Shintaro Sakamoto – Yoo-hoo

Shintaro Sakamoto returns with Yoo-hoo, his first studio album since 2022, blending blues, mood kayō, 1960s soul, surf instrumentals and funk into a warm, richly textured LP. The former Yura Yura Teikoku frontman channels the energy and perspective of recent international touring into a set that feels both intimate and exploratory.

Pressed on black vinyl via Zelone Records, Yoo-hoo is a characteristically elegant and offbeat collection from one of Japan’s most distinctive modern songwriters, balancing relaxed grooves, subtle psychedelic detail and Sakamoto’s unmistakable melodic sensibility.