Earlier this year we reported that alternative rock band Halo at Yojohan would be joining major record label Nippon Columbia’s TRIAD imprint and releasing their first album this Fall.  Now that the season has nearly arrived, the group have chosen to reveal all of the details about their major debut record.

The album, titled “swanflight”, will be released on October 17th and is planned to include ten new songs – 12 tracks total – from the band, among them live favorite “Fuse”, the Yohito Teraoka-produced “Hero”, and a self-cover of singer Shouta Watai’s song for the movie “EVEN ~Kimi ni Okuru Uta~”, “Fellow”.  Ahead of its release, lead track “Kanashimi mo Itsuka wa” has already been picked up as the theme song for Fall drama “Edomae no Shun”.  A music video directed by Shuichi Bamba, and starring YouTuber Mina Watanabe, has been uploaded to their new label’s Youtube channel.

Read on to find not only this PV, but also the cover and track list for “swanflight”.

Up-and-coming rock band Usotsuki will be releasing their third full-length album “Diamond” later this month on September 26th.  This record will include a new version of the group’s previously released track “Koi wa Hard Mode”, plus ten new songs for a total of 11.

Ahead of its release, the group have chosen to promote the album by publishing a pair of music videos to their label’s Youtube channel.  The PV for album opener “Natsu no Bourei” focuses on a rainy trek through the nighttime streets, while its brighter counterpart “Namonaki Kanjou” centers around the difficulty one can have putting their feelings into words.

You’ll find both of these videos, as well as the cover and track list for “Diamond” right after the jump.

In some unfortunate news it is being reported that former Morning Musume member Hitomi Yoshizawa has been arrested for drunk driving. What makes the situation worse is that Yoshizawa actually caused an accident, and she fled the scene.

Luckily there was no fatalities, but two people are being reported as injured.

Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw MISIA defeat Keyakizaka46 and DA PUMP. DA PUMP is back this week, facing off against two newcomers. Find out what Ronald thought of the songs that topped the singles charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!

On September 5, Ai Otsuka will release her new single, “Dracaena.” The song serves as the ending theme for the TV Tokyo anime series “Pochitto Hatsumei: Pikachin-Kit.” The first of the single’s B-sides, “Akkanbe”, is the theme song for the dTV drama “Kongai Renai ni Nita Mono.”

Ai recently released the music video for the soothing “Dracaena.” Check it out below, along with more information on her new single!

Back in June we reported that alternative rock band Quruli would be releasing a new album titled “Song Line” on September 19th.  Now that this release date has drawn closer, the group have chosen to reveal all of the information regarding the album’s contents to the public.

As noted in the previous article, “Song Line” will include the band’s previously released tracks “Sono Sen wa Suiheisen” and “Haru wo Matsu”, as well as newly mixed album versions of “How Can I Do?”, “Daiji na Koto”, “Wasurenai You ni”, and “Tokubetsu na Hi”.  The record will be issued in three versions, with the Limited Editions to come packaged with either a DVD or Blu-ray containing footage from the group’s March live at Zepp Tokyo.

Read on below to find both the cover and complete track list for “Song Line”.

This week’s guests were Sayuri Ishikawa, HY, Yuki Kashiwagi, Jyunretsu, Tatsumi Yuto, DA PUMP, Nakazawa Takuya, Ayaka Hirahara, Hoshino Gen, Muramatsu Takatsugu, Moriyama Ryoko, LiSA, Takahashi Mariko, Nagano Mei, Flash Kaneko, and MUSIC CONCERTO.

This week’s guests were the pillows and A.B.C-Z.

the pillows – Ningen Domo

A.B.C-Z – JOY Shitai Kimochi