From their 7th album, 35xxxv, which went on sale on 11Feb15, this is new from One OK Rock, the song Cry Out. This is also the album release for their amazing song Mighty Long Fall (previously out as their 9th single). I am thinking the selection of tracks for the US 7th release was meant to be a push for more American airplay and to seriously build their North American fan base. That fan base is already large enough that they give you a choice of Japanese or English when you go to their home page. This was my favorite band last year, and no one has come along to take that title from them yet this year.
The Wagakki Band has released the song Ikusa, which is the opening song for the new anime Sengoku Musou, or Samurai Warriors. Wagakki means traditional Japanese instruments in English, and the band uses them to create a fusion rock sound that is pretty unique. Thanks to Rocket News 24 for the heads up on this one.
The band La Luz played a live set at KEXP’s Iceland Airwaves event at the Kex Hostel in Reykjavik, and the station just got around to posting it online the other week. Why a Seattle radio station decided to record a Seattle band in Iceland I have no idea, but I really like their retro sound, so I am glad they did. KEXP is constantly uploading and streaming some of the best music you never heard, they are well worth tuning in.
I am not sure how to categorize Yasuko Omori‘s music; Kawaii Punk maybe? Or perhaps Hyper-Energized J-Pop would be closer. Whatever it is, I like it, and wanted to share it here. The first track is something like absolute despair is the best condition, while the second one is Kyurukyuru, both from 2014.
The band is called Good Morning America, and the first song is the title track of their new album In Tokyo City, released this past October. The second tune posted here was their 2nd single, Dear Sirs, Tsuratsusutora, released in April of 2014. They had to use goodmorningameica as the name for their YouTube channel, because someone else had already taken the bands actual name for use there.
The band Passepied has another animated music video with the song Zeitakuna Iiwake, which may mean Luxury Excuse. As usual for this band, I enjoy them as much for the animation work as for the music, because it is always an interesting visual to go with the excellent sound.