Monthly Listening: January 2020
Monthly Listening: January 2020
Some of the great new Japanese releases I checked out this month
At the end of every month, I will share a quick list of new Japanese music releases that I enjoyed. As the year goes on, not everything included in this round-up in the future will be a release from that month; some may have already been out for a while, and I’m barely catching up.
Here’s a Spotify playlist of all of the new singles I found in January. 121 songs! And below are some of the great albums and EPs I checked out.
Kujaku by Awich | hip hop / rap / pop
► “Open It Up”
Ningen by Cametre (Koutei Camera Girl Actress) | idol / pop / hip hop
► “Mataitsuka”
Doping! EP by Infume! Dopechan | idol / rap / hip hop
Nothing But Cosmos EP by Jimanica | electronic
► “Breath”
Read more about the album on issue #2.
Imano Watashiwa Kawaritsuzukete Anokorono Watashide Irareteru by Kaede | idol / AM pop / folk
► “Hanataba”
127 EP by Kojikoji | bedroom pop / rap / R&B
► “Itsuka No Days”
Yume Atau Kagiri EP by Mele | indie rock
► “Kotatsu No Ueniwa, Kimi No Sukina”
Iki Kuu IKI EP by Metalplay | electronic / IDM
► “Flower”
Reverse by Pinoko | rap / hip hop / R&B
► “Redial” (ft. SHOHEY from THREE1989)
Shinseiki EP by Polkadot Stingray | rock
► “Togemeku Spica”
Unbalance EP by Tomggg | electronic / hip hop
► “Sweet Salt” (ft. Pinoko)
Black by Tricot | indie rock
► “Black”
The next issue of This Side of Japan will be out Feb. 5.