In reference to my need to totally sustain with the J-pop business, I’m planning on doing a weekly round-up of any new releases which have caught my ear. A few of these might have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will grow to be a one-stop store for anybody serious about what’s new in J-pop.
With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one particular person with one set of musical preferences, so please embed every other new J-pop tracks you’ve loved within the feedback so we will get a fuller spectrum every week.
*And similar to I do with my evaluations, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. This may largely apply to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict the vast majority of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023 Index: Feb 1 – Feb 18 // Feb 19 – 25 // Feb 26 – Mar 3 // Mar 4 – Mar 10 // Mar 11 – Mar 18 // Mar 19 – Mar 25 // Mar 26 – Apr 1 // Apr 2 – Apr 8 // Apr 9 – Apr 15 // Apr 16 – Apr 22 // Apr 23 – Apr 29 // Apr 30 – Could 6 // Could 7 – Could 13
AK-69 – Experience Wit Us
That is giving me early-2000’s hip-hop and I really like the swagger.
Atarashii Gakko – Seishun Wo Kirisaku Hado
Atarashii Gakko are actually making waves this 12 months and their take-no-BS angle could be very a lot appreciated.
Huwie Ishizaki – Wasuregataki
A pleasant, upbeat rocker with nice power and a timeless sound.
I Don’t Like Mondays. – Umbrella
That is my favourite I Don’t Like Mondays music shortly. Its breezy, synth-kissed groove feels good for summer time.
INI – Fanfare (single of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I liked it, and it’s one in all my singles of the week!
Neo Japonism – Sniper
Followers of Dreamcatcher ought to love this one. It’s received that anthemic, apocalyptic metal-dance sound down. I’m a fan.
Queen Bee – Mephisto / Faust (b-side of the week!)
I already featured Queen Bee’s Mephisto as my b-side of the week, and now it has a music video! I find it irresistible, although the audio distortions within the video don’t work for me.
I additionally need to function new monitor Faust as one in all my two b-sides of this week. It’s one of the crucial fascinating songs I’ve heard all 12 months — so bizarre and avant garde, but extremely catchy. Put together your self for the bonkers switch-up halfway by the monitor…
Ryugujo – Mr.FORTUNE (single of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I liked it, and it’s my second single of the week!
Sekai No Owari – Saraba / Turquoise
Saraba now has a music video, although I nonetheless don’t suppose the music is all that memorable. Turquoise needs to be up subsequent, and it’s undoubtedly an enchancment.
Snow Man – i DO ME (Album) (b-side of the week!)
I actually like Snow Man’s new album. I believe it’s a lot stronger than final 12 months’s Snow Labo S2. Gradual and Aikotoba have grown on me (particularly the previous) and the unit songs are tremendous enjoyable. Apart from that, my favourite tracks are the dance bangers Tremendous Deeper (my second b-side of the week, co-written by the incomparable Christofer Erixon) and Poweeeeer.
And for these preserving monitor, that is the group’s first album to promote over a million copies in lower than every week. Congrats!
Superfly – Spring Is Gradation
Superfly launched a few of my favourite singles of 2022 and I’m hoping for extra on the upcoming album. This new monitor is pleasurable, however removed from my favourite.
Travis Japan – Shifting Items
I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it rather a lot!
Yamazaki Ichimon – Kobushi
I can’t say I’ve ever seen or heard one thing fairly like this in mainstream pop!
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. (2014)
how about one of many 2010’s finest and largest dance tracks for right this moment? This one by no means will get previous. I’d take into account it a contemporary basic at this level.
