Maika Loubté Shows Fans the Flower in the Dark with Latest Release!

“Flower In The Dark” Digital Jacket Cover

“Flower In The Dark” Digital Jacket Cover

Singer, songwriter, and producer Maika Loubté continues her string of single releases with the new song "Flower In The Dark '' on Wednesday, August 25, a follow up to the track "It's So Natural" featuring AAAMYYY across all digital music streaming platforms. This is the sixth single from the forthcoming new album Lucid Dreaming which is scheduled to be released October, 20, 2021. After performing some early live versions of the song during live streaming events and becoming a favorite among fans, the studio version will finally be revealed.

 On the heels of the other singles from the album, “Flower In The Dark" is accompanied by a video and artwork that makes you into a dreamlike and beautiful spatial world with the 3D graphics created in collaboration with Saou Tanaka, an inspirational VJ and video artist based in Leipzig, Germany. 

The song features a beautiful melody and silky vocals intertwined with intricate harmonies. It is a comfortable electronica song that makes one feel as if they are lost floating around in a daydream. 

Lyrically, the words and melodies depict a person who has lost an important person and is battling with a variety of emotions. The flower in this song expresses love, grief and respect to the deceased. Sudden partings can leave the still living feeling lonely, sad, unfulfilled, and regretful. However, it is not only the bereaved who have these feelings but also the departed who may feel the same way, even though they cannot be seen.

On the song, Maika comments: "A lot of encounters and events that happened a few years ago led me to write this song. It's hard to say where people go after they die. But I feel like I can find hope by strongly believing that we are really together, even if we can't see each other." 

Be sure to check out the lyric video for “Flower In The Dark” below, along with the digital streaming link for the track here!

AmPm Suits with Uru with Latest Release!

Uru

Uru

The masked production duo AmPm who found global success with their debut single “Best Part of Us feat. Michael Kaneko” in 2017, have produced a song for Japanese female singer Uru. The new song, “I don’t suit you (Produced by AmPm)”, is available August 25 across all digital music streaming platforms.

This song is featured on Uru’s 11th single, “Love Song”. “I don’t suit you” is an ethereal dance track that depicts the end of a love affair, written and composed by Uru and produced by AmPm.

Meanwhile, the title track, “Love Song”, is a unique song that tells of the hardships many of us face as we commit to love, the gradual accumulation of love in our hearts, and the irreplaceable time we spend with that special someone. It is currently featured as the theme song to the popular TV series My Fair Prince.

Comment from AmPm

“For the arrangement of this song, we wanted to showcase Uru’s lustrous and cool singing voice and her melancholy lyrics, and present them through the filter of AmPm’s own style. While the sound itself is essentially chill bass, Uru’s involvement made it an arrangement with plenty of emotion. The result is a song that fits in with AmPm’s sound perfectly.”

Be sure to check out the track here!

Minori Suzuki to Release Long-Awaited New Single “Saihate” on November 10!

On November 10, Minori Suzuki will be releasing her long-awaited fifth single “Saihate.” The titular song will be the ending theme for the TV anime Fena: Pirate Princess, which will begin airing in Japan in October. A rock song with a dramatic flair, “Saihate” stands out for its emotional vocal line that allows you to enjoy the full range of Suzuki’s expressive and vocal skills.

The coupling song “Rinaria” is Suzuki’s first self-composed song. She created it in collaboration with Ryo Eguchi, who has produced music for numerous artists. In this ballad song, the 23-year-old Suzuki expresses the delicate feelings of a woman who has found an unforgettable love. The single will come with three editions: a CD-only standard edition, a CD-only anime edition, and a limited edition that will come with bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will include over 70 minutes of digest video from last year’s 2nd LIVE TOUR 2021~Now Is The Time!~

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out a preview of Suzuki’s latest track “エフェメラをあつめて” (“Ephemera wo Atsumete”) along with the pre-order links for “Saihate” below!

Standard edition

Anime edition

Limited edition

Macross Delta The Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!! Soundtrack to Release on October 20!

The original soundtrack of Macross Delta The Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!!, which will be out in theaters this autumn in Japan, will be released on October 20.

The three composers who worked on the music of the original series—Saeko Suzuki (Sgt. Frog and Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne), TOMISIRO (The Dragon Dentist and Hozuki’s Coolheadedness), and Mina Kubota (GeGeGe no Nyōbō and A Letter to Momo)—have returned to create 13 new songs. The soundtrack also includes insert songs with full vocals such as Minori Suzuki/Freyja Wion’s “Ringo no Uta” and Walküre’s “Zettai LIVE!!!!!!”

In addition, a week before the release of the soundtrack, on October 13, Walküre’s 3rd album Walküre Reborn! will also be coming out, so please check it out as well in the pre-order links below!

Macross Delta The Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!!

Walküre Reborn! 

SCANDAL Goes One More Time with Upcoming Single!

“one more time” Jacket Cover

“one more time” Jacket Cover

Four-member rock band SCANDAL have revealed details of their third single of 2021. Entitled “one more time”, the title track is a hopeful pop number, brimming with SCANDAL’s trademark positivity and natural joy for music. It is released alongside a PARTY Version of the track, performed acoustically as if played during a band house party.

one more time will be available to download and stream from 29 September 2021. A limited edition International tape cassette exclusive to our friends at JPU Records is available to preorder now, and is strictly limited to 100 copies. It includes an English lyric translation of the song plus romaji transliteration printed within the cassette's sleeve art.