom" (Download)
CAPSULE has released a brand new song titled "Virtual Freedom"! Check out the impressive 3DCG music video below! This follows the songs "Hikari no disco" and "Future Wave" released in June and September respectively. Another short instrumental titled "Utsusemi"...
Posted on December 19, 2021 at 23:55. | Released on December 10, 2021
Hazy Sour Cherry "Bell of the beginning" (Download)
Hazy Sour Cherry has just released a Christmas EP on Bandcamp! "Bell of the beginning" is a new original song, and the B-side is a cover of The Pixies Three's "Cold, cold winter" (a song from 1963). Read-up more...
Posted on December 9, 2021 at 23:53. | Released on December 8, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.21
👷 Important! La Face B is undergoing some technical difficulties with some browsers. If the usual website at http://lafaceb.live displays an error, please click here to stream! The problem is being worked on and should be resolved within a...
Posted on November 12, 2021 at 07:50.
Ban Hiroshi "Music Is My Life" (2CD)
A 2-CD of greatest hits and rarities of Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (Twitter) has just been released! The selection covers his whole career so far since his debut single in 1978 ("ano ko ni nage KISS") when he was 18,...
Posted on October 23, 2021 at 01:30. | Released on October 20, 2021
Interview: The Courettes × Seiki Sato
Interview & translation by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Rock band The Courettes is releasing its 3rd album "Back in Mono" on October 15th, 2021 from Damaged Goods Records (UK), and the album has the particularity of having been mixed...
Posted on October 14, 2021 at 20:00.
Maika Loubté "Show Me How (Kan Sano Remix)" (Download)
Maika Loubté's song "Show Me How", released in its original form in October 2020, has been remixed by singer-songwriter/keyboardist/producer Kan Sano! There's also a music video that you can watch below. It was filmed at l'Institut français du Japon...
Posted on September 25, 2021 at 22:37. | Released on September 22, 2021
tofubeats "CITY2CITY" (Download)
A new song by tofubeats has just been released! The music video for this one is by the same director as "RUN" (music video). Check it out below. This song follows "SMILE" released in June. Also check out the...
Posted on August 29, 2021 at 00:37. | Released on August 27, 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
RYUTist "Party o tsuzukeyou!" (Download)
Niigata-based idol group RYUTist has just released a brand new song digitally! "Party o tsuzukeyō!" (translates to "Let's continue the party!") was written by connie (main producer of Negicco) and arranged by Kitagawa Katsutoshi (Round Table). This follows the...
Posted on August 10, 2021 at 20:38. | Released on August 10, 2021
Slowly "Let The Music Take Your Mind"
Slowly, a duo formed of of DJ/producer Masato Komatsu with Ryō Kawahara, has just released a 2nd album titled "Let The Music Take Your Mind". The album contains 12 songs, both instrumental and vocal, and featuring collaborations with LUVRAW (aka...
Posted on July 22, 2021 at 21:32. | Released on July 21, 2021
Crazy Ken Band "okiki kudasai minasama yo / wakasa de munmun" (7")
Crazy Ken Band is releasing this week a 7" of two songs that first appeared on a compilation titled "Showa Residence>>RED" released on CD in 2002. The A-side is a cover of Tsuda Kōji's 1963 song "okiki kudasai minasama...
Posted on July 12, 2021 at 22:11. | Released on July 14, 2021
Posted on July 11, 2021 at 23:35. | Event held on Saturday July 17, 2021 at 13:00 (JST)
Omodaka "Dodarebachi" (Download)
Omodaka, the chiptune-meets-minyō solo project of Sōichi Terada, has just released a new EP of 4 songs! Included is title track "Dodarebachi" which was first released as part of the "Tenkai" Buddha machine, a project from Japan featuring songs...
Posted on April 30, 2021 at 22:43. | Released on April 30, 2021
Posted on February 12, 2021 at 22:34. | Event held on Wednesday February 17, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.13
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 28, 2021 at 01:13.
HALLCA "Precious Flight With You 20'" (Download)
After a bit of catching up with 2020 releases, it's now time to move on to 2021! I look forward to lots of good new music to come this year! The first release of the new year is from HALLCA,...
Posted on January 4, 2021 at 17:50. | Released on January 3, 2021
Posted on November 29, 2020 at 21:17. | Event held on Friday December 4, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
Childish Tones feat. Beni Usakura "God Bless the Girls" (CD/10")
Childish Tones (Twitter) has just released a full-length album, titled "God Bless the Girls", and it's the first featuring singer Beni Usakura (Twitter, Instagram)! Following the early-bird cassette edition released for Cassette Store Day, here it comes on CD and...
