With July’s Summer heat upon us, that means it’s this months Ongaku Go! We at OTY 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 featured on this site, along with our Spotify playlist here!

“Nesting” by Kirinji

I was originally unsure about Kirinji’s fold into the solo music project genre that Takaki Horigome started to doing back in 2021, but honestly it is some of the works that I hear out of Japan in awhile. While not all of them are hits, each has their own distinct flavor that differs from the last. “Nesting” really shows off that Horigome is a master of his class and brings that nostalgic style of city pop but with a more modern flair. With this release along with “Summer Ghost” the previous month, I’m really looking forward to see what Kirinji has next for the rest of the year.

Be sure to check out the track here!

“Blue Bird feat Maika Loubtè” by Shin Sakiura

I knew that Sakiura was very capable of making composition like this, it was just a matter of which vocalist he was going to team up with, and with Blue Bird, he had found that pair with Maika Loubte. Loubte is a phenomenal vocalist with this release as she just goes all in with the electronica style, the energy that she exudes throughout the lyrics are just mind blowing. To the point that I can just get lost into it. While Loubte was my Music Corner for this month I honestly can’t wait to see what other collaborations that Sakiura has for us in the future.

Check out the Home Studio version of “Blue Bird” below, along with the song here!

“Hurricaneger Sanjou!” by Hideaki Takatori

With the arrival of Hurricanger 20th anniversary movie this month, I have not only gone back to watching the series as a whole but also listened to Super Sentai’s theme songs as well. While there are a lot of catchy ones during this time, such as Abaranger’s and Dekaranger’s opening theme, nothing really holds a candle to Hurricanger’s. The background sound effects of the wind and onomatopoeia of what ninja’s do really help sell the theme of the series. While I might not see the upcoming movie anytime soon, this trip that had with the “Hurricanger Sanjou!” track had really helped fill that hole.

Be sure to check out the song here!

“Idol” by Yoasobi

Like everybody and their mother, I’ve been also listening to “Idol”. I’m taking a bit of a different approach as I have yet to watch the Oshi no Ko anime this theme song was made for. I legit think that this is one of their best works as of late since they really play into the whole Anisong approach they have been teetering into for the longest time. While I do think they have more appeal in their more general release, it is their more Anisong style of tracks that had really put them on the map. “Idol” will probably win top selling track for digital along with physical sales as well, but I look forward to what they’ll bring out next.

Check out the music video below along with the track here!

“Harukaze” by Scandal

With the return of Bleach next month for part two of the 1000 Years War Arc, I went down a Bleach theme rampage. By far the best theme has to be “Harukaze”. This was Scandal in their prime and it really shows throughout this song; the opening animation that this is tied to is also 10/10. At the time this was going to be the last opening for the anime as it was waiting for the Manga to finish. The lyrics are the thing that really gripped me throughout, and while I might not had said this when we had first did our artist spotlight for them, I think now “Harukaze” had almost usurp “Haruka” as one of my favorite songs done by Scandal. While their new releases are absolutely amazing, nothing in my mind will reach that pinnacle of “Harukaze” again.

Check out the music video for “Harukaze” below along with track here!

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