Marie Ueda to release "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru," her first album in 3 years after going independent
Marie Ueda's new album, "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru," will be released on September 24.

Ueda, who went independent from GIZA artist in 2023 and has been focusing on live performances, will release her first original album in three years since "Euphoria" in September 2022. "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru" will contain 10 songs, including a self-cover of her collaboration with Ran, "Lady Frappuccino," and the digital singles "Hazukashii," "Astro for Industrial," and "Tanbo Trial Pachinkoya."
The music video for the digital single "Tanbo Trial Pachinkoya" has also been released on YouTube. This MV was filmed in New Zealand by only Ueda and her manager. Ueda also handled the editing herself.
Furthermore, the new song "SAD VACATION" was digitally released today, July 31. This song will also be included on the album "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru."
In addition, Ueda will hold a solo tour, "LIVE TOUR 2025 'Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru'," starting in October. She will tour four venues, from ElectricLadyLand in Aichi on October 19 to Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL Minoh Small Hall in Osaka on November 1. Lawson Ticket is accepting advance reservations for tickets until 11:59 p.m. on August 11.
Marie Ueda Comment
After going independent, I released the completed version of the song "Hazukashii," and I was thinking about what would be suitable for an album that includes this song.
I'm still in the midst of it, so I'm not producing with a clear answer in mind, but the initial starting point was wanting a soundscape where an inorganic beat is layered with organic top-lines and vocals. Unlike before, when I used to make demos by just recording guitar and vocals in one take on a voice memo as a simple foundation, I'm now facing my MTR, playing chords on an electric piano, adding bass, and tapping my acoustic guitar for the beat. I'm recording demos while trying to strip down the number of sounds to the bare minimum and create with a human, fluctuating sense of time.
As I was experimenting, intending to step into a new way of doing things, what I truly value came into sharper focus.
Lately, I've been feeling that throughout long history, many songs have been born into this world, become popular, and created the feeling of that era. The fact that you can sense a '90s vibe!' or '80s vibe!' or '70s vibe!' from music and fashion is interesting and precious to me right now. While various things go through revivals with the flow of time, feeling cool or uncool, I still don't know at all what I, as my current self in 2025, can create that is new and contemporary. But while making this album, I want to create music energetically with a strong human touch.
I love music, but within that, I love songs, and among songs, I love ones that are cool, interesting, and sad. I hope I can properly instill power into the album "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru." Please enjoy the pre-release singles and look forward to the album's completion.
Marie Ueda "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru" Planned Tracklist
・Hazukashii
・Astro for Industrial
・Tanbo Trial Pachinkoya
・SAD VACATION
・Lady Frappuccino,
・Hyakujuu no Ou
・Romance wo Koero
and more, for a total of 10 songs.
Marie Ueda LIVE TOUR 2025 "Jikan wa Tomaritagatteiru"
October 19, 2025 (Sun) Aichi, ElectricLadyLand
October 25, 2025 (Sat) Fukuoka, Kurume City Plaza Kurume-za
October 30, 2025 (Thu) Tokyo, LIQUIDROOM
November 1, 2025 (Sat) Osaka, Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL Minoh Small Hall
Source: Music Natalie
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