Posted on October 28, 2020 at 23:59. | Released on October 28, 2020
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.9
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 24, 2020 at 00:19.
tofubeats "Run Remixes" (Download)
tofubeats has just released a digital EP of remixes of songs from 2018 album "RUN" (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Along with the "RUN" remix featuring Kreva & VaVa (watch the video below!) are ones by Pasocom Music Club, Sekitova, tofubeats...
Posted on September 5, 2020 at 11:25. | Released on September 4, 2020
Perfume "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume are now celebrating their 20th anniversary, and the 15th since their major debut. This Blu-ray/DVD release is of the Tokyo Dome show of their latest tour, titled "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome", which followed the release...
Posted on September 1, 2020 at 21:46. | Released on September 2, 2020
Mellow Mellow "saikou kessaku"
Mellow Mellow, a trio formed of girls "not taller than 150cm", has a new single out now digitally and the title song was written and arranged by Konishi Yasuharu! Check out the cool music video below! The B-side was written...
Posted on June 11, 2020 at 23:43. | Released on June 10, 2020
Nao☆ (Negicco) "Best☆Friend"
Negicco's leader Nao has a new solo single being released in time for her upcoming birthday on April 10 (she will be turning 32!). Title song "Best☆Friend" is backed by band Scoobie Do, whose guitarist Matsuki Taijirō wrote the...
Posted on April 5, 2020 at 12:25. | Released on April 7, 2020
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.2
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 22, 2020 at 23:55.
Reina Nosa "Pink Delusional Aquarium" (Download)
Nosa Reina has a new song out now digitally! She has also announced that it's from her upcoming album "Sports and Distractions" (Japanese title "Sports to kibarashi") to be released in 2020. Reina can be heard playing ukulele (as...
Posted on November 29, 2019 at 01:05. | Released on November 21, 2019
Hasegawa Hakushi "Air Ni Ni"
Eclectic 20-year-old singer-songwriter Hasegawa Hakushi (Soundcloud) has a first full-length album being released! This is his 2nd CD release and follows mini-album "sōmoku hōdō" (2018) (which contained a cover of YMO's "Cue"). Included is a self-cover of "itsukushii hibi", a...
Posted on November 11, 2019 at 22:46. | Released on November 13, 2019
Ozawa Kenji "So kakkoii Uchu"
Ozawa Kenji (ex-Flipper's Guitar) has a brand new album about to be released! A new video for "Like a Comet" has just been posted, in which he plays cards with his eldest son. A drone was used for shooting the...
Posted on November 10, 2019 at 12:42. | Released on November 13, 2019
Record Day 2019
Record Day 2019, an initiative of Japan's long-running record factory Tōyōkasei, is being held this Sunday November 3rd (the same day as Japan's "Culture Day" national holiday). Items are available in stores and online from that date. Below is a...
Posted on November 3, 2019 at 01:12. | Released on November 3, 2019
The Shaolin Brothers "koi no Dial 6700 / tasogare Wo Ai Ni" (7")
Rock band The Shaolin Brothers' new 7" single is a rock'n'roll cover of FInger 5's hit song "koi no Dial 6700", with on the flip side a new original in duet with Nomiya Maki! This follows a recent single...
Posted on October 28, 2019 at 23:14. | Released on October 30, 2019
WabiSabi with Izumi Ookawara "Je t'aime... moi non plus / Harvest Moon" (7")
WabiSabi is a new unit formed of DJ aribo and trackmaker Egami Yūkichi. Their first release comes as a 7" single, for which they have invited Qypthone's Izumi Ookawara to sing on a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je t'aime......
Posted on July 15, 2019 at 22:43. | Released on July 17, 2019
Magic, Drums & Love "Hurricane Upsetter"
Tokyo rock'n'roll band Magic, Drums & Love has a brand new album coming this month! The whole was produced by Matsuda "Chabe" Gakuji (Learners, Cubismo Grafico). With a base sound of soul/disco, there are felt influences of exotica, city pop...
Posted on May 1, 2019 at 20:25. | Released on May 15, 2019
Kera "Landscape"
Kera (aka Keralino Sandorovich, of No Lie-Sense, Uchōten) has a brand new album being released! "Landscape" is the follow-up to "Brown, White & Black" (2016). The album has a concept of classical jazz from the 20's to 30's. Featured musicians...
Posted on April 29, 2019 at 23:57. | Released on May 8, 2019
Suzuki Masayuki "Funky Flag"
Singer Suzuki Masayuki has a new album released just recently. The album's last song, "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Marching Band", which was written and produced by Konishi Yasuharu and it features chorus by Nomiya Maki (!) and Yoshikawa Tomoko (of...
