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The list of collaborators on this album is amazing. Will listen soon..I just hope it sounds as great as it looks on paper.

Indeed. Let the fans mourn their band and stop being assholes. I just logged on, so I'll be removing any troll-y posts from this point forward. Personally, I found this news to be pretty shocking.

Context and expectation are certainly relevant, but there's always that one X-factor that can never be quantified - emotional connection. For me, this was severely lacking in the new single.

I can 2nd CICADA, they're really smooth...somtimes cutesy, but mostly smooth. The female vocals REALLY remind me of ACO. I was actually going to add a blurb from that album too! Track 5 "フリーウェイ" is basically a shameless ripoff of the beat from Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" , but it's still super sweet! and yeah Eastern Youth are basically legends when it comes to Japanese emo and indie rock...at the same stature as Number Girl and Bloodthirsty Butchers. Their first few albums were punk/oi stuff tho ^^ Thank you guys for reading & commenting! Feedback is always appreciated ;3 @ - I haven't listened to the new indigo la end album yet, but that track is the LAST thing I would have expected from them! If only they created stuff like that on a normal basis! "Kawareru" sounds pretty great as well. Definitely someone to keep an eye on. I'm also glad to see pentagon on this list, they're quite fun. @@beni - I agree with you on 黒百合と影. The heavy tracks on that album get pretty tiresome, but their slower numbers really shine. Great choice with lycaon. Also good to see daoko, CICADA getting some love! ;3 @@fitear1590 NEGOTO is super solid as usual! Looking forward to their album.

hey der [2] kawaiii wutttt. that is uncanny XD

YES levels over 9000

This song title is a reference to the nine-tailed fox, Kyūbi no Kitsune, in Japanese folklore, correct? If so, then all of these different types make a certain amount of sense if each extra type is considered a "tail".

That's unfortunate. I wonder why he left? Bass is particularly prominent in their music, so I hope this doesn't impede their activities too much...

Don't hate just because we play post-weebcore with MOTTO KAWAII breakdowns

Selfie taking skills = 0, the lighting is horribad as usual, but here we are:

Spoiler HTML code Best New Tracks: February 2015 Best New Tracks is a new series brought to you by MH's review crew! Every month we'll be highlighting brand-new Japanese songs worth checking out, so stay tuned! Feel free to comment or discuss any of this month's picks and even offer your own as well! @Zeus's picks: "戦-ikusa-" by 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band) "marionette" by Lycaon @fitear1590's picks: "For You" by Czecho No Republic "ツキナミ (tsukinami)" by 分島花音 (Kanon Wakeshima) "endless" by ねごと (NEGOTO) Watch the PV "マーブル (marble)" by ユナイト (UNiTE.) 's picks: "Paper Planes" by ONE OK ROCK "Seven Deadly Sins" by MAN WITH A MISSION "実験前" (Jikkenmae) by indigo la End "Kawareru" by theCharmPark "アカペラ" (A capella) by ペンタゴン (Pentagon) "なくならない" (Nakunaranai) by 左右 (Sayuu) @beni's picks: "marionette" by Lycaon "夜明けの街 (Yoake no Machi)" by CICADA "そつぎょう (Sotsugyou)" by daoko "へその緒 (Hesonoo)" by 黒百合と影 (Kuroyuri to Kage) "Future,Super Duper,Nova" by X4 "TWO HEARTS" by 家入レオ (Leo Ieiri) "さんすくみ (Sansukumi)" by 分島花音 (Kanon Wakeshima) "至上の人生 (Shijou no Jinsei)" by 椎名林檎 (Sheena Ringo) "WING to HEAVEN" by DIV @CAT5's picks: "all is white" by Anoice "Ground" by CARD "街の底" by eastern youth "ンスターペアレンツ (Monster Parents)" - Jin-Machine "Rep(110)%4" by loqto "君を壊すガラスの衝動 (Kimi o kowasu garasu no shoudou)" by Lycaon "Gengar" by Sel'm "Foster Mother" by sukekiyo "game over" by 大橋トリオ (Ohashi Trio) "Setting Sun" by 疋田哲也(Tetsuya Hikita)+NIL

lol Shinya actually looks the most masculine this time? Whatever the case, I think it's great to see that they're still embracing their visual roots to an extent. Can dig. edit: Kyo kinda looks like a video game character from King of Fighters lol

Looks like we're doing covers theme tomorrow then. We'll make it official!

I like the international theme, but i'm also down for the covers too.

I started Parks and Recreation a few months ago, but I've only made it up to season 3 so far. I'm pretty slow, though, as I tend to marathon a few eps and then go for weeks on end without watching anything. So far I like it a lot. The characters are all pretty charming/funny. There have been a few dull episodes, but for the most part, the show is pretty hilarious. I never watched the office, but this whole mockumentary style and the way it's shot is great.

This term "bae" does not bother me. I guess i'm more bothered by the fact that some ppl seem to be annoyed by it's use. Like are you that mad at the world that a term of endearment gets under your skin? lol. It's an expression I've heard being used for the longest, and I've always understood it as a shortened/lazy way of saying "baby". I'm guessing that sometime within the last few years, someone on social media decided to append an acronym to it, effectively making it a "thing". Thus it became a linguistic epidemic of sorts - much like all the reality TV show lingo you see nowadays ("yasss", "shade", "slay").

R.I.P midori goto's first band: http://www.last.fm/music/%E3%81%86%E3%81%95%E3%81%8E