It's been a real challenge for me to put together this playlist of new Japanese shoegaze. I'm completely unfamiliar with the language; the characters are alien, and I understand absolutely nothing—nada, zip. Yet, I live in an area with one of Europe's largest Japanese communities, and Japan has always been a blank space on my global shoegaze map. After checking out other Japanese shoegaze playlists on Spotify, I found my niche: my playlist exclusively features current songs from this year only and bands under the radar mostly, it's always up-to-date, constantly refreshed, and hand-curated. Even with the added difficulty of the language barrier in finding new Japanese bands and sounds, I truly hope this playlist offers fans of unique and thrilling Japanese shoegaze the perfect listening experience. And there are tons of exciting, young – mostly female-fronted – bands to discover. Let’s go!
Playlistcover: Yuzame Radio (湯冷めラジオ)
Song list so far (89 bands/ 89 new releases from 2025):
2lcd - On the Beach
A To Fade In - 夏に解けた沫を綴る
AIRCRAFT - 海を呑む
AprilBlue - ひらいて
Beachside talks - Pink Ice Cream
Blume popo - 底
Blurred City Lights - swirl of lights
Burrrn - Something Good
CLW - 9608
CONFVSE - Undeletable
CYANUS - Long goodbye
Carpenter'sBlue - papipupession
Dead By Inches - Fading Out
Furl - image
HAO - 僕が生きて
Hakubi - Another World - Alt. ver.
Hitsujibungaku - mild days
Homecomings - any day now
KILDREN - Phantom Swayed
Kuyuru - YOU
Loulou Parasom - stove
Luby Sparks - Broken Headphones
MARE - umininaretara
Monomi twins - lol
Moon In June - Asleep
Mr.Blue - Still Blue
NUIT - death charming man
ODDLY - Lozenges
Regallily - danceasphalt
Rhakka - うねり
Romanesco Roman - 羽化前夜
Split end - 深海に住む
Taffy - lull
Telepathy - パラレルワルツ
The Floatings - Lily
The Otals - Lolita Born in The Countryside (feat. Kato Rihona)
Timmy - Arumachi
Twelve Fluffy Chair - Drop
VELTPUNCH - 17 years old
Wang-Wang - escape from freedom
Yuka Nagase - hikari
aisavil. - nemophila
asameshimae - 憂鬱そうな笑顔で
cat meows - summer cut
cephalo - storm sky
iVy - any n○ise
in sea hole - あなたのうた
in vitro. - Hana
kehre. - elegy
killmilky - なにもかも月に似ている
kinoue64 - shoes
kolks - ACTOR
kurayamisaka - sekisei inko
mizchi - GATE
moë - Therapy
musbime - メイストーム
polly - 触れて - re-recording
sadchelsea - dive for you
shitakuchü - coaster of the paper
softsurf - Hazy Dusk
take - 漣
the deep sleep - asterisk
tip top nap - Dull
usamimi - 走るかい
yuragi - For Your Eyes Only
yureruwayurei - hollow
yuyuyu - tousui
さいわいな部屋 - ニュータウン
しろつめ備忘録 - ebb:flow
しんきろうのまち - 足りない
なるぎれ - Xday
エダワカレ - 怒ってる？
キンヨウノヨル - グリーン・デイ
クリオネ方程式 - シェルター
クレナズム - sentimental
ソーダライト - 春の光
メレ - セピア
ユノハナ - Ordinary day
ヨツドメノディ - 錆
名鉄で天使が轢かれていたんです。 - 地下鉄25時
巨大学星 - Maturity or Might
散▽巡 - 残鳴
梨炭酸(pear soda) - Mint Chocolate Chip
海の散歩 - ありふれた縫合
湯冷めラジオ - スケープゴート
終日柄 - 残像
花樣戀華 - 2月には
路傍の石 - 冷血
路傍の石 - suicide snowcide
Have fun discovering!
Playlist available on Deezer, Amazon Music, You Tube Music and Spotify
