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Mewl cries out as the castle crumbles around the King of Solitude.
As if betrayed and bewildered by a kingdom collapsing around its king, Mewl exasperatedly expels its enmity into the ether with their ballad for this lonely monarch, the…
Line Up line the sheep you know you are for Narabe from RINNEEE!
Yoshida Rinne aka RINNEEE brings the swagger as she strong arms you into getting the f**k in line to listen to her new track Narabe (Line Up). It’s…
Let The Songbards lighten up your day with Filament.
The Songbards lull you into cozy contentment with their new track Filament. The warmth in the timbre of the instrumentals and Ueno Kohei’s voice, envelopes and eases you…
Take a sip of the Soda Pop rock Bray Me is serving up.
Japan might be known as The Land of the Rising Sun, but based on my observations it should also be known as the Land of the Lady Rockers.…
DJ EARL and Tommy-Glow shed Light on Shibuya.
DJ EARL throws down a beat that captures the Shibuya hustle and bustle while Tommy-Glow fills it out with a slick flow worthy of the Japanese capital of…
gb and Kia Vella know that Nantoka Naru.
Type なんとかなる/Nantoka Naru in Google Translate and you’ll get the translation, “somehow manage”. But… I feel like gb and Kia Vella channel just a slightly more positive, ̶…
Memento Mori and Musashi stay 5 Seconds Ahead of the game.
5秒さき/Go-Byou Saki (5 Seconds Ahead) finds Memento Mori and Musashi flowing to a catchy, chilled out beat. It’s a J-hip pop track that’s easy to vibe to while…
With You On This Planet by 8 is a somber sweet rock hip hop hybrid love song.
Listening to the lyrics and watching the music video for 君と地球で/Kimi to Chikyuu de (With You On This Planet/Earth) by 8 hits me in the heart. There’s a…
These Apes shred out as they scream out to Stay Alive.
Apes have released a music video for Stay Alive, the second track on their first full album PUR. Sometimes I just want to listen to a band that’s…
Sincere makes a splash with Water.
A splash of funk that Sincere slips into this track will have you getting your sway on. Effortless switches between English and Japanese lyrics mid-flow are delivered with…
Vigorman shows love to those that supported him along the way, with Ongaeshi.
Vigorman slows it down on Ongaeshi as if he wanted to take his time to thank each and every person that showed him love along his musical journey.…
Take shelter from the workweek this weekend under the I Don’t Like Monday Umbrella.
If you end up watching this music video and start to wonder if you’re watching a women’s underwear commercial… well, that’s pretty much on point. I Don’t Like…
Dongurizu x Neibiss = DOMBIESS?
I don’t know what these guys are on, but どんぐりず/Dongurizu and Neibiss look like they were high on something when then threw this MV together. Hopefully they were…
Disry Calls on Norikiyo to drop the Curtain down on any challengers.
To the handful out there who might have been paying attention… shhhh… don’t tell anyone… I’m a sucker when artists incorporate strings, brass, or any other kinds of…
Straightener rock and rolls down Route 246 straight to the heart of Tokyo.
It took just one listen to get that darn guitar riff stuck in my heart. You sure done did it to me Straightener. Straight into the repeat loop…
AI resonates Respect All and posits positivity.
AI is an old school hip hop artist that I gravitated towards early in my J-hip hop journey. The fact that her youth had her splitting time between…
RyuokuShaka serves up a splash of color with Pink Blue.
The title track off of Ryokushaka’s new album Pink Blue has an MV out with a playful take on the two titular colors. Nagaya Haruko’s voice is poignantly…
Nulbarich has a new track that will Reach Out and grab a hold of you.
Straight from the get, Nulbarich had me hooked with that guitar riff, threw in that bass line bump, and silky smooth like, they slide the vocals on in.…
TEMBA throws down with MIYACHI to take it to another Dimension.
TEMBA is throwing heat on his new track Dimension X and MIYACHI turns the double play with his guest flow. The beat is slow and smooth which sets…
AK-69 channels that Fast X opening weekend vibe with Ride Wit Us.
I just happened to run across this track just after I listened to the title track from the Fast X movie and well… it just seemed fated. Ride…
DURDN drops an addictive nu-disco track on us with their new single, Drink!
I’m thinking DURDN may have mistitled their new track Drink!, when all it makes me want to do is Dance! Take a quick listen and you’ll get in…
Ousama Ranking OP song Gold from People 1 gets a full MV!
That catchy song used in the opening sequence of season 2 of Ousama Ranking (Ranking of Kings) finally gets its own full music video! Gold from People 1…
Arakaki Ryuto channels the simple charms of the everyday on Oikakekko.
Catch a glimpse of the MV for Oikakekko from Arakaki Ryuto and you get a sense that he’s a young man looking to find inspiration in the familiarity…
Start the week out right with MORNINGRISE from polly.
MORNINGRISE from polly is the first track off of their new EP Heavenly Heavenly and it has the good vibes and the dreamy energy of waking up to…
Sometimes we all need that Shower Room Rendevous to slow it all down.
