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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we're spotlighting some of our favorite music from indie AAPI creators, as well as artists of Asian descent from around the world. Included are pioneers like Yoko Ono, Shin Joon Hyun (South Korea's "Godfather of Rock"), Fanny, and Shonen Knife; '90s indie rock favorites Versus, Seam, Cub, and Pol...
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Marvin Tarplin, Writer - Warren Moore, Writer - Robert Rogers, Writer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Writer - Fanny, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2002 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1970 Reprise Records
Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Spencer Stewart, Composer, Producer - Laufey, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - "Laufey / Vingolf, ASCAP (World ex. Iceland) / STEF (Iceland) Mosey Creative (ASCAP) ", MusicPublisher
(C) 2024 Laufey under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2023 Laufey under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Otoboke Beaver, MainArtist - Concord Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - accorinrin, Composer, Lyricist - yoyoyoshie, Composer - hirochan, Composer - kahokiss, Composer
2022 Damnably 2022 Damnably
Joe LaPorta, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Yaeji, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kathy Yaeji Lee, ComposerLyricist - Chris Botta, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - TAP Music, MusicPublisher
2023 Yaeji under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2023 Yaeji under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Andrew Sitek, Producer - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Rick Levy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Chase, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Zinner, Mixer, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Producer, MainArtist - Karen Orzolek, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Joseph Zinner, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mahajan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Blonde Redhead, Artist, MainArtist - Blonde Redhead (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 Touch and Go Records 2000 Touch and Go Records
Matt Colton, MasteringEngineer - Kobalt Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Peggy Gou, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - In Real Life Publishing, MusicPublisher
2024 XL Recordings Ltd 2024 XL Recordings Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ilwoo Lee, Composer - Jambinai, Artist, MainArtist
2019 Bella Union 2019 Bella Union
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - SUMIE, Artist, MainArtist - Sandra Sumie Nagano, Composer, Lyricist - Filip Leyman, Producer, Mixer
2019 Bella Union 2019 Bella Union
Daniel Johnston, Composer, Lyricist - BMI, MusicPublisher - SASAMI, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Producer - William Yip, Mixer
2022 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2022 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Tengger, MainArtist - Nakayuki MATSUMOTO, Composer - Jeongeun Choi, Composer - Raai Matsumoto, Composer - TENGGER under exclusive license to We Are Busy Bodies, MusicPublisher
2023 TENGGER under license to We Are Busy Bodies 2023 We Are Busy Bodies
Dirty Beaches, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Zoo Music (P) 2011 Zoo Music
Christine Kim, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Bergeron, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Huckins, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Ondarza, AssociatedPerformer - Brooke Waggoner, AssociatedPerformer - Fats Kaplin, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Hollingsworth, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bulbrook, AssociatedPerformer - Mitski, MainArtist - Dominic Davis, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Andrade, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Grant, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Hyland, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Erickson, AssociatedPerformer - Ross McReynolds, AssociatedPerformer - Mitski Miyawaki, AssociatedPerformer - Mitski Publishing, MusicPublisher
2023 Dead Oceans 2023 Dead Oceans
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Money Mark, Producer, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alfredo Oritz, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Shonali Bhowmik, Composer, Lyricist - Shonali, MainArtist
2024 Shonali 2023 Sawdust and Coffee Music
Sen Morimoto, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Brok Mende, Producer - Michael Cantella, Composer - Ryan Person, Composer
2023 City Slang / Sooper Records 2023 City Slang / Sooper Records
Nosaj Thing, Producer, MainArtist - Sunny Levine, Producer - Coby Sey, FeaturedArtist - Sam Gendel, FeaturedArtist - Slauson Malone, FeaturedArtist - Jason W. Chung, Composer, Mixer
2022 LUCKYME® / Timetable 2022 LUCKYME® / Timetable
Jack Tatum, Author, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Japanese Breakfast, MainArtist - Michelle Zauner, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Hendrix, Producer, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Dead Oceans 2021 Dead Oceans
Toro Y Moi, MainArtist - Dylan Lee, AssociatedPerformer - Chaz Bear, AssociatedPerformer
2022 Dead Oceans 2022 Dead Oceans
Luke Smith, Producer - Claudius Mittendorfer, MixingEngineer - Sailor Honeymoon, Composer, MainArtist
2024 Good Good 2024 Good Good
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Beats, Percussion, Additional Synthesizer, Synthesiser, Beats Programmer, Bass Piano, Beats Vocals - Rob Ellis, Drums, Production - David Kosten, Keyboards, Production, Beats Programmer, Beats Engineer - Leo Taylor, Drums - John Davis, MasteringEngineer - Alexis Smith, Mixer, Engineer - Dan Carey, Mixer, Engineer, Guitar, Programmer, Bass, Spoken Voice Producer - Mo Hausler, Beats Engineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Kato Adland, Beats Engineer - Drew Smith, AssistantEngineer - Brendan Ashe, Piano - Serafina Steer, Harp
© 2013 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2012 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - 박혜진 park hye jin, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jessop, Mixer
2021 Ninja Tune 2021 Ninja Tune
Damnably, MusicPublisher - Kim Oki, Arranger - Say Sue Me, MainArtist - Sumi Choi, Lyricist - Byungyu Kim, Composer - Jaeyoung Kim, Arranger - Sungwan Lim, Arranger
2022 Damnably 2022 Damnably & Beach Town Music
mndsgn, MainArtist - Ringgo Ancheta, Composer, Writer
© 2013 Mndface ℗ 2013 Mndface
No-No Boy, MainArtist - Julian Saporiti, Composer - West Meade Music, MusicPublisher - Emilia Halvorsen, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2021 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 2021 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Jay Som, MainArtist
