Definitely looking forward to the Brandy Senki album, the anticipation has been steadily growing every time I saw them featured on the monthly roundup lol. Though it’s a shame the album is only gonna have three album original tracks, that’s pretty shocking ngl. Still am gonna look forward to them though, and with how many music videos they’ve been pumping out I wouldn’t be surprised if all three of those tracks end up getting an MV. Hopefully at least one of those tracks manages to reach the heights they achieved with 27:00, if they do It'll be worth it for me.
Will always appreciate how the advance party so often gives me a heads up on albums I didn’t even know were on the way even though I follow the artists. That’s the case with Aivy here, I love what I’ve heard from them thus far, especially with a song like MUSIC that’s way too fun of a listen, yet I had no idea they were coming out with their 3rd full length album. Who knows how long I would have gone without knowing it existed if it weren’t for the advance party, now I’m so hype for it!
Ooooh, nice to see Hakubi on here coming out with new stuff. I’m similar to you in that I think they’ve grown on me a lot over the past year or so, and I'm not too sure exactly why that is. Now this new EP of theirs is going to be their first release where I get to experience it as it releases rather than months/years after the fact and I couldn’t be more excited. The trailer they dropped for it has got me excited for every single one of the new tracks, but especially Error and shiawase, those sound like they’re gonna be pretty special.
Yuka mention! Ya love to see it! Also saw this advance party get retweeted by Yuka’s staff account so congrats on that too! Mofu Mohu is looking like it’s shaping up to be a real turning point for Yuka in many ways. Like you mentioned, the band sound on hikari is way more prominent than it's ever been before so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the sound she leans into for this album, but since Yuka is such an enigma I can’t say anything is ever for certain with her, since as you mentioned her sound tends to be so hard to pin down. Based on the credits though this album is going to be the most involved Yuka has been in the creation of the actual songs, with credits on lyrics and/or composition across the majority of songs, and that fact alone has already got me incredibly hype, can’t wait to hear what’s she’s cooked up this time around.
Very very nice to see that The Floatings are releasing an album so soon after you’ve introduced them to me on the monthly roundup, I don’t have to wait to be blessed with a ton of new music lol. Their music is so incredibly different from re:caco’s work on BURNABLE/UNBURNABLE, yet they’ve managed to hook me in all the same. From the tracks you’ve shared they seem to nail that mix of shoegaze and dream pop so perfectly, it ends up being nothing short of beautiful. So excited to hear that upcoming album of theirs, I’m so certain they’re gonna deliver some absolute gems.
As for my own recommendations:
Viviα - In Veins, the Traces of Emotion (May 14th)
Up-and-coming singer-songwriter and vocaloid producer Viviα is releasing her 2nd album soon and even though it hasn’t even been half a year since her first album released I’m still so excited for this one because she’s just that talented (and the trailer sounds fantastic)!
A new album that barely got announced a day or so ago but it’s already releasing in less than two weeks! Love everything I’ve heard from TAMTAM thus far, they’re always such a pleasing band to listen to and I’m sure it’s gonna be no different this time around either.
I think for me the hope ultimately is that the yet-to-be-released originals give us that hitter track that I think the album still needs. Not that I think it's going to be a bad release if they don't deliver, as its now loaded with a bunch of A-side tracks as is, but it would help make it that much more memorable of a release in my opinion, which in turn would come a long way in solidifying this year for Brandy Senki. Thankfully, I have a VERY good feeling about one track in particular (Memento Waltz) based on the album trailer that came out just recently. I'm dying to hear it in full.
The band has been teasing snippets of the new album on their socials and from what I've heard so far it's already sounding like a treat. I wrote as much back when I first had them for a Roundup, but I really adore Kamo's singing. Her voice just has that quality to it where it makes you feel like it's sunny outside, lol
Hakubi definitely found their groove I feel. There was just something missing in their earlier work that I can't quite put a finger on, but whatever it is they got a hold of it and now everything about their sound just clicks. I was already feeling it when they came out with Decadence from last year, but now I'm fully convinced.
lol, that was pretty neat yeah ngl (XD) Kinda annoyed because I actually typo'd on that tweet and it happens to be the one that gets retweeted like that, but it is what it is. Glad it made its way to her team. In a way you're responsible for this too for putting me on Yuka so thanks! I didn't actually know until I started doing research on this upcoming release that the guitarist for hikari was from kurayamisaka. Damn that's cool. Shoegaze Yuka is so cool. I actually wouldn't mind if we got a lot more of that from Mofu Mohu in that regard.
I wanna say shoegaze/dream pop has hit another resurgence this year (I think the return of NMFT is a good indicator of that) and as such The Floatings' debut album can't come at a better time. My gut tells me they're about to get a massive wave of new overseas fans once it drops since it's most likely gonna be released on Bandcamp.
Oooh, you linked me a Viviα song not that long ago and I remember really vibing with it a lot. So much so that I actually went and listened to everything they had available on streaming, lol. That said, wasn't aware they were releasing a new album. Def excited. Thanks for the heads up!
Speaking of Bandcamp, I got tipped off of this TAMTAM release through it because I follow them there. I've been listening to the band for a while now (was one of the bands I talked about when I first started writing about music) and I just get so happy seeing them continue to do their thing and to your point they have never once missed a step in the process.
Definitely looking forward to the Brandy Senki album, the anticipation has been steadily growing every time I saw them featured on the monthly roundup lol. Though it’s a shame the album is only gonna have three album original tracks, that’s pretty shocking ngl. Still am gonna look forward to them though, and with how many music videos they’ve been pumping out I wouldn’t be surprised if all three of those tracks end up getting an MV. Hopefully at least one of those tracks manages to reach the heights they achieved with 27:00, if they do It'll be worth it for me.
Will always appreciate how the advance party so often gives me a heads up on albums I didn’t even know were on the way even though I follow the artists. That’s the case with Aivy here, I love what I’ve heard from them thus far, especially with a song like MUSIC that’s way too fun of a listen, yet I had no idea they were coming out with their 3rd full length album. Who knows how long I would have gone without knowing it existed if it weren’t for the advance party, now I’m so hype for it!
Ooooh, nice to see Hakubi on here coming out with new stuff. I’m similar to you in that I think they’ve grown on me a lot over the past year or so, and I'm not too sure exactly why that is. Now this new EP of theirs is going to be their first release where I get to experience it as it releases rather than months/years after the fact and I couldn’t be more excited. The trailer they dropped for it has got me excited for every single one of the new tracks, but especially Error and shiawase, those sound like they’re gonna be pretty special.
Yuka mention! Ya love to see it! Also saw this advance party get retweeted by Yuka’s staff account so congