Music
Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’
How to encapsulate Tokyo in a song
Shuta Hasunuma: FULLPHONY
An unconventional orchestra reflecting the changing sound of Japan
Marihiko Hara: Passion Composed
The Kyoto-based multitalent on recording his latest album
Owning the Underground
Bringing you the lowdown on Japan's best low-profile acts this autumn
STEREOGIRL Is All Grown Up
The young band meets Brit-rock, American alt and Tokyo landscapes
Andrew Wasylyk: Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation
Album review and interview with the Scottish multi-instrumentalist
Waater Goes All Out
Five punk-fuelled friends are out to revive Tokyo's indie music scene
Christian Lee Hutson: Beginners
The debut album of Phoebe Bridgers’ creative prodigy
THE NOVEMBERS Interview: At The Beginning
Japanese rock quartet crosses genres and generations on its eighth album
Maika Loubté: Closer to Emotion
French-Japanese chanteuse on fundamentals and her latest album
Masu Dore: ‘The Best Ever in 18 Years’
Japanese rock trio returns with two new singles
My Quarantine Albums
A stay at home soundtrack from artists in the music scene
LiLi Releases Debut Single
Building bridges between Japan and the world through music
WONK: Escaping the Filter-Bubble Phenomenon
Tokyo experimental soul band WONK releases new album EYES
Pasocom Music Club Interview: Finding Creativity in Limitation
A millennial take on 90s synthesizer sounds
Blossoms in Isolation
Blossoms talk quarantine creativity and new album Foolish Loving Spaces
#WFH and Other Playlists to Power Your Day
Spring vibes and focus tunes to stave off the coronavirus blues
Walking Like We Do
The Big Moon on their new album and pretending to be Zayn Malik
Single Review: Pastel ‘Let You’
Making a cross-genre blend of electronic funk and jazz in Taiwan
Metropolis Playlist: Spring 2020
Music for your morning commute and other desperate times
WONK & TENDRE Live Review
R&B meets soul music at Tokyo Kinema Club
Ben Harper: ‘Hear Yourself More Clearly’
The Grammy Award winner’s original band tours Japan
Where His Path Goes
Mike Love on reggae, Apple Music and coming to Japan
Album Review: Tawings’ Debut LP
Dream-pop songs from the Tokyo-based trio
Making It Weird
Austin-based Ringo Deathstarr on the new album and having babies
Shake It Up
The New Mastersounds on funk, Leeds and touring Japan
Fumiya Koido
How the tragedy of the Tohoku earthquake sparked a young pianist’s career
VOODOO DEAD: Steve Kimock Interview
Guitar legend talks Grateful Dead, Japanese audiences and American rock attitudes
No Words Left
Lucy Rose on her new album and the importance of traveling
Playing With Gravity
EDM's rising star Gryffin on his latest album and Japanese roots
Relaxing States
Homeshake on Helium and lo-fi in Japan
Cafe Cheshmeh
Creating opportunities in the Tokyo music scene
Hardly Unremarkable
Enigmatic singer-songwriter Aldous Harding discusses Japan and nurturing the artist within
KID FRESINO at Ebisu Liquidroom
One of the hottest rappers in the Japanese music scene