2020 Polyvinyl Record Co. 2020 Polyvinyl Record Co.
Mark Sultan, Composer, Lyricist - The King Khan & BBQ Show, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DM Bob, Producer
(P) 2022 B1 Recordings GmbH
Frank Wolf, Mixing Engineer - Emile Mosseri, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Joy, Producer - Han Ye-ri, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emile Mosseri & Han Ye-ri, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2021 A24 Films, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Yoko Ono, Artist, MainArtist
2016 Secretly Canadian / Chimera Music 2016 Secretly Canadian / Chimera Music
Sean Ono Lennon, Composer, MainArtist
2016 Chimera Music 1998 Chimera Music
Chai, Arranger, MainArtist - Maná, Composer, Writer - Kana, Composer, Writer - Yuna, Writer - Osamu "Shu" Imamoto, Mixer - Madoka Kambe, Engineer - Toru Matsumoto, Producer, Arranger
© 2022 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., under license to Sub Pop Records ℗ 2022 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., under license to Sub Pop Records
Shin Joong Hyun, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Light In The Attic Records (P) 2011 Light In The Attic Records
Miss Grit, MainArtist - Margaret Sohn, Composer, Producer - Aron Kobayashi Ritch, Mixer
© 2023 Miss Grit under exclusive license to Mute Artists Ltd. ℗ 2022 Miss Grit under exclusive license to Mute Artists Ltd.
beabadoobee, MainArtist - Beatrice Laus, Writer
© 2020 Dirty Hit ℗ 2020 Dirty Hit
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Primary - Thao Nguyen, Composer
2016 Ribbon Music, LLC 2015 Ribbon Music, LLC
Giles Hall, Engineer - Philip King, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Anderson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lush, MainArtist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Miki Berenyi, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Bartlett, StudioMusician - Chris Acland, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel William Goodwin, StudioMusician
1996 4AD Ltd 1996 4AD Ltd
Versus, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Ernest Jenning Record Co. (P) 2019 Ernest Jenning Record Co.
Badbadnotgood, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Koltay, MixingEngineer - Chester Hansen, Composer - Innovative Leisure, MusicPublisher - Braden Sauder, RecordingEngineer - Gray Rowan, MasteringEngineer - Jonah Yano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Hobden, MixingEngineer
2023 Innovative Leisure 2023 Innovative Leisure
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Tony Iommi, Composer - Bill Ward, Composer - Terence Michael Butler, Composer - Bhi Bhiman, MainArtist
2021 Bhi Bhiman 2021 Bhi Bhiman
Galaxie 500, MainArtist
(C) 2009 20/20/20 (P) 2004 20/20/20
Nicole Morier, Composer, Writer - Bram Inscore, Composer, Writer - Rina Sawayama, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2020 Dirty Hit ℗ 2020 Dirty Hit
Polvo, Artist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
1996 Touch and Go Records 1996 Touch and Go Records
Craig Silvey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Kinsley, Producer, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synth Bass, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Kinsley Du, ComposerLyricist - Cicely Balston, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmy Stabler, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Sarah Kinsley Music, LLC
Crying Nut, MainArtist
2007 드럭, under license to Kakao Entertainment 2007 드럭, under license to Kakao Entertainment
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Mike Bridavsky, Producer - Deerhoof, MainArtist - Greg Saunier, AssociatedPerformer - John Dieterich, AssociatedPerformer - Satomi Matsuzaki, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Rodriguez, AssociatedPerformer
2023 Joyful Noise Recordings & Deerhoof 2022 Joyful Noise Recordings & Deerhoof
Guitar Wolf, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P)1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Brock McFarlane, Engineer - Hannah Kim, Composer - Braden Sauder, Producer - Luna Li, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO 88RISING PUBLISHING LLC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2022 In Real Life Music under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2022 Luna Li Music, Inc.
Mono, MainArtist - Takaakira ‘Taka’ Goto, Composer - Rough Trade Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher
2024 MONO of Japan 2024 Temporary Residence Ltd.
JOHN AGNELLO, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mattitude Music, LLC, MusicPublisher - Peermusic Ltd, MusicPublisher - Hipgnosis Songs Group, MusicPublisher - Horsegirl, MainArtist - Gigi Reece, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John San Paolo, Engineer - Nora Cheng, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Penelope Lowenstein, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
2022 Matador Records 2022 Matador Records
About Playlist
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we're spotlighting some of our favorite music from indie AAPI creators, as well as artists of Asian descent from around the world. Included are pioneers like Yoko Ono, Shin Joon Hyun (South Korea's "Godfather of Rock"), Fanny, and Shonen Knife; '90s indie rock favorites Versus, Seam, Cub, and Polvo; and more recent breakthrough artists and upstarts like Horsegirl, Peggy Gou, Miss Grit, Sarah Kinsley, Yaeji, Japanese Breakfast, Toro Y Moi, Sasami, Mitski, Luna Li, and Jay Som.
Photo: mui zyu ©️ Father/Daughter Records
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