[UPDATE] Koshi Inaba New Album Singing Bird 5/21 Out!!
Koshi Inaba News 
After a 4 year hiatus, Koshi has today announced that his new solo album 「Singing Bird」will be released on May 21st, 2014. The album is not, as we feared, going to be a digital-only release, coming in a regular CD and a limited CD+DVD edition. It includes the previously released digital singles「Nensho」and「Nakinagara」as well as the tie-up song 「oh my love」, which is featured in Olympus’ latest line of commercials. The overall album consists of 12 tracks which portrait a very distinct world that Koshi has created for his listeners.
The limited edition comes with a DVD which contains the music videos to 「Nensho」, 「Nakinagara」, 「oh my love」 and 「Stay Free」.
[UPDATE 4/21]: Cover & track order revealed!
NEW ALBUM「Singing Bird」
01. Jimmy no Asa
02. oh my love (featured in Olympus’ commercials)
03. Cross Creek
04. Golden Road
05. Nakinagara
06. Stay Free
07. Bicycle Girl
08. Kodoku no Susume
09. Tomo Yo
10. photograph
11. Route 53
12. Nensho
Release: 2014/05/21
Price(CD): 3,024 Yen (tax included)
Price(CD+DVD): 3,780 Yen (tax included)
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Tak Matsumoto News “New Horizon” TV Commercial On Air
Tak Matsumoto News New Horizon Special Campaign Announced
Tak Matsumoto News 
As the release of Tak Matsumoto’s upcoming new solo album 「New Horizon」draws near, details for the previously announced special campaign to tie in with the release have been announced. Every copy of 「New Horizon」will come with a special card that will allow you to take part in a drawing to win one of 300「New Horizon」limited edition vinyl LPs!!
Details on how to participate in the lucky draw will be printed on the card that comes with the CD. We will update you once we get our copy!
Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon- Tour Logo Revealed
Tak Matsumoto News The tour logo for Tak Matsumoto’s solo tour in support of his upcoming album 「New Horizon」has been revealed. The logo is consistent with the art we see on New Horizon’s cover: It contains the shape of a Gibson Firebird. And that’s because Tak had Gibson build him a custom Gibson Firebird prototype which he used (among other guitars) for the production of the album. We may see a Tak Matsumoto Gibson Firebird model in the future.
Tak Matsumoto’s New Horizon in the Media
Tak Matsumoto News 
Tak Matsumoto with one of his new prototype guitar models: A Gibson Firebird. (Cover of JAZZ JAPAN)
Select music magazines will cover Tak Matsumoto’s upcoming album「New Horizon」in the coming days/weeks. In particular, Tak will be on the cover of the upcoming issue of JAZZ JAPAN, Player and Guitar Magazine. In addition, these magazines contain an interview regarding Tak Matsumoto’s new solo album.
Furthermore, Tak Matsumoto will make guest appearances on select radio shows to promote and talk about his new album. You can find more information below.
Magazines
| Magazine | Release date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| WHAT’s IN？ | April 14th | Interview |
| JAZZ JAPAN | April 21st | Cover & Interview |
| GiGS | April 26th | Interview |
| Player | May 2nd | Cover & Interview |
| YOUNG GUITAR | May 10th | Interview |
| Guitar Magazine | May 13th | Cover & Interview |
| Jazz Life | May 14th | Interview |
Radio shows
＜Tokyo Area＞
| Radio station | Time (JST) | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| TOKYO FM『Dear Friends』 http://www.tfm.co.jp/dear/ |
April 21st 11:00～11:30 | All stations part of the Japan FM Network |
| J-WAVE「BEAT PLANET」(During the show) 『BEHIND THE MELODY～FM KAMEDA』 http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/beatplanet/ |
April 23rd 13:00～13:10 April 24th 13:00～13:10 |
Will appear two days in a row |
| bayfm『with you』 http://web.bayfm.jp/with/ |
April 30th 13:00～15:50 | Will appear at around 14:00 |
＜Nagoya Area＞
| Radio station | Time (JST) | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| FM AICHI『FM AICHI 807 EX STATION』 http://fma.co.jp/pc/program/exstation/ |
April 30th 15:00～18:55 | Will just leave a comment |
| ZIP-FM『BEAUTIFUL LOUNGE』 http://zip-fm.co.jp/program/beautiful_lounge/ |
May 3rd 19:00～23:00 |
＜Osaka Area＞
| Radio station | Time (JST) | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| FM802『TACTY IN THE MORNING』 http://funky802.com/tacty/ |
April 28th 7:00～11:00 | |
| FM OSAKA『LOVE FLAP』 http://fmosaka.net/flap/ |
April 28th 13:00～16:00 | Will just leave a comment |
| FM COCOLO『PACIFIC OASIS』 http://cocolo.jp/service/homepage/index/1110 |
April 30th 11:00～14:00 May 1st 11:00～14:00 |
Will appear two days in a row |
| FM802『SUPER J-HITS RADIO』 http://funky802.com/sjr/ |
May 4th 19:00～22:00 |