The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. On her new song "Japan," indie-pop artist Wallice writes ...

Dinosaur Jr.’s 1994 song “Over Your Shoulder” hit the Billboard Japan charts this week, topping the Hot Overseas chart and entering the Hot 100 at #18 (above other Western artists such as Ariana ...

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...

Last week, we got Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott’s theme for the new Ghostbusters movie, “I’m Not Afraid”. It was, to put it mildly, less than good. Thankfully, Japan is here to the rescue with a ...