Good indie music in Asia✨
“Where’s that T-shirt?” “I threw it out. You never wore it.” Hello from the BELONG Media editorial team! A T-shirt you had treasured and tucked away, quietly thrown out by a parent at some point… Part 2 begins with exactly that kind of frustrating memory. A roundtable where BELONG Media staff talk about the theme […]
Hello from the BELONG Media editorial team! If you love music, chances are you own at least one band T-shirt. One bought at the merch table after a show, a gift from a friend, or one that has somehow stuck around… Those shirts often soak up more than affection for the band. They can hold […]
Strange Fruit Return After a Decade with New EP “Drips” Jakarta’s electronic band Strange Fruit release their long-awaited EP ‘Drips’ on April 3, 2026, marking their first new music in ten years. Spanning acid house, ambient, shoegaze and rave across nine tracks, the EP also features remixes by Tom Furse (The Horrors), Jonathan Kusuma, and […]
Hakubungo, a solo unit from Okinawa, has re-released their 2015 debut work 『Kosaten EP』 on the BELONG Media / A-indie YouTube channel, marking the recording’s tenth anniversary. All five tracks, born from an extremely lo-fi home recording setup, occupy a genre all their own — Showa-era Japanese poetry reminiscent of はっぴいえんど sitting in unlikely harmony […]
Singer-songwriter Kanayo, originally from Kagawa Prefecture, will digitally release her 1st full album 『Fairytale』on February 25, 2026. Kanayo is an artist who draws influence from classical music, jazz, film scores, and Nordic sounds, constructing a sonic world through her crystalline voice that feels like stepping inside a picture book. She covers artists ranging from Thom […]
French newcomer addebenji is dropping their debut album 『Miroir』 early on Bandcamp this Saturday, February 14th. The 10-track collection could be described as ambient hip-hop, weaving together pop, progressive, dance, and lo-fi elements across beat-driven soundscapes. Streaming platforms will get the album on Friday, February 27th, 2026. The album also got an early listen in […]
Tokyo-based four-piece band mekong has released their debut first full album 『みかん』 digitally on Sunday, March 1, 2026. This ambitious record distills a rich mix of indie rock, city pop, funk, and grunge into ten tracks. Exclusive to BELONG Media and A-indie — who previously conducted an in-depth interview with the band — the members […]
Night Echoes from Ehime💤 What is still in a dream’s Music for “Letting Go of Thought”? The single “futene,” released by still in a dream on January 28, 2026, is an attempt to capture emotions like “I don’t want to do anything” and “I don’t want to see anyone’s face” not through words, but through […]
When you observe the music scene for a long time as a media outlet, you occasionally encounter moments that stir your heart beyond reason. This doesn’t happen when you discover meticulously calculated artists. It happens when you find raw diamonds—awkward yet luminous once polished—where impulse has taken direct form. What is GIRLFRIENDZ On January 21, […]
yagihiromi, a member of Nitroday who has also gained attention as a support musician for ART-SCHOOL, will release her debut solo album 『lemma』 on November 19. Inspired by Showa modernist literature, the seven tracks combine ethereal beauty with experimental elements, traversing electronic, folk, abstract, and avant-garde territories while weaving her inner world into sound. Additionally, […]