GLAY celebrates 25 years with new album

Rock band GLAY, who continues to celebrate 25 years, has announced they will be releasing a brand new album titled NO DEMOCRACY October 2. On August 17 GLAY held a one-man live at Saitama Met Life Dome which was called GLAY 25th Anniversary “LIVE DEMOCRACY”. The leader of GLAY came out and spoke about the new album, saying NO DEMOCRACY will be “a work that focuses on words” and “words without lies”.

NO DEMOCRACY is being released in two editions total, a CD-only edition and a CD with DVD edition. The CD will feature a total of fourteen tracks and the DVD will feature footage from GLAY’s 2019 live tour titled GLAY LIVE TOUR 2019 -SURVIVAL-Reiwa Saisho No GLAY To HEAVY GAUGE. Pre-orders are currently available and posted right here and the full track listing can be found down below. Check out GLAY’s hit song “COLORS”, to be featured on the latest album.

CD-Only

CD with DVD

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GLAY「NO DEMOCRACY」

CD

01. REIWA DEMOCRACY

02. 反省ノ色ナシ (Hansei No Iro Nashi)

03. My name is DATURA

04. Flowers Gone

05. 氷の翼 (Kōri No Tsubasa)

06. 誰もが特別だった頃 (Daremoga Tokubetsudatta Koro)

07. あゝ、無常 (Ā, Mujō)

08. 戦禍の子 (Senka No Ko)

09. JUST FINE

10. はじまりのうた (Hajimari No Uta)

11. あなたといきてゆく (Anata To Ikite Yuku)

12. COLORS

13. 愁いのPrisoner (Urei No Prisoner)

14. 元号 (Gengō)

DVD

・GLAY LIVE TOUR 2019 -SURVIVAL-Reiwa Saisho No GLAY To HEAVY GAUGE

Music Corner Week 20: yonige

Two-member Osaka-based rock duo Yonige got their start back in 2014, stating that they will change the landscape of Japanese girl rock bands with only two members. A daunting statement for sure, but they don’t break the wheel on the industry, so to speak. They keep it grounded by having an explosive sound and amazing vocals that show off the mastery in their craft. While being supported by several members on drums, vocalist-guitarist Arisa Ushimaru and bassist Gokkin hone their craft and could even rival full four-member rock bands that have a similar feel.  

Several of Yonige’s tracks can be compared to a snake, you could say; they start up slow and feature Ushimaru’s dulcet yet calming vocals which attract listeners—then they strike by wrapping them in with Ushimaru and Gokkin’s amazing melody and composition which make listeners want to listen to them over and over. Their song “さよならプリズナー” (“Sayonara Prisoner”), “our time city”, and “さよならアイデンティティー” (“Sayonara Identity”) show off just how explosive they can be. Yonige also covers its bases by including several slower style songs such as “どうでもよくなる” (“Dou demo Yokunaru”) and “Revolver”. Their latest track “往生際” (“Ojogiwa”) is the latest evolution of this style ,which features Gakkin’s bass skills at the forefront.

Currently Yonige has released two demos, “女の子の逆襲” (“Onna no Ko no Gyakushu”) and “恋と嘘と帰り道” (“Koi to Uso to Kaerimichi”) back in 2014; three mini-albums, Coming Spring (2015), かたつむりになりたい (Katatsumuri ni Naritai) (2016), and Neyagawa City Pop (2017); and two albums, girls like girls (2017) and HOUSE (2018).

Check out Yonige’s official website here and official Twitter here, along with the music video for their track “Ojogiwa” below! There is a small drama attached to the beginning of the video so the actual start of the song is four minutes in.

Negicco shows their love with upcoming single!

As previously reported, three-member idol group Negicco announced that they will be releasing a brand new single September 24; however, now they finally revealed that it will be titled “I LOVE YOUR LOVE”, with its album art also being revealed. The single will be released with a total of three tracks and will drop with both a CD-only standard edition and a vinyl edition. The vinyl edition, however, will be released later, October 22. Several collaborators such as Gota Nishidera, Kuramubo of band NONA REEVES, and Negicco’s producer connie will be composing a track on the single.

Pre-order both editions of “I LOVE YOUR LOVE” and for those who don’t know who Negicco are, check out their anniversary video below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition 

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Track listing:

Negicco「I LOVE YOUR LOVE」

Standard edition 

CD

01. I LOVE YOUR LOVE

02. I Am A Punk!

03. 夢・Dreamer

04. I LOVE YOUR LOVE（inst）

05. I Am A Punk!（inst）

06. 夢・Dreamer（inst）

Limited Vinyl edition 

7inch

SIDE A

01. I LOVE YOUR LOVE

SIDE B

01. I Am A Punk!

02. 夢・Dreamer

Sayaka Yamamoto shows she's no Thorn in anyone's side with new single!

Popular vocalist Sayaka Yamamoto released a small preview for her upcoming single “棘” (“Toge”) on Universal’s Music Japan YouTube channel. As previously announced this will be Yamamoto’s second single since graduating from NMB48 and it is to drop September 4. “Toge” will be released with two tracks total with the B-side “feel the night”, a collaboration with artist Kai Takahashi of LUCKY TAPES. This brings a different feel of the songs Yamamoto previously released. The single will also drop with a standard CD-only edition and a CD + DVD limited edition. The DVD will include the music video for “Toge” along with a making-of featuring several new segments of footage. Not to be outdone by the limited edition, the standard edition will also include an additional third track titled “unreachable”.

Pre-order both editions of “Toge” and view said preview below!

Track listing:

Sayaka Yamamoto「Toge」

Limited edition 

CD

01. 棘

02. feel the night feat. Kai Takahashi (LUCKY TAPES)

03. 棘（inst）

04. feel the night（inst）

DVD

・棘 Music Video

・Music Video Making of

Standard edition 

CD

01. 棘

02. feel the night feat. Kai Takahashi (LUCKY TAPES)

03. unreachable

04. 棘（inst）

05. feel the night（inst）

06. unreachable（inst）

=LOVE announces new single as member takes break

=LOVE revealed they will be dropping a brand new single that will be released October 30. The single does not yet have a name but this news does come shortly after it was announced Hitomi Takamatsu must temporarily suspend her activities due to poor health. While it is unclear how long Takamatsu will be out, she is hoping for a swift recovery and to return as soon as possible.

The single will be released in four editions total. Types A, B, and C will be CD with DVD and Type D will be CD-only. Further details have yet to be revealed but pre-orders are already available. You can check out =LOVE’s latest single “Niji no moto” below.

Type A Edition

Type B Edition

Type C Edition

Type D Edition