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Anime Music · J-pop · J-rock · the pillows ·Sep 16, 2022

the pillows to Release Over 220 Tracks Digitally

They’ve turned down an opening spot for Oasis just for the sake of it, their albums should have been included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums listings according to The Japan Times, and they are responsible for the entire soundtrack...

J-pop · J-rock · sources ·Aug 14, 2022

Violin Street Battles and Duelling the Devil: A Look at ‘sources’ Indie Days

sources continue to blow our minds here at JPU Records. We just can’t get enough the energy, emotion and beauty that these two violinists and a pianist can muster. So, not content with releasing their latest two albums Ittouryoudan and...

HAZUKI · J-rock · Visual Kei ·Aug 12, 2022

HAZUKI to Release Debut Solo Album EGØIST with JPU Records. New Music Video Released

HAZUKI, the vocalist of lynch. will launch his first full album EGØIST from 31 August via JPU Records for digital download and streaming. Brand new ‘Shichiseki no rai’ has also been released today, following an album teaser of all 13 tracks,...

BACK-ON · J-rock · Punk ·Aug 03, 2022

BACK-ON Celebrate 20th Anniversary with TOTALFAT Collab Single ‘1994’!

Japan’s BACK-ON continues its 20th anniversary celebrations with the release of new single ‘1994 featuring TOTALFAT’. The release is the second within as many months to feature a band of similar age, style and history as BACK-ON. As with last...

Anime Music · J-rock · Lonesome_Blue · Metal ·Jul 29, 2022

Lonesome_Blue’s First Utterance Ready to Roar Overseas

The worlds of anime, rock and power metal are about to collide with First Utterance, the debut EP from Lonesome_Blue – the next generation of hybrid rock band. The official music video ‘Welcome To Heavenly Secret Base’ has also been revealed...