Ginger Root Announces 'Shinbangumi: A Music Movie VHS'
SHINBANGUMI OUT NOW ON GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Hot on the heels of two blistering performances at Coachella that attracted attention from places like KCRW and Nylon, Ginger Root announces that the accompanying film for his acclaimed 2024 album, SHINBANGUMI, which aired on Adult Swim’s Toonami over the weekend, will be available via a limited edition VHS. The film combines all of the music videos for the album into one cohesive story that builds upon the world that Cameron Lew has been creating over his various releases.
Ginger Root, who is currently on tour with Japanese Breakfast and joined her on stage for a rousing cover of Gorillaz’s “On Melancholy Hill” at Coachella, is nominated for two Music Awards Japan in the Best International Alternative Song and Listener's Choice categories. Lew is also the only non-Japanese artist who will be performing at the ceremony. The awards take place on May 21st and 22nd.
SHINBANGUMI was released last year via Ghostly International. His long-awaited third LP finds the multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and visual artist more poised, idiosyncratic, and intentional than ever in a new chapter of life.
On SHINBANGUMI, Lew perfects his handmade yet immaculately polished synth-pop, alt-disco, boogie, and soul — taking shape through his lens as an Asian-American growing up enamored by 1970s and '80s music, specifically the creative and cultural dialogue between Japanese City Pop and its Western counterparts from French Pop to Philly Soul to Ram-era McCartney.
WATCH THE “NO PROBLEMS” COACHELLA PERFORMANCE
Tour Dates with Japanese Breakfast:
4/28 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
4/30 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
5/01 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
5/02 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
5/03 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
5/05 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
5/06 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
5/07 - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
5/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
5/10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
5/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
5/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
5/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
5/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
6/10 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
6/11 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
6/12 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 2025
6/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
6/15 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
6/17 - Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar
6/18 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
6/20 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
6/21 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
8/20 - San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
8/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
8/23 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
8/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
8/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
8/30 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
9/01 - Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum
9/02 - Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo
9/03 - Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo
9/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Gallivan Center
9/06 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
9/09 - Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
9/10 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
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