Haruomi Hosono has announced details for his 23rd studio album, Yours Sincerely. The 78-year-old Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder will release the record on September 11 via Ghostly International.
Haruomi Hosono explained the album title draws from the Japanese concept of omoiyari. “Its original meaning is ‘to suffer together,’” he said in a statement. “In Japanese, omoiyari also includes the feeling of ‘rejoicing together.’ In that sense, it may even seem like the opposite.”
The late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's autobiography has been announced. Titled Music Sets You Free: A Memoir, the book combines translations of two earlier Japanese works and is scheduled for release on September 22.
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Japanese composer Keigo Oyamada, known as Cornelius, has signed with the label Eat Your Own Ears. He released a cover of Yosui Inoue’s 1990 song “Yumenemi” as his first new music in two years. The track follows a recent burst of TikTok virality.
Le Sserafim is ready to share a new message about facing fear through its second studio album. The group will release Pureflow pt. 1 at 1 p.m. Friday.
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Hovvdy will release their new album Big World on August 14 via Arts & Crafts. The Austin duo, now based in Nashville, described the record as a more concise follow-up to their 2024 self-titled LP.