J-Rock Explosion

A lot of cool stuff for a warm February including new albums from Polysics, te’, L’arc~en~ciel, the telephones and Asparagus. Electronic act Jesse Ruins will be putting out their first EP on US label Captured Tracks as well. Don’t know what to get? The second volume in the Free Throw compilation series features 30 of the best indie acts in Japan.

2/01 The50Kaitenz- Rock’n’Roll Love Letter (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/01 butter butter- Recycle (CD Japan)

2/01 Triplane- V (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/01 Salyu- Lighthouse (CD Japan)

2/01 Spitz- Orutana (CD Japan)

2/02 SHANK- Wake me up when night falls again (CD Japan)

2/03 Veronica Veronico- Vero Und Nico (CD Japan)

2/08 6% is Mine- Idoltic Punk Covers (CD Japan)

2/08 ACIDMAN- The Best (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Apple Saito and the Happy Hercules Boys- S/T (CD Japan)

2/08 The Bawdies- Rock Me Baby (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Buzz the Bears- Sanjuso (CD Japan)

2/08 Calmera- Mix Modern Covers (CD Japan)

2/08 FLiP- Wonderland (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Jake stone garage- Feels (CD Japan)

2/08 hac0-mofu- Ashita kara Ganbaru (CD Japan)

2/08 Half-Life- replay (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 L’arc~en~ciel- Butterfly (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Meme- alku ringo (CD Japan)

2/08 mimitto- N!O! (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Porno Graffiti- 2012Spark (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Psysalia Psysalis Psyche- #7 (CD Japan)

2/08 ROACH- No Reason in the Pit (CD Japan)

2/08 Silent Siren- Saisai (CD Japan)

2/08 SR- Felicity (CD Japan)

2/08 VA- Free Throw Compilation Vol. 2 (CD Japan)

2/08 the telephones- D.E.N.W.A e.p. (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra- on the remix (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/08 White Ash- Kiddie (CD Japan)

2/08 winnie- Forget me not (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/14 we are time- Let’s Go Out Tonight

2/15 AKAIKOUEN- Tomei Nanoka Kuro Nanaka (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/15 Androp- World.Words.Lights. (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/15 Art-School- Requiem For Innocence (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/15 Fragment- Narrow Cosmos 104 (CD Japan)

2/15 Grapevine- Misogi EP (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/15 Geeks- DARYL McGUFFIN

2/15 Lunkhead- Ao ni Somaru Shiro (CD Japan)

2/15 Missile Girl Scoot- Fiesta! (CD Japan)

2/15 plenty- plenty (CD Japan)

2/15 Salyu- photogenic (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/15 SHAKALABBITS- Condenser (CD Japan)

2/15 Tokyo Jihen- Tokyo Collection (CD Japan)

2/15 Traffic Information- ROUND2 (CD Japan)

2/15 your gold, my pink- Teenage Riot (CD Japan)

2/21 Jesse Ruins- Dream Analysis (Captured Tracks)

2/21 Peach Flavor Lips- Okashin (CD Japan)

2/22 Arukara- Okawari Kudasai (CD Japan)

2/22 Back Drop Bomb- The Ocracy (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/22 banbi- Polka Dot no Kotoba to Kokoro (CD Japan)

2/22 FC FiVE- The Anthems (CD Japan)

2/22 FLOW- Black & White (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/22 FUNKIST- Shine (CD Japan)

2/22 Gackt- Until the Last Day (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/22 Karasu- Aoki Hibi (CD Japan)

2/22 St.ELMO’S FIRE- Negative Side (CD Japan)

2/22 te’- Oto no Naka no “Keiren Teki” na Bi wa, Kannen wo Koe Nikutai ni Otozureru Yasei no Senritsu (CD Japan)

2/24 Mama Guitar- Mama Guitar Sings Mama Guitar (Jet Set)

2/29 another sunnyday- My Freedom (CD Japan)

2/29 Asparagus- Paragraph (CD Japan)

2/29 Plastic Tree- Jyomyaku (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/29 Polysics- 15th P (CD Japan)

2/29 sleepy.ab- Andromeda/Lost (CD Japan)

2/29 Tommy february6 & Tommy heavenly6- February & Heavenly (CD Japan, Play-Asia)

2/29 The Unique Star- Level9 (CD Japan)