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OTOTOY Editors’ Picks: Selected 2025 Releases and Short Reviews
This feature presents short reviews of standout releases from 2025, each personally selected by members of the OTOTOY editorial team.We hope this guide helps international listeners navigate the breadth of Japan’s independent music scene across genres, spa…

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Review Shintaro Sakamoto
Shintaro Sakamoto released his 3rd solo ALBUM Dekirebaaiwo on 27th July 2016. Shintaro previously played in the three-piece psyche-rock group YURA YURA TEIKOKU. His new record fuses lyrical and musical content that is full of humour, tempered with moments …

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Review_UMA-Wednesday Campanella
On 22nd June 2016, one of the hottest music acts in Japan, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA, released their new EP UMA from Warner Music Japan(Atlantic Japan). Campanella's sound is largely based on elements of electronic and bass music and quirky Japanese lyrics, wit…