Classic City Pop

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Apr 241 min read

Anri - Fly By Day

The seeds of summer are planted in Fly By Day by Anri.

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Apr 221 min read

Toshiki Kadomatsu - I Can't Stop The Night

I Can't Stop The Night is THEE track that'll zip you back to 1985 in your fluorescent DeLorean and dance all night.

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Apr 211 min read

Mari Iijima - Blueberry Jam

To get back into the spring element of city pop, we need something cute and sparkly. Enter Blueberry Jam by Mari Iijima.

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Apr 191 min read

Nanako Sato - Subterranean Futari Bocci

70's Japanese disco is in! Watery crystalline vocals mixed with chill disco is how I'd describe this next Pacific Breeze track. Recorded...

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Apr 181 min read

Masayoshi Takanaka - Bamboo Vendor

Steel drums, Splatoon-like vocals, it's gotta be the 1979 song Bamboo Vendor by Masayoshi Takanaka!

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Apr 171 min read

My spring obsession: Pacific Breeze City Pop 1976-1986

This is the one. This is the city pop record you gift to a friend who's new to the genre.

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Oct 15, 20221 min read

Miho Nakashima - Sherry + Triangle Love Affair

I love the edgy sounds of Miho Nakayama's 80s discography in general, but her 1988 album Catch the Nite is a highlight for me. So many...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Yu Hayami - Popcorn Island

I'm still thumbing through Yu Hayami's discography, but "Popcorn Island" on her 1984 album RECESS is a seriously STANDOUT track and may...