Japan Yuga Traditional soul music with elements of jazz, hip-hop and sometimes disco, and Yuga’s smoky voice riding on it.
Japan Yuta Orisaka (折坂悠太) Japanese singer-songwriter Yuta Orisaka looks deeply into himself on his new album “Jyumon”, where folk meets rock and soul.
Japan GOFISH (ゴーフィッシュ) Passion in calmness. Walking slower than usually, more relaxed than usually, yet somehow still tense. These are the words that describe GOFISH.
Japan xiexie If you like indie pop and musicians like Faye Webster or psychedelic rock as represented by Mac DeMarco, xiexie is the band you should listen to next.
Japan ONI Folk, electronica, hip-hop and tribal sounds – these components make ONI’s music sound like natural alternative pop.
Japan Satoko Shibata 柴田聡子 Co-produced by Takuro Okada, Satoko Shibata’s new effort “Your Favorite Things” shows influences of hip-hop, ambient music, and new jazz.
Japan betcover!! Coming back in time to the ’60s, betcover!! restores Japanese folk, garage rock, and psychedelic rock with the sensibility of modern indie rock, hip-hop, jazz and global music.
Japan Tokutaro Hosoi On his new album “Sakana=Sakana” (“Fish=Fish”), singer-songwriter Tokutaro Hosoi plays stylish pop songs, noise, and improvisation at the same time!
Japan miaou miaou’s latest effort – along with the new album by Cornelius – are my favorite electronic albums of the year so far.