La banda tailandesa de post-punk Salad ha lanzado su primer LP, 21st Century in a Nutshell. El álbum es una recopilación de ocho canciones que reflejan la interpretación de Salad del siglo XXI en el que vivimos. Este nuevo LP, que adopta un enfoque psicodélico, pretende reflejar la realidad de la depresión en los tiempos modernos desde la perspectiva de la banda.

El grupo pop de seis miembros ONE N’ ONLY que completó con éxito una gira por América Latina en 2023, ha anunciado un nuevo EP titulado Fiesta, que se lanzará el miércoles 2 de octubre de 2024. El tercer EP del grupo contará con seis nuevas pistas y presenta una nueva foto oficial de ONE N’ ONLY.

La legendaria banda japonesa GLAY lanzó su nueva canción «Kaishin no ichigeki», que servirá como tema principal del anime de televisión en curso Grendizer U. La querida serie UFO Robot Grendizer creada originalmente por el autor Go Nagai, ha sido revivida en 2024 como una nueva serie de anime para televisión titulada Grendizer U. Esta nueva adaptación cuenta con un equipo estelar detrás de escena, incluido Mitsuo Fukuda (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED) como director en jefe, Ichiro Okouchi (CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion) como compositor y Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion) como diseñador de personajes.

The flirtatious new single is MEMI’s first release of 2024, coming after her first EP M3MI, which was released in December 2023. Earlier this year, MEMI also had a fruitful year, performing her first show in the United States this March at SXSW 2024 as part of JADED’s “FRIENDS:FOREVER” showcase. She will next be playing at the Incheon Pentaport Music Festival this August in South Korea, as well as feature in other major festivals around Asia in the later half of 2024.

The music video for «Renacer Serenade» by Momoiro Clover Z is now released on their official YouTube channel. The music video is inspired by a retro-exotic theme, featuring the members in vintage-like costumes, and a string and percussion band with cheerful dancers, all on their way to their joyful adventure along their music and song. This MV was shot in a single-take, making full use of a 360-degree camera capturing all the surroundings. Enjoy the sense of being there, and the tensions of performers under the conditions of a single-take video. Make sure to watch it until the end, where the members “reincarnate” through a door.

La aclamada banda japonesa NAZARE está emocionada por anunciar su esperada gira por Latinoamérica en octubre de 2024. Con una serie de conciertos programados en algunas de las ciudades más vibrantes de la región, NAZARE promete llevar su característico estilo de rock, visual kei y pop electrónico a nuevos y entusiastas públicos. NAZARE ha sido conocido por sus colaboraciones con otros artistas y bandas dentro de la escena musical japonesa; esto les ha permitido ampliar su alcance y explorar diferentes estilos musicales a lo largo de su carrera.

No matter how hard you kick them, lightcraft will not stay down and give up. Is it exemplary perseverance or just plain stubbornness and foolishness? Time will surely tell, but midway through their eighteenth year together as a band, the anthemic contemporary pop quartet is still pushing on with a bag of pleasant surprises ready and music that keeps on constantly evolving.

Australian singer-songwriter Kimberley Chen has released her latest album kiki, an album heavily revolving around the themes of sustainability and coexistence of living things in the world. kiki is also the seventh album released by the Mandopop princess, who is based in Taiwan. The title of the album “kiki” is inspired by multiple interpretations of the same word in different contexts. Firstly, Kiki is the main character in Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, representing a girl who is adorable but has a strong and independent personality, reflecting Kimberley’s own personality.