ARTISTS FEATURED: NEMNE, YONA YONA WEEKENDERS, cat meows, BALLISTIK BOYZ, Tokimeki Records, FIVE NEW OLD, Creepy Nuts, yonige, Ohashi Chippoke, Natsu Summer, Kei Sugawara, Kis-My-Ft2, tonun
NEMNE – Signal (from NEMNE)
First full album from a female soloist. City pop vibe.
YONA YONA WEEKENDERS – Yowa no Tsuki
Another groovy and funky tune from YYW. Loved the guitar solo at the end.
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cat meows – yellow (from reverth)
First full album from a shoegaze/alt rock band.
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BALLISTIK BOYZ – All you need is me (from BEAT EP)
Very sultry track and MV.
Tokimeki Records – My Slow Dance (feat. Mai Zaitsu)
A new catchy city pop song from Tokimeki Records.
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FIVE NEW OLD – Favorite Track (from Feel)
An all-English pop-rock track from their 5th album. You might want to check them out if you like I Don’t Like Mondays.
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Creepy Nuts – Fright
New single from a DJ-rapper duo.
yonige – Blooming With You
Their first single after signing with Sony Music Labels. It’s nice enough but I miss their (heavier) indie sound 😭
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Ohashi Chippoke – Coldsleep, Ai
Pre-release for his 3rd full album “aritei”. Pop, with a little bit of shoegaze-y vibe.
Natsu Summer – Cosmetic Mood (feat. Bagus!)
City pop reggae tune. Her voice kinda reminds me of Mamiko Suzuki.
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Kei Sugawara – Planet of the Night (from B.G.M.)
Her second full album. The tracklists actually have variety of genres so please check it out! If you can’t tell yet, I just really, really love city pop so I posted this track lol.
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Kis-My-Ft2 – Yoru no Mukou e
Another city pop tune cause I’m biased… 🥹
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tonun – Hanataba
A mid-tempo pop song.
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Previous track: 04/22
Sometimes I wonder if I should change post titles to J-Indie instead, because I tend to post about random artists (whom I also found out for the first time when picking songs). 😅 Anyways, please enjoy listening and have an amazing one ahead!
