HeyJaredNEO CITY POP CYCLE
Neo City Pop & Japanese R&B release info and rotating playlist
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NEO CITY POP CYCLE vol.4 iss.06 (opens the original)
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PLAYLIST UPDATEVela - BlindIt’s been three years since the singer-songwriter Vela’s last album, which is not a particularly long time for an independent artist. Wholly produced by theelu - whose contributions to keigo’s 2025 “Creation” EP made it a personal favorite of mine - “Journal” captures Vela’s work from “24” through the recently released “Letter”, which spans “all of Vela from 24 years old to 26”, in her words. It is only natur
NEO CITY POP CYCLE vol.4 iss.05 (opens the original)
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PLAYLIST UPDATEkiki vivi lily - West CoastThe Japanese singing diva is back, three years after her last EP, kvl has released a new EP, “TOU.”, featuring three of her last four singles, and three brand new songs. The most compelling thing about thing about kiki vivi lily’s career is that she has worked almost exclusively with rappers, hip hop beatmakers, and even belonged to the Pitch Odd Mansion collective. Her first EP was a curious, potentially pioneering combination of R&B and City Po
NEO CITY POP CYCLE vol.4 iss.04 (opens the original)
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PLAYLIST UPDATEUyuki - yawarakana tryUyuki is a fairly new singer - or rather new recording artist - whose vocals are a blend of the distant melancholy of Makoto from e.scene, the unique expressiveness of UA and that sort-of yawning voice that a lot of the City Pop revivalists do when they work with someone like Cunimondo Takiguchi. Uyuki’s debut album is set to release next week, and while she is not working with Cunimondo, the tracks are produced by other contemporary musicians of note, includ
NEO CITY POP CYCLE vol.4 iss.03 (opens the original)
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PLAYLIST UPDATELUCKY TAPES - RAINIt would not be an overstatement to say that Kai Takahashi is Neo City Pop. His band LUCKY TAPES - which in its current configuration is essentially an alias for the artist himself - was one of the first to embody the moniker, blending jazzy pop tunes with contemporary production methods. It’s not enough to be one of many groups who began playing with this sound in earnest though, Takahashi has his own style, as familiar with funky 70s grooves as he is with twee
NEO CITY POP CYCLE vol.4 iss.02 (opens the original)
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PLAYLIST UPDATE80KIDZ - NeqwCUT OUT, the new album (the 7th, apparently!) by Japanese electronic legends 80KIDZ is worth breaking all the regular playlist rules for. Yes, even in a week where many of my favorite vocalists have put out amazing new music, we have to set aside some time to acknowledge this album. I wouldn’t even say that it’s because this is a perfect album, though that’s really just my preference for more instrumental and less vocal tracks - a whopping 5 features including Taichi
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