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The Sound of Kansai Indie

“The Sound of Kansai Indie” brings together a wide spectrum of indie voices from the vibrant Kansai music scene, showcasing everything from jangly guitar pop and mellow bedroom rock to fuzzed-out noise and experimental textures. It’s a mix of underground favorites like 台風クラブ and PK shampoo, newer names like suiheisen, and genre-blurring bands like DENIMS and Easycome. Whether it’s the dreamy melancholy of “夢中飛行” by 東京少年倶楽部 or the raw shout-along energy of Nerd Magnet’s take on dance-punk, each track offers a different take on indie from the Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe area.

The playlist leans into nostalgic tones, lo-fi aesthetics, and the subtle quirks that define Kansai’s DIY ethos. Some songs feel like city midnight walks (“city” by YMB, “夜間飛行” by いちやなぎ), while others lean more into emotional indie rock (“きみの春になれたら” by PUPUPULAND, “此処から” by FiSHBORN). Whether you’re deep into the local scene or just curious what indie sounds like beyond Tokyo, this playlist offers a curated sweep through the sounds shaping modern Kansai.

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(yoru to)SAMPO 3 tracks
AFRICA 2 tracks
ANYO 1 track
ASAYAKE 01 1 track
Allancmo 2 tracks
Amsterdamned 2 tracks
BELLMAINZ 3 tracks
BROTHER SUN SISTER MOON 2 tracks
Bacon 1 track
Black petrol 1 track
Bye-Bye-Handの方程式 2 tracks
CASIOTurkeySPA 1 track
CAT ATE HOTDOGS 3 tracks
COSMOS 3 tracks
Chittsu 2 tracks
CuBerry 1 track
DENIMS 3 tracks
DJ510mariko 1 track
DoReMi 1 track
Easycome 3 tracks
FATE BOX 2 tracks
Faded old city 1 track
FiSHBORN 2 tracks
Hue's 2 tracks
Humbreaders 2 tracks
I was born 3 tracks
Isayahh Wuddha 1 track
Jugem 1 track
KENT VALLEY 2 tracks
KUNG-FU GIRL 2 tracks
Kazuki Inoue 1 track
Lady Flash 2 tracks
Lin 1 track
MUNO NO MOSES 3 tracks
Mariko Goto 1 track
Mississippi Khaki Hair 2 tracks
Nagisa No Beethovens 1 track
Nerd Magnet 3 tracks
Newdums 2 tracks
ODDLY 1 track
PK shampoo 2 tracks
POOLS 3 tracks
POP ART TOWN 2 tracks
PUPUPULAND 3 tracks
PURPLE HUMPTY 1 track
Pictured Resort 2 tracks
ROMANKAKUMEI 3 tracks
Re:name 2 tracks
Ribet towns 2 tracks
SEAPOOL 2 tracks
SNJO 1 track
Sawa Angstrom 2 tracks
Set Free 2 tracks
Sex Machine 1 track
Subway Daydream 3 tracks
TAMIW 2 tracks
THE HillAndon 1 track
The L.B. 1 track
The Neon City 1 track
The Papaya Collections 2 tracks
The Relaxins 2 tracks
The Shiawase 2 tracks
Transit My Youth 3 tracks
UNDER GRAPH 1 track
Volleyboys 3 tracks
WANG GUNG BAND 3 tracks
WOMAN 1 track
WONDERFUL BOYS 2 tracks
YMB 3 tracks
YOKOYURE 1 track
YUNOWA 2 tracks
Zukai 3 tracks
afterhours 3 tracks
blondy 2 tracks
bud&harbor 2 tracks
cesco 2 tracks
cocoro auction 1 track
my sister circle 2 tracks
neconemuru 2 tracks
ofulover 2 tracks
paranoid void 1 track
pepetterz 2 tracks
pont 2 tracks
suiheisen 3 tracks
than 1 track
the McFaddin 2 tracks
um-hum 2 tracks
いちやなぎ 3 tracks
ちとせみな 1 track
てら 2 tracks
はいからはくち 1 track
ダイバーキリン 1 track
チャンポンタウン 1 track
マイミーンズ 2 tracks
マンチェスタースクール≡ 2 tracks
ラックライフ 1 track
ラブワンダーランド 1 track
二階堂和美 1 track
千紗子と純太 1 track
台風クラブ 3 tracks
地球から2ミリ浮いてる人たち 3 tracks
宇佐蔵べに 1 track
宵待 2 tracks
東京少年倶楽部 3 tracks
1 track
猫戦 3 tracks
盆丸一生 1 track
空きっ腹に酒 2 tracks
裸体 2 tracks
鈴木迅 1 track
鎮座DOPENESS 1 track
電子てろてろ 2 tracks