FEMM: Tokyo Girls Anthem / #2021reviews
When FEMM debuted in 2014 they were the J-Pop sensation of the year. The mysterious duo, moving around like some sort of androids, doing superb, contemporary dance pop. They kept…
No No No: No No No / #2021reviews
While the first band that will probably come to mind for most people while listening to this album is Otoboke Beaver as they got pretty famous worldwide in recent years,…
The Mirraz: Japanese English / #2021reviews
Ever since they formed in 2006 the The Mirraz had a very distinctive trademark sound with mostly fast, hyperactive indie-rock tunes, that were just perfect for their crazy live shows.…
Co-Fusion: Co-Fu3.0 / #2021reviews
Co-Fusion was one of the key groups in the early days of Japanese techno, back in the late '90s, when the producers, mostly under the legendary Sublime Records, were experimenting…
Chie Horiguchi: Outsider / #2021reviews
Chie Horiguchi's debut solo album was definitely one of this years biggest surprises: until now she was known as the guitarist of Learners, a band playing covers of classic, old-school…
Kinoco Hotel: Marianne no Mikkai / #2021reviews
Almost exactly two years after their previous full-length, Marianne no Ougi, Kinoco Hotel returned with their 8th album this summer and for the most part, it was a great return…
Jody: Jody / #2021reviews
For me, Jody's Hajimattenai is easily 2021's best hip-hop / trap track. It is so, so over-the-top, with an insane, earth shattering, subwoofer killer bassline, the crazy, trippy rapping and its…
The fin.: Outer Ego / #2021reviews
Back in 2018 The fin. released There, its first new album in over three years and now, another three and a half years later they are back with another full-length.…
Anyango: Kanki / #2021reviews
While at first glance "traditional African music from Japan" might sound like a strange thing, Eriko Mukoyama, better known as Anyango has been doing it for well over a decade…
Susumu Hirasawa: Beacon / #2021reviews
Ever since the '70s when he formed P-Model, his influential new wave / art rock / post-punk / whatever-you-wanna-call-their-strange-music band, Susumu Hirasawa has been both a legend and an outsider…