Nialler9 — The much-slept on Japanese folk artist Shugo Tokumaru deserves your eyes and ears. I first posted about him here in August 2006, but even now, there’s still not much I listen to which sounds like his music – happy, folky, organic, catchy, poppy,... more info

Culture Bully — New music video for "Lahaha" by Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru from the album "Port Entropy." more info

The new EP from Shugo Tokumaru starts with what might be his most straightforward pop song yetRum Hee, a gorgeous, glockenspiel-buoyed tune that should be on every iPod Nano or Volkswagen Golf commercial from now until whenever. Its too early to rele... more info

MVSW — M83 ~ “We Own the Sky” Doom ~ “Microwave Mayonaise“ Shugo Tokumaru ~ “Rum Hee“ The Sweptaways & Jens Lekman ~ “Happiness Will Be My Revenge“ The Horrors ~ “Who Can Say“ Lykke Li ~ “Dance, Dance, Dance”(Buraka Som Sistema ... more info

Pasta Primavera — Last year the world was treated to Japan’s Shugo Tokumaru’s beautifully animated and wondrous album Exit.  This year we get treated to his beautifully animated and wondrous video for the track “Clocca”.  It features a strange clockma... more info

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Stereogum — Prodigal pop amalgamist Shugo Tokumaru plays all his instruments (unless he's being backed by the National and Beirut dudes) and multi-tracks his way into rarified space, spinning contemporary and classical Western music forms into a patchwork of ... more info

Paste Magazine — Hometown: Tokyo Album: Exit For fans of: Sigur Rós, Andrew Bird, The Beatles Tokyo singer/songwriter Shugo Tokumaru’s dazzling third album, Exit, features lyrics based on dreams he’s had, somnambulant wanderings brought to life by his whi... more info

Between Thought and Expression — DJMonsterMo Feb 09 Mix 1. The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) - Kamphopo 2. Santogold - Shove It (remix) feat. Three 6 Mafia & Project Pat 3. Missy Elliott - Best, Best 4. Creature - Who’s Hot Who’s Not 5. Shugo Tokumaru - Parach... more info

Stereogum — The last time we pleaded with you to get obsessed with pop savant Shugo Tokumaru came in relation to the fantastical, Beatles-indebted toy-factory waltz of "Green Rain." Like the best of Shug's material it features him on so many instruments and poss... more info