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Definitely peep this thread:
big fave of mine is カリメロ
 

they got a new song out! along with some t-shirts you can order. the order period is 4/25(sat) 12:00pm - 5/6(wed) 12:00pm. all proceeds will be donated to live houses affected by the coronavirus.
 
 
https://www.dummy-xd.com/collections/mushic-tshirts

i'm all about his synth-heavy rippers but this is an amazing vibe too. loveee it

i love Juliette so muuuuch
 
anything Icchi and/or Rinku were involved in I love (Milphinne, Hoshi no House, Me'syu Dear, and Canzel tho i need to listen to the latter more), but their session band from 2004-05, Parade, has some bangers. super-bright, nearly-overwrought earworms and 電脳恋愛パラダイス's little orchestra hits are SO PRECIOUS. love love love
and "To You..." is definitely like, the most generic oshare song title ever. sounding nice tho and the bg vocals in the chorus are a nice touch

mysterious new band "RYMAN in BLACK Co., Ltd." has formed and they will debut in January 2020, where they will distribute their first single, "食堂のおばちゃんに恋をした / 社畜"! The songs' respective PVs can be viewed below.
 
[tracklist]
1.食堂のおばちゃんに恋をした
2. 社畜
 
Their second single "お茶くみOLがバンギャだった / リストラ怖い" will be released later
 
[tracklist]
1.お茶くみOLがバンギャだった
2.リストラ怖い
 
Twitter
OHP
 
 

By the way they also announced a small tour today:
 
tour2019 -twilight-
 
2019/12/09(月)
渋谷クラブクアトロ (Shibuya Club Quattro)
OPEN 18:00/START 19:00
 
2019/12/16(月)
名古屋クラブクアトロ (Nagoya Club Quattro)
OPEN 18:00/START 19:00
 
2019/12/17(火)
梅田クラブクアトロ (Umeda Club Quattro)
OPEN 18:00/START 19:00
 
(source)

this band is such a mess and we as a group 100% deserve all of it

New single "不招請な肉棒写真" inspired by recent Twitter events

Dunno what Nemu's tweet says since my Japanese is bad but what I do know is that drummer Urara is replaced by Kabane.
A friend of me said it's because of bullying in the band. Wtf...

Also Nemu seems to have issues with people sending him nudes and stuff
 
 
 
 

cover better be pure white hex code #FFFFFF or it's not valid

I still swear that one of those stupid goofy-ass Japanese 'Human Tetris' gameshow things used part of Metronome's Computer as background music at some points, for example at around 7:20 or so in this one:
 

At least now they won't be mistaken for the superior Guernica.

cover better be pure white hex code #FFFFFF or it's not valid

cover better be pure white hex code #FFFFFF or it's not valid

cover better be pure white hex code #FFFFFF or it's not valid

if a release has an info sticker on the shrinkwrap as opposed to an obi, i do the same thing!

if a release has an info sticker on the shrinkwrap as opposed to an obi, i do the same thing!

oh right! Ian Martin's Quit Your Band! is pretty great too. he also did a list of recommended books on the same subject, Japrocksampler and Dokkiri of which are included 
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/11/27/music/reading-list-japans-music-scene/#.XTlUOJNKho5

Dokkiri! Japanese Indies Music 1976-1989 A History and Guide is close, but either way really quite essential; Public Bath Press in general. they're only available physically, not digitally FWIW.

I've eaten like 2 of my obis and just toss the others to the side

This has turned into People Weirdly Obsessed with Japanese Paper: The Thread

if a release has an info sticker on the shrinkwrap as opposed to an obi, i do the same thing!