We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Haruomi Hosono’s iconic solo debut Hosono House with a new compilation of reworks by some of his biggest fans. Hosono House Revisited releases November 1st – you can pre-order vinyl today. Mac DeMarco, Yuma Abe, John Carroll Kirby & The Mizuhara Sisters, Pearl & The Oysters, and more all put their original spins on songs from the 1973 classic.
Buy: Hosono House Revisited Vinyl
Haruomi (or Harry) Hosono is a founding member of both the influential folk-rock group Happy End and the pioneering electronic trio Yellow Magic Orchestra. His 1973 solo debut Hosono House perfectly blended folk, country, calypso and funk – and still sounds as fresh today as it did a half-century ago.
The compilation kicked off with Mac DeMarco’s take on “Boku Wa Chotto“. Mac said: “Hosono is my hero, I love all of his music, I am eternally at his every beck and call, it is my honor to be a part of this compilation. I recorded this cover in Joe Bird’s guest room in Paris, August 2023. I hope my Japanese pronunciation isn’t too horrible.”
Hosono House Revisited Tracklist
1. Pearl & The Oysters – Koi Wa Momoiro
2. mei ehara – Jusho Futei Mushoku Tei Shunyu
3. rei harakami – Owari No Kisetsu
4. John Carroll Kirby ft. The Mizuhara Sisters – Fuku Wa Uchi Oni Wa Soto
5. Jerry Paper – Bara To Yaju
6. Se So Neon – Party
7. Yuma Abe – Fuyu Goe
8. Mac DeMarco – Boku Wa Chotto
9. Kukuku – CHOO CHOO Gatagoto
10. Akiko Yano – Rock-A-Bye My Baby
11. Sam Gendel – My Love Is Peach-Colored
12. Cornelius – Bara To Yaju
13. TOWA TEI – Ai Ai Gasa
Other Stones Throw artists involved in the project include John Carroll Kirby featuring The Mizuhara Sisters (Kiko & Yuka), Jerry Paper, Pearl & The Oysters, as well as Sam Gendel, Cornelius, Akiko Yano, Yuma Abe, mei ehara, rei harakami, Kukuku (Ikuko Harada & Manami Kakudo), and more. The upcoming covers compilation will be released in partnership with KAKUBARHYTHM & Bayon Production in Japan with a wider vinyl and digital release coming later in 2025.
Hosono House’s strange beauty has been beloved by music fans and artists around the world for half a century. Now, musicians who’ve been obsessed with the album their whole lives are interpreting it themselves.