As time rolls in to wind down the weekend, I felt like I needed a little something slow and smooth. Shower Room Rendevous made me feel like my…
A song written by Vaundy and sung by Ado… yeah, ’nuff said, count me all in.
I may not always vibe with all of Ado’s songs. I mean she does pump out a lot of tracks. But I have to say, when I listen…
You’ll Just Wanna Live It Up with this slick Sugar House sleeper.
Sometimes I let one slip under the radar. This video of Just Wanna Live It Up got posted a month ago, but it’s just coming to my attention.…
Kotaro and Hana are the essence of addictive adorableness.
There are certain days when I just like watching something mindlessly entertaining. Kotaro and Hana are two playful little otters that often fit the bill when a bit…
Yorushika sweetly sings of a Setting Sun for The Dangers in My Heart OP.
Yorushika infuses a pining playfulness and a lighthearted longing to its song, Setting Sun (斜陽/Shayou). And as such, it makes it a splendid choice for the OP theme…
I’m getting Sentimental listening to Yutori shred on yet another track!
I think that I have honestly enjoyed every single one of Yutori’s songs that I have listened to, and Sentimental is certainly no different. As my friends say….…
存流 -ARU-‘s angelic intro shifts gears into a straight slapper!
Don’t let the bewitching beginning to しれね/Shirene beguile you. It transforms from its innocent intro and evolves into a vociferous, distorted j-pop/rock space cruiser, hurtling itself through…
Who needs caffeine when you can take a shot of Backdropcinderella’s hyper sonic ska punk hysteria!
Backdropcinderella hands us a high energy hit, in the wake of their SXSW appearance this past March, with their new track アメリカでウンザウンザを踊る/America de Unza Unza o Odoru (Dance…
Peanut Butters spreads on the sweetness while shredding out on this slice of rock and roll!
Ahem… I will grant you that “she so come!!!” is a sussy bit of Engrish that one might interpret as something salacious. But… contrary to this possible misunderstanding……
The Hermit shows us a slice of Arche’s hip hop origin story.
Arche takes us on a lyrical journey, navigating chapters of her youth. The Hermit reveals a defiant, determined artist, thick in the process of defining herself. The song…
存流 -ARU-‘s angelic intro shifts gears into a straight slapper!
Don’t let the bewitching beginning to しれね/Shirene beguile you. It transforms from its innocent intro and evolves into a vociferous, distorted j-pop/rock space cruiser, hurtling itself through…
Ochunism bares its Beat(ing) heart.
Ochunism serve up a silky smooth song off of their first major album, Scramble. The lyrics to KODOU leads me to believe that they’re referring to 鼓動 (beat)…
Here’s a shout out for Fujita Kako, so let’s hope she hears it.
Fujita Kako defiantly delivers an anthem for fearlessly moving forward with her new single Good Luck ga Kikoenai/グッドラックが聞こえない (Can’t Hear Good Luck). Although I fear the English translation…
XinU sets a wonderfully wistful Wana/罠 (Trap).
I see you XinU. Bringing it simple, sultry, and seductively smooth, on her new track Wana/罠 (Trap). This one slipped in unassumingly. A feathery brush stroke of an R&B…
JADHU drops a celestial track in Sirius B.
Still simmering in my star gazed sedentary solitary mindset, it was nice to run across a track that expressed the peacefulness of a clear celestial night sky. Sirius…
Abuku Miru Yume spends a somber moment alone On a Full Moon Night.
After all the J-hip hop music I inundated myself with of late, it was nice to find a chilled out gem like Abuku Miru Yume’s 満月の夜に/Mangetsu no Yoru…
Oshi no Ko ep. 1 is a pleasantly surprising complex imagining of the darker side of idol culture in Japan. (Spoiler Free)
On the surface, Oshi no Ko looks to be a cutesy anime revolving around some superstar shoujo idol. That’s what I thought as well and as such I…
POP YOURS crafts their own hype song for their upcoming live event in Makuhari.
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen such a thing. POP YOURS, an upcoming hip hop music festival being held on May 27 and 28 at the Makuhari…
Ready for a Sentai Rangers parody with punch?
BUCHIAGE SENTAI is a straight banger, but if you grew up watching any iteration of Sentai Rangers growing up (most likely Power Rangers if you grew up in…
Lunv Loyal takes to new heights in Acrophobia.
Lunv Loyal links up with SEEDA for the original track and then brings in Watson as well for this remix of Acrophobia. I’m new to Lunv Loyal and…
Take a deep dive into Tokyo Kami Virtual.
Sometimes you just need a song that has just the right bass line that bumps you into losing yourself like you’re at a club in a shochu and…
Get Back the growl in J-hip hop with ralph and crew.
I gotta say, it brings a grin to my grill when I hear a rapper with a growl and grit to their flow like ralph. So it makes…
Tomggg and ena mori serve up a sugar rush with some Strawberry Milk
Kick back with a carton of いちごミルク/Ichigo Miruku (Strawberry Milk) spiked out by Tomggg and ena mori with healthy dose of addictive adorableness. Take a psychedelic musical journey…