Another month down from 2020 and we at Ongaku to You would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms with Apple Music being featured on this site.

“Slow & Easy” by HIRAIDAI

With the summer season ending I find myself going back to this track every so often. As miserable as this season was for me with the ongoing crisis, putting “Slow & Easy” on my rotation helped me to take things one day at the time, and that’s most important with everything going on. While his latest releases “Sayonara” and “GIRL FRIEND” have been great, it doesn’t have one two punch of emotions that is attached with Hirai’s greatest hit.

Be sure to check out the music video below, along with the streaming link here!

“Life” by TENDRE

This one was a fairly recent addition as while it was originally dropped digitally back in April, and was featured on his latest mini-album Life Less Lonely. While not giving it any notice the first time around, having it on the latest release helped it out a whole lot more. This song featured a lot of what I just love about TENDRE, with his amazing vocals and outer-worldly composition. The hint of sax throughout its melody brings that added zest that had missed from other tracks from the mini-album which brought my love for it even more. 

Check out the streaming link for “LIFE” here along with the music video below!

“I’ll Go To The Moon” by Naz

Naz is an artist that I’ve kept my eye on for the longest time after her debut single, “Fare” last year, and she is an artist that changes her style with every release. Hitting a more grunge style with a splash of modern R&B might sound like a peanut butter and pickle situation in regard to compositions. This unusual blend ends up becoming a fresh of breath air with Naz’s luxurious vocal range. 

Be sure to check out the music video along with the streaming links here!

“Romance no Kamisama” by Kohmi Hirose

Occasionally I get a retro itch for songs that I heard when I was a kid or from an artist that I knew previously and “Romance no Kamisama” has filled that niche very nicely. It balances all that 90’s J-pop goodness with its high energy and simplistic composition that I can’t help but move to the beat. While I did drop it halfway through the month to prioritize other artists that I had found, I had enjoyed going through my nostalgic trip with it. 

Check out “Romance no Kamisama” on streaming platforms here along with a snippet of the music video below!

“Trouble” by LUCKY TAPES

After doing the Music Corner Round Up Episode a couple of weeks back, I’ve been on a huge LUCKY TAPES kick. Their latest track brings up a part of the band that I had loved when when I first had discovered them. The song brings up a relaxed and jam feel that guitarist Kensuke Takahashi just shreds on, with an amazing melody that listeners can’t help but get lost in.  

Check out the music video below along with the steaming link here!