Reissue label Light in the Attic has announced the new Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 compilation, the sequel to 2019's Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. It’s due out May 15 on digital, cassette, CD, and 2xLP vinyl formats. Find physical editions at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

The compilation was curated by Vetiver’s Andy Cabic and dublab's Mark “Frosty” McNeill. Many of its songs have never been released outside of Japan. The compilation’s cover art was again created by Hiroshi Nagai.

Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986:

01 Bread & Butter: “Pink Shadow”

02 Eiichi Ohtaki: “Yubikiri”

03 Kimiko Kasai: “Vibration (Love Celebration)”

04 The Mystery Kindaichi Band: “Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme”

05 Tetsuji Hayashi: “Hidari Mune No Seiza”

06 Anri: “Last Summer Whisper”

07 Momoko Kikuchi: “Blind Curve”

08 Tomoko Aran: “I’m in Love”

09 Yu Imai: “Kindaichi Kosuke Nishi E Iku”

10 Sadistics: “The Tokyo Taste”

11 Piper: “Hot Sand”

12 Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station: “Rainy Saturday & Coffee Break”

13 Eri Ohno: “Skyfire”

14 Yumi Murata: “Kanpoo”

15 Kyoko Furuya: “Harumifutou”

16 Yuji Toriyama: “Bay/Sky Provincetown 1977”