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

Pasta Primavera — Oregon’s instrumental duo of Lisa Molinaro and Kevin O’Connor, aka Talkdemonic, stopped by the Daytrotter studios to record a unique set of songs.  I fell into their beautifully dense Eyes At Half Mast album back in October and was mos... more info

Pasta Primavera — Oklahoma City’s The Uglysuit recently stopped by Daytrotter for a pretty nice session.  I’m still pretty high on their debut S/T album we reviewed in November, so it was a pleasure to hear some tracks off it with less polish and even more e... more info

Pasta Primavera — Japan’s version of Sufjan Stevens, Shugo Tokumaru, recently rolled through the Daytrotter studios for a quaint session.  Back in September I wrote a post on him and was quite impressed with the forest of instruments being played on most of his t... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru recently stopped by to record a session with the wonderful folks over at Daytrotter, and played a couple of tracks off his recently released third album, Exit.   That album showcased Tokumaru’s ta... more info

My Old Kentucky — Tune in at noon EST today (and again at midnight) for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU - on XM Channel 43 and on SIRIUS Channel 26 still.Today's Playlist:Eve vs. Radiohead - Tambourine Rekoning (ABX Mash) (download here)Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nit... more info

Stereogum — Shugo Tokumaru completed his tour with Magnetic Fields and went home to Japan, but not before recording a Daytrotter Session, which went to tape in October. Take a listen (and don't forget "Green Rain"). more info

Perfect Porridge — We’re already huge fans of Shugo Tokumaru, and now it just gets better. Just out the 5-track Daytrotter Session here. And since we’re heaping on the Shugo love, check out a couple videos: “Parachute” “Green Rain” Ah, what a Monda... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Shugo Tokumaru @ Loew's Theater Thursday night (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * McRad @ Europa * Les Paul @ Iridium * Horse Feathers @ Knitting Factory * Dungen & Headdress @ Maxwell's * Coldplay & Dungen... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: Shugo Tokumaru Songs: 'Parachute'Album: 'Exit' [iTunes]Sounds Like: Lightspeed Champion , Sufjan StevensDownload: 'Parachute' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3... Read more more info