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!! CD IN DELUXE GATEFOLD PACKAGING, INCLUDES FREE 2-SIDED POSTER + DOWNLOAD CARD W/ 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), FREE 2-sided poster, download card w/ MP3s + an exclusive variant full-color 24 page "Sweetie Candy Vigilante" digital comic book unavailable anywhere else! - 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