How to Live with a Phantom

Shintaro Sakamoto begins a new chapter in his storied career with the release of his debut solo album, the otherworldly folkpop masterpiece 'How to Live with a Phantom'. For over two decades Sakamoto was the frontman and leader of Japanese psychedelic phenomenon Yura Yura Teikoku. His debut album is a single-minded exploration of the sounds of 1970s radio pop from around the globe, combining American folk-rock and the evocative Japanese pop music that was influenced by it, but simultaneously referencing everything from French pop to Afro-funk, tropicalia, Krautrock and the lighter side of psychedelia.||||