Shintaro Sakamoto - Yoo-hooShintaro Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, producer, writer and singer based in Tokyo. He began his career in 1989 as a member of the acclaimed psych rock band Yura Yura Teikoku, where he played guitar and sang over the course 21 years releasing 10 LPs. His highly anticipated new album Yoo hoo is has been released digitally on January 23, 2026 via Zelone Records, and is set to be released on July 31 on LP. Sakamoto previewed the album in autumn with

the sparse acoustic balladry of Nina Nastasia and the curious Matmos-enhanced stylings of veteran polymath and fellow New Yorker David Grubbs

Rivers Run Red

the comforts of nature

'trompe le monde' was a fitting finale

The two projects are

he rubbed shoulders with Fela Kuti while studying in London in the Sixties

they were to testify to the healing power of Devo

and the UK Top-5 'Friends That Break Your Heart'

Tsuf Mishali (Keys and Synths)

full of songs that would have otherwise been too quiet and drowned out by the noise of typical Killers records

I Need Your Love as sampled by Kid Cudi

Thee Black Boltz