Posted on March 21, 2019 at 21:40. | Released on March 13, 2019
Haruko Tajima "Holy Holy Holy Holy"
Electro singer-songwriter Tajima Haruko, who is also active as duo Francis avec Haruko (see new mini-album "Zero Gravity Love"), has released a brand new album recently! Be sure to check out the cool videos she posts on YouTube, starting with...
Posted on November 4, 2018 at 22:46. | Released on October 3, 2018
Takahashi Yukihiro "Saravah Saravah!"
Takahashi Yukihiro (YMO, Metafive) has re-recorded the vocals of his debut solo album "Saravah!" (1978) 40 years later with his current voice. Included are strings arrangements by Sakamoto Ryuichi, and features appearances of Hosono Haruomi, Yamashita Tatsuro, Takanaka Masayoshi and...
Posted on November 4, 2018 at 19:51. | Released on October 24, 2018
CTO LAB. "Beyond The Box"
CTO LAB., gadget techno-pop unit and supergroup of Okada Tohru (Moonriders), polymoog (Elektel) and Imai Kentaro (The Aprils), has a brand new album coming in November! It will be their 2nd full-length album, following their 1st "Okie Dokie" (2010) and...
Posted on September 29, 2018 at 23:53. | Released on November 14, 2018
Her Serves & Receive "Service Ace"
Her Serves & Receive (Japanese name "kanojo no Serves & Receive") is a girl vocal duo, and "future tennis icons", that has a gimmick of sporting tennis wear and a racket whenever performing live. Beyond the looks, their sounds have...
Posted on August 11, 2018 at 18:20. | Released on August 5, 2018
Plastics "A"
On February 25 it will have been a year since the passing away of Plastics leader Nakanishi Toshio. This is a live album of the Plastics' 40th anniversary show held at Blue Note Tokyo on May 10, 2016. The show...
Posted on February 13, 2018 at 21:41. | Released on February 21, 2018
Nosa Reina "Endless Valentine" (Download)
Nosa Reina has a new cover song out now digitally! "Endless Valentine" is a cover of EPO, originally released in 1990. A whole album of covers including this and her recent Christmas song cover is expected to be released...
Posted on January 17, 2018 at 20:27. | Released on January 17, 2018
Kaseki Cider "Onigiri University"
Rapper Kaseki Cider has a brand new album out now! It had been almost 5 years since his previous original album "Mr. City Pop". Guests include Wakita Monari, Negicco, Mashiro Megumi (Hicksville), DJ Misoshiru & MC Gohan, Satō Nanako, Matsuda...
Posted on August 2, 2017 at 22:00. | Released on August 2, 2017
Wednesday Campanella "Nippon Budokan kouen ~hakkaku uchuu~" (Blu-ray)
It's hard to believe that this is the first video release by Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyoubi no Campanella), known for their high-energy shows that have a good dose of surprise! This Blu-ray is of a live show held at famous...
Posted on July 31, 2017 at 23:16. | Released on July 26, 2017
J.A.M "Silent Notes"
J.A.M, the instrumental jazz trio led by pianist Josei, with double-bassist Akita Goldman and drummer Midorin (all of Soil & "Pimp" Sessions), has a new album being released! The album features a song with Jin Oki, and one with L.D....
Posted on May 21, 2017 at 22:41. | Released on May 24, 2017
Gig report: "Godzilla Legend -- Music of Akira Ifukube" in New York
Text and photos by Nicholas D. Kent (Japanese Electronic Music) for Tokyo's Coolest Sound(Except where indicated) Correspondent Nicholas D. Kent went to the "Godzilla Legend" concert held recently in New York. Here's his report! "Godzilla Legend—Music of Akira Ifukube" April...
Posted on May 14, 2017 at 10:35.
The Nyantokanyaru's "The Nyantokanyaru's chikyujo CD Debut"
The Nyantokanyaru's is a new idol group formed of Eve Nyan Laurent (aka Evenyan, of Kit Cat) and Sorano Aozora (aka Aonyan). The whole is produced by Dr.Usui (of (M)otocompo), who also produces Kit Cat, as well as songs for...
Posted on May 1, 2017 at 22:22. | Released on May 3, 2017
Scha Dara Parr "Ani Shinbou"
Scha Dara Parr has released a mini-album of 6 recent previously unreleased tracks. The title is made of the three members' names (Ani, Shinco and Bose). The limited edition includes a bonus DVD of live and music videos. Check out...
