Japanese composer and songwriter Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada) has announced a new album featuring a collaboration with Sean Ono Lennon, alongside a lineup of Japanese tour dates and a London Barbican show. The album, his debut on the Eat Your Own Ears label, arrives August 19 and features guests including Arto Lindsay, Shintaro Sakamoto (ex-Yura Yura Teikoku), Bid from the Monochrome Set, and Sean Ono Lennon on the track "Aeons."
Release Details
The announcement follows last month's return with a Yōsui Inoue cover and news of a new label deal. The album marks Cornelius' first release under new creative circumstances, coming after a period of intense global and personal change.
Ono Lennon has a history with Cornelius, having previously invited him to join an iteration of his mother Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band. Cornelius shared his creative vision for the project:
"As the world and my surroundings changed at an intense speed, I think all of that inevitably shaped this work. Rather than expressing these ideas directly, I approached them structurally—exploring continuity, transformation, and multiple coexisting states within a single, uninterrupted flow of time."
Ono Lennon added warmly:
"I'm always honoured to work with Keigo, he's one of my favourite humans on the Earth Planet!"
Tour Dates
Cornelius has scheduled an extensive Japanese tour as well as a London date:
09-10 Yokohama, Japan - KT Zepp Yokohama
09-12 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
09-13 Fukuoka, Japan - Zepp Fukuoka
09-19 Sapporo, Japan - Zepp Sapporo
09-22 Nagoya, Japan - Zepp Nagoya
09-23 Osaka, Japan - Zepp Namba
09-26 Sendai, Japan - Sendai PIT
10-02 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Haneda
10-03 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Haneda
10-06 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Shinjuku (Tokyo)
06-19-27 London, England - Barbican
Community Reception
The news has been met with excitement from Cornelius fans and Japanese music communities on Reddit (r/jpop, r/indieheads), particularly around the Sean Ono Lennon collaboration. The blend of avant-garde pop with guest appearances from across the experimental music spectrum has generated significant anticipation. On Twitter/X, Japanese music journalists and international fans alike have highlighted "Aeons" as a standout collaboration, with Lennon's involvement drawing attention from both Beatles enthusiasts and indie music circles.
Visual/Audio
The album arrives August 19 via Eat Your Own Ears. Cornelius' music is available on Spotify and Apple Music.