Ear Candy debuts all-new material & 'sweet' new recordings by Osaka Popstar wrapped in a candy-coated punk-rock package sure to induce a sugar rush!! LIMITED EDITION CANDY SWIRL 'BITE' VINYL (AS SEEN IN THE COVER ART), W/ MP3 DOWNLOAD CARD & EXCLUSIVE VARIANT "SWEETIE CANDY VIGILANTE" 24-PAGE DIGITAL COMIC BOOK! Ear Candy debuts all-new material and 'sweet' new recordings by Osaka Popstar wrapped in a candy-coated punk-rock package sure to induce a sugar rush!! Fronted (and produced) by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero on vocals, with Dean Rispler (formerly of NY performance art-rock band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) switching off on guitar and bass duties, with Jon Wurster (of Superchunk, Bob Mould & The Mountain Goats) on Drums.

Includes guest appearance by indie rocker Colleen Green on backing vocals for two tracks, gorgeous front cover art by Josh Howard (Dead @ 17 comics), wicked back cover art by Jeff Zornow (Godzilla comics), kawaii black metal interior art by Nemons (Gary Hall), download card w/ MP3s + an exclusive variant full-color 24 page "Sweetie Candy Vigilante" digital comic book unavailable anywhere else! In addition to being one of the coolest and most unique looking vinyl records you're ever to find, Ear Candy is cut at 45RPM for maximum sound quality.

-Osaka Popstar animated music videos have been licensed by Nintendo for the 3DS gaming platform and as in-house programming in all Hard Rock Cafe chain locations worldwide.

-For fans of The Ramones, The Misfits, The Buzzcocks, The Undertones, The Replacements, Anime, Saturday Morning cartoons, punk-rock, punk-pop, Green Day, Blink-182.

Press Quotes: like the Archies on steroids, or the Fountains of Wayne on amphetamines. Osaka Popstar have perfected a near-miraculous combination of fun and catharsis that leaves you breathless, exhausted, and completely satisfied.

_American Hit Network The existence of the Osaka Popstar debut is further proof that God loves The Ramones.

_AMP (American Music Press-monthly) Thirty years of punk rock history layered with Japanese anime frosted with the mainstreaming of outsider music = the head-banging genius of Osaka Popstar.

_Irwin Chusid, WFMU