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12 August 2026 – PiGGiES Release Carpe diem Through Waterslide Records
By Editorial Team - August 12, 2026
Summary
Tokyo punk and power-pop outfit PiGGiES release EP Carpe diem via DIY label Waterslide Records, including a cover of The Archies' Sugar, Sugar.
Key Facts
- Japanese power-pop/punk group PiGGiES release EP 'Carpe diem' via Waterslide Records.
- Physical edition expanded to 6 tracks including cover of The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar'.
- Released on veteran Tokyo DIY punk label Waterslide Records.
- Entities: PiGGiES, Carpe diem, DOO RON DOO RON, Waterslide Records, The Archies, Tokyo, Japan
- Tags: piggies, carpe-diem, waterslide-records, japanese-punk, power-pop, pop-punk
Japanese punk and power-pop outfit PiGGiES release Carpe diem today through Tokyo DIY label Waterslide Records.
The digital edition features 'DOO RON DOO RON' and the title track, while the physical release expands the set to six songs including a version of The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar'.
The band's tags span melodic punk, indie, pop punk and power pop, accurately describing music built around concise structures and hooks rather than elaborate production.
Waterslide has operated as a Japanese independent label and distro since the 1990s, giving Carpe diem a particularly direct connection to the kind of small-scale physical-release culture that remains central to underground punk.