Hitsujibungaku (羊文学, literally Sheep Literature) was formed in Tokyo in 2011 by singer and guitarist Moeka Shiotsuka, then 15 and in her first year of high school. The band started as a five-piece cover group and worked around school schedules before turning to original material. The name pairs the word sheep, which Shiotsuka liked in […]

Brandy Senki (ブランデー戦記) is a three-piece rock band from Osaka, formed in August 2022. The lineup is Hazuki on vocals and guitar, Minori on bass and chorus, and Bori on drums. Their melodic, slightly nostalgic indie sound falls in the Shimokita-kei and power-pop tradition. The band broke out in December 2023 when the member-made music […]