Monthly Listening: September 2020
This month's rundown of new albums from Lovely Summer Chan, Aimyon, Kaede and more
Hi! This is September’s Monthly Listening list, a quick rundown of new albums I checked out this month that I enjoyed. You can browse past Monthly Listenings in the archives.
We are officially at the end of quarter three of 2020 and now going into the final stretch—can you believe it? I’ve been slowly revisiting saved favorites from earlier this year so I can prep for the upcoming year-end season. Yes, that time is fast approaching for us music writers/list freaks whether we like it or not. Hope these lists offer some help for those doing the same.
Here’s a list of fun records I checked out this September, and here is this month’s playlist of songs that didn’t make the cut for the newsletter. Happy listening!
Tick Tock by 963 | electronic / hip hop / idol
► “Lumen”
Not Enough EP by add | indie rock
► “Na No Nai Hi”
Misty Existence EP by Ako | pop / electronic / singer-songwriter
► “Hot in the Night”
Heard That There’s Good Pasta by Aimyon | pop
► “On This Day We Say Goodbye”
BBHF1 -Young Man Goes South- by BBHF | pop rock / new wave
Voices II by Connie | synth pop / lite funk
► “Egaowo Tsurete” ft. Shiho Nanba
Candy Night by CyberMINK | synth pop / electronic
► “Iroasecchatana”
Kokyuu No Keshiki by Frascotation | indie rock
► “Function”
*Read about the album in issue #19.
Stardust in Blue by Kaede | pop / city pop / idol
► “Jupiter”
The Third Summer of Love by Lovely Summer Chan | ‘90s rock
► “Heartless Person”
*Read about the album in issue #20.
Note by Mone Kamishiraishi | pop
► “Shiroi Doro”
Predawn EP by NELN | pop / electronic / idol
► “Orange”
Diary EP by Valknee | rap / hip hop
She Is Feelin’ Good by Yuinishio | pop
► “Friend”
Next issue is out October 14. You can check out previous issues here.