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19 August 2026 – Cornelius Releases REFRACTIONS
By Editorial Team - August 19, 2026
Summary
Japanese experimental-pop pioneer Cornelius releases REFRACTIONS, a nine-track studio album featuring Twisting & Glistening ahead of a September tour.
Key Facts
- Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada) releases new nine-track album 'REFRACTIONS' on 19 August 2026.
- Features the single 'Twisting & Glistening' showcasing intricate electronic psychedelia.
- Precedes an extensive Japanese headline tour kicking off in September.
- Entities: Cornelius, Keigo Oyamada, REFRACTIONS, Twisting & Glistening, REFRACTIONS TOUR
- Tags: cornelius, refractions, keigo-oyamada, japanese-indie, experimental-pop, album-release
Japanese experimental-pop visionary Cornelius releases REFRACTIONS today, 19 August.
The nine-track record includes “Twisting & Glistening” and arrives ahead of an extensive Japanese REFRACTIONS TOUR beginning in September.
Keigo Oyamada has spent decades making music in which indie pop, electronics, psychedelia and meticulous studio experimentation overlap, and a new Cornelius record remains an event precisely because his albums rarely follow prevailing trends.
REFRACTIONS gives today's release calendar a genuinely international centrepiece and is the first record worth investigating for listeners looking for something beyond conventional guitar indie.