nAo "Strawberry Heart"
This first album by singer-songwriter and model nAo is produced by Moonriders' Okada Tōru, who is recently also active as CTO LAB. Included are two songs involving The Aprils' Imai Kentarō (also of CTO LAB.), "My Sunshine" in which he...
Posted on January 17, 2011 at 20:52. | Released on January 26, 2011
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Towa Tei "Zambient" (12"), "The Source" (7")
Towa Tei has a brand new album, titled "ZAMBIENT", coming on vinyl this month! It's his 14th album, and the follow-up to "AH!!" (2025). Featured musicians include Bose (Scha Dara Parr), Yumiko Ohno (Buffalo Daughter), Hiroshi Takano, Yūta Hosono and...
Posted on August 17, 2026 at 00:03. | Released on August 21, 2026
Various Artists "Paraiso, no ongaku - Coffee House mona records no Hosono Haruomi-san Tribute Album" (12")
First released on CD last December, this tribute album to Haruomi Hosono supervised by Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five) is finally being released on vinyl. Included are covers of Hosono's works, mainly performed in the spontaneous style of a musician playing...
Posted on August 12, 2026 at 00:08. | Released on August 19, 2026
Various Artists "Paraiso, no ongaku - Coffee House mona records no Hosono Haruomi-san Tribute Album"
For three years, Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five) has been holding a regular event series titled "Coffee House mona records", always featuring himself and a guest, each performing a song in turn. This year Haruomi Hosono once appeared as a secret...
Posted on December 22, 2025 at 22:23. | Released on December 17, 2025
Record Day 2025 Day 1
This year again, Record Day has been held. Previously coinciding with the public holiday Culture Day (November 3), this year it came a few days early on November 1st to start the long weekend on a good foot. Below are...
Posted on November 26, 2025 at 00:07. | Released on November 1, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.64
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 3, 2025 at 11:41.
Haruko Tajima "Re:Rainbow Mements" (Download)
Following the release of latest album "Rainbow Mements" at the end of last year, Haruko Tajima (Instagram, 𝕏) has now released a remix album of songs from that album, titled "Re:Rainbow Mements" and featuring remixers such as perfect young lady,...
Posted on August 2, 2025 at 00:29. | Released on July 30, 2025
Negicco "Onigiri House Theme"
Negicco has released today a brand new single, of which the title song is the theme song of TV program "Onigiri House", aired on TeNY TV Niigata every Friday from 7 p.m. The song "Onigiri House Theme" was written and...
Posted on July 23, 2025 at 23:40. | Released on July 23, 2025
Haruko Tajima "Rainbow Mements" (Download)
Haruko Tajima (Instagram, 𝕏) has released a brand new album, titled "Rainbow Mements". It's the follow-up to "kawaiiresist" (2019), since which Haruko had released many singles, some of which are included on the new album. Otherwise, the album described as...
Posted on December 27, 2024 at 12:11. | Released on December 18, 2024
Yuri Hirano feat. MaNaMaNa & usabeni "Get me Xmas" (Download)
Christmas time is coming soon! Here's a brand new Christmas song, the first of solo idol Yuri Hirano a.k.a. Yurimaru, and also featuring MaNaMaNa (𝕏) and usabeni. The track is by EnnU (𝕏, Instagram) who often contributes to Yurimaru's...
Posted on December 7, 2024 at 19:12. | Released on December 7, 2024
Machi Akari "Machi Akari Techno Phase II"
Following "Machi Akari Techno Phase I" released two weeks ago, here comes the 2nd half of Machi Akari's take on techno. This time the songs were made in collaboration with DÉ DÉ MOUSE ("Hula Girl nya Ura ga aru!")...
Posted on December 4, 2024 at 23:05. | Released on December 4, 2024
Negicco "What A Wonderful World"
Negicco has released a brand new album titled "What A Wonderful World". It's their 5th original album, and in terms of albums it's the follow-up to "My Color" (2018). Check out the music video below of the song "Walk With"...
Posted on August 20, 2024 at 00:49. | Released on August 14, 2024
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.52
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 16, 2024 at 13:15.
City Pop on Vinyl 2024
City Pop on Vinyl was held for the 5th time on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Below are just a few recommendations that shouldn't be missed by Tokyo's Coolest Sound's readers. There's also a lot more to find on the official...
Posted on August 10, 2024 at 18:07. | Released on August 3, 2024
Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) Day 2024
This year again, Tanzaku CD Day is being celebrated on July 7, the same day as Tanabata. Started last year for the 35th anniversary of the now nostalgic 8cm CD format (3" CD/mini CD), Tanzaku CD Day brings several great...
Posted on July 7, 2024 at 17:08. | Released on July 7, 2024
xiangyu "rasuichi no Pizza" (Download)
xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) released a new song this month, taking inspiration from the last piece of pizza that no one dares to take. The Baltimore breaks track was produced by Gimgigam, who had produced xiangyu's latest EP "OTO-SHIMONO". The...
Posted on May 21, 2024 at 00:41. | Released on May 1, 2024
Various Artists "Série Teorema #08: Senyum Harapan"
Série Teorema, the label recently started by mastering engineer Nagano Beat of Clinck Records, has released a new compilation CD just recently. This time it is selected by Hibiki Tokiwa (𝕏) — photographer, designer and DJ (long ago also known...
Posted on January 7, 2024 at 22:27. | Released on December 22, 2023
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.43
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 20, 2023 at 23:54.
Blank Music "Last Night / Zero" (Download)
This is the 2nd EP of Blank Music, the most recent project of singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (also active as NUBACK, and also in bands BANK and Vacation Three). Described as a minimal funk band, so far featuring only himself,...
Posted on September 6, 2023 at 00:00. | Released on August 31, 2023
