フラッグを立てろ - YUKI
Top-tier YUKIちゃん, right here. One of her absolute best songs - and thus, one of the best songs ever - and just the most uplifting vibe. The B-side is more of a bit more chill electro groove.
Highlights: フラッグを立てろ, yes
9/10
マニフェスト - RADWIMPS
I cannot help but feel like these are kind of joke songs? I mean, singing about being Prime Minister and then another song that just sounds like a sea shanty or something. But this is peak RADWIMPS-era, so they make it good.
Highlights: マニフェスト, やどかり
7.5/10
まばたき - YUKI
A slight departure, in that this album is mostly acoustic pop rock. Mostly. There is a still a spot of dance going on, but that is basically dance beats over the acoustic rock. Honestly, the results are VERY enjoyable.
Highlights: 私は誰だ, レディ・エレクトリック, さよならバイスタンダー, トワイライト
8/10
まるごと・りかい - The Japan Foundation
Me: I think it is mostly singles and EPs from here on, so I should be able to finish in time!
My iTunes Library: Cool story, bro. Here are two hours of Japanese audio lessons to really get you in the mood.
Me: やっばい～
Education/10
ユグドラシル - BUMP OF CHICKEN
Dang this album is a really solid pop rock kind of groove and features one of the absolute coolest songs that would make any day sunny and fun.
Highlights: Sailing Day, ギルド, オンリー ロンリー グローリー (Album Edit), ロストマン
7.5/10
ロゼッタ・ストーン - イケてるハーツ
Another free idol CD. It is very iDOL is SHiT. But still not as bad as some of the other idol music I actually have...
Highlights: Distance Love
6.5/10
人生×僕= - ONE OK ROCK
The only way I can describe this is like big stadium emo rock. And bah gawd Taka's voice is just the best. As I said before, I really need more ONE OK ROCK.
Highlights: Clock Strikes, The Beginning, 69, ONION!
7.5/10
人間なのさ - Hump Back
If Josie and The Pussycats were Japanese, I can not help but think they would sound like this. All the best grrl punk comes from Osaka.
Highlights: クジラ, サンデーモーニング, 恋をしよう, 僕らは今日も車の中
7.5/10
人間開花 - RADWIMPS
And this is where they started to turn - there are songs that are the usual greatness, but there are also some seriously bad songs. Like really bad. And stupid. But the good is really good! I just think losing their drummer really changed something for the worse.
Highlights: 前前前世 [original ver.], 光, O&O
7/10
優しい日本語 - NHK Radio Japan
More basic Japanese audio. This time in the form of short conversations. A couple are so quick, I always struggle to repeat it in time.
Practice/10
光芒 - Hakubi
Hanging out in Tower Records trying to decide what to buy leads to hearing things that make you go 'Oh, ok - I will buy this'. Mostly because I knew my friend would love this EP. And I was right. Female led indie rock is right up her Q-Zone.
Highlights: 光芒, どこにも行けない僕たちは, サーチライト
8/10
君の名は。- RADWIMPS
When this album hits, it hits it hard and almost perfectly. More of the score pieces are fine enough and work wonderfully in the context of the movie - so I guess it is job well done there, too!
Highlights: なんでもないや (Movie Ver.), 夢灯籠, 前前前世 (Movie Ver.), スパークル (Movie Ver.)
7/10
夏を生きる - 緑黄色社会
Quite a good song, this one - very much on form and in the style of music that made them so great at the start, without actually reaching those heights.
8/10
天気の子 - RADWIMPS
Similar to 君の名は。in that there are just a few wonderful songs at the end of a lot of musical score. The guest singer does help, but this could have been just an EP.
Highlights: 愛にできることはまだあるかい, 大丈夫 (Movie Edit), グランドエスケープ (Movie Edit), 祝祭
6.5/10
幸せ - 緑黄色社会
This has everything you could want; dreamy ballad, slightly manic attitude and good fun pop. And all with a funky bass and fun synth lines.
Highlights: ひとりごと, にちようび, 逆転
7.5/10
悲しみよとまれ - BiSH
BiSH is OVER continues, with an absolutely killer drum track - it is like a big power ballad, I guess. The B-side is almost a Rage Against the Machine homage.
8/10
愛してると言ってくれ - BiSH
More BiSH is OVER, this time with some straight forward pop style and then a bit more of a punk-ish kind of thing. Maybe punk-adjacent?
Highlights: 愛してると言ってくれ, GO TO HELL
7.5/10
'Albums' listened to so far: 2008
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