This month's featured artist is: BUCK-TICK!

Welcome to the 11th installment of the New Releases Playlist for 2024 ♫ It contains new music, as well as music newly added to the platform.

Cover artwork was made + photographed by OmoideNoKage. We chose to feature BUCK-TICK as the featured artist this month to memorialize the iconic band's first new release since the passing of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai (櫻井敦司) last year.

This month's playlist features entries from: RENGEKI, Waive, GOLDEN BOMBER (ゴールデンボンバー), Ensoku (えんそく), BUCK-TICK, Scarlet Horizon (绯色地平线), THE MADNA, UNiTE. (ユナイト), 0.1g no Gosan (0.1gの誤算), kein, PENICILLIN, HUMAN ERROR, Menopause, La'veil MizeriA, NICOLAS, G.L.A.M.S, BLACK GROW BERRY, Luv PARADE, DIVERS † CROIX (色々な十字架), DEXCORE, SINGULARITY (シンギュラリティ), Magical BAD trip, Mr.ChickenHat Timers, Verde/, -Shintenchikaibyaku Shuudan- ZIGZAG (-真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ), 「#Botsu」 (「#没」), CHINCHIN (チンチン), 201 Goushitsu (201号室), kehre., reirei (麗麗-reirei-), ANSEEK, DIAURA, and more!

🗣️📢 Call to action for our readers

Who would you like to see featured as the artist for the year's last playlist? Up until now, OmoideNoKage and I have always picked, but we want to hear from you. Comment below your choice, and they may become the face of December's playlist!

Qualifications to be considered:

• They must be releasing new music during the month of December, 2024
• Their new release must be available for streaming (some wiggle room here, depending on the size of the band)
• Must not have been featured previously