Posted on April 30, 2016 at 20:06. | Released on April 20, 2016
Nomiya Maki "What The World Needs Now Is Love"
Nomiya Maki has a new album coming! Following her live album from last year, "Miss Maki Nomiya Sings Shibuya-kei Standards", this time she takes some of those standards (and then some) to the studio! Included are songs by Pizzicato Five,...
Posted on November 8, 2015 at 11:05. | Released on November 11, 2015
Various Artists "Women's Liberation"
This is an album of covers of Japanese songs from the 60's to the early 70's, here sung with translated English lyrics! Both the originals and the covers were performed by Japanese women, completing the theme of this compilation. Vocalists...
Posted on January 19, 2015 at 21:32. | Released on January 7, 2015
Perfume "Perfume WORLD TOUR 2nd" (Blu-ray/DVD), "Perfume WORLD TOUR 1st" (Blu-ray)
Perfume have a new DVD/Blu-ray coming, of a show from their 2nd world tour held last year. The chosen show is the one held at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on July 5, 2013. The show in London was first...
Posted on September 21, 2014 at 12:12. | Released on October 1, 2014
Gig report: Takako Minekawa solo live at Tensai Sansūjuku
Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On March 19, Minekawa Takako played a solo show part of a cassette-themed exhibition. Held at Asakusabashi Tensai Sansūjuku, a multipurpose venue, the exhibition showed various artworks made using audio...
Posted on April 10, 2014 at 22:37.
Perfume "Perfume 4th Tour in DOME 'LEVEL3'" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume have a new live Blu-ray/DVD coming, of a show held at Tokyo Dome last December following the release of album "LEVEL3". Limited editions include a bonus disc different versions of "Spring of Life" and "Party Maker" as well as...
Posted on April 5, 2014 at 00:12. | Released on April 9, 2014
Various Artists "yaba-kayō Super Nonstop Mix ~Mixed by DJ Fukutake"
DJ Fukutake (aka Fukuta Takeshi) is one of the selectors who brought us the hit "Techno kayō" compilation series under the name "8-bits" in the late 90's. This new mix CD brings various Japanese rare groove from the 60's to...
Posted on February 9, 2014 at 23:19. | Released on February 19, 2014
Perfume "LEVEL3"
Perfume have a brand new album to be released this October! "LEVEL3" comes about 2 years after the previous, "JPN", and will include lead tracks from singles "Spring of Life", "Spending all my time", "mirai no Museum" and "Magic of...
Posted on August 9, 2013 at 00:25. | Released on October 2, 2013
keme "shiranai sekai"
Guitarist singer-songwriter keme, aka Isabel Keme-Kamogawa of Kinoco Hotel, has a 2nd solo album out now. With her solo project, keme shows a face different from her Kinoco Hotel skillful fuzzy solos, rather playing 70's-inspired folk rock and putting focus...
Posted on July 15, 2013 at 00:18. | Released on July 4, 2013
Various Artists "Getz/Gilberto + 50"
This year celebrates 50 years since the recording of Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto's "Getz/Gilberto" album (recorded in 1963 and released in 1964). Here is a tribute album produced by Itō Gorō (naomi & goro) covering all of the 10...
Posted on July 14, 2013 at 22:31. | Released on June 19, 2013
Tommy february6 "TOMMY CANDY SHOP ♥ SUGAR ♥ ME"
Tommy february6 has a new album that was released last month. This follows the "February & Heavenly" album from last year, and contains both songs from the "Be My Valentine" single (Amazon) released on February 6th this year. 2013 marks...
Posted on July 14, 2013 at 21:34. | Released on June 12, 2013
Nakatsuka Takeshi "Young, Alive, in Love / Have you ever seen the rainbow?" (7")
Nakatsuka Takeshi (Qypthone), whose latest album "Lyrics" was released last February, has a 7" cut of two songs being released. One of the chosen songs is a cover of Flipper's Guitar "Young, Alive, in Love"! This release comes from Groove...
Posted on May 5, 2013 at 00:32. | Released on May 8, 2013
Various Artists "Sunaga Tatsuo no yoru Jazz digs Venus Jazz Opus II"
Here's a 2nd installment of Sunaga Tatsuo's selection of jazz gems from the catalog of Japanese label Venus Records. The 3rd is coming on December 21. All tracks can be sampled on the official release page by clicking the track...
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 00:13. | Released on November 16, 2011
Gig report: mōretsu kara Beautiful Concert 2011: Sally Soul Stew and Keme
Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On Sunday May 8 was a show of Sally Soul Stew, the band of bassist Sally Kubota (Les 5-4-3-2-1, The Phantom Gift), held at Shinjuku rock venue Red Cloth. Sally...
Posted on May 14, 2011 at 11:55.
