Shugo TokumaruBest Shugo Tokumaru Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
8
Opinions
6
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 8 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Shugo Tokumaru's catalog across 6 albums from 8 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Shugo Tokumaru album is Exit (2008) with a 8.4/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Night Piece and In Focus?. The discography on Wavelength spans 2004 to 2017.
Night Piece
“Though Japanese names in Pitchfork pages most often point to experimental Powerbook artists or psych-rock freakouts, Shugo Tokumaru offers a wonderfully structured indie pop record, dense and infinitely considered: No note seems unnecessary, and everything is in its right place.”
Exit
“The first of his records to have a proper U.S. release, Shugo Tokumaru's latest once again finds him gently mining 1960s pop from around the globe and capturing it with a soft production and a sense of humor.”
In Focus?
“Shugo Tokumaru creates toy-box indie pop with his vast collection of noise makers and a computer. He's been doing this for a while now, with varying degrees of success, but on his fifth album it all comes together in a beautifully sharp series of audio bursts.”
L.S.T.
“Second album from this Japanese artist is more song-based and less evocative than his intriguing debut.”
Toss
“Shugo Tokumaru’s songs barrel towards joyous cacophony at full tilt. On his latest LP, he expands his one-man chamber-pop sound with drum tracks from Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier.”
Port Entropy
“This freakishly gifted Japanese bedroom-pop artist returns with more giddy, charming, two-dimensional music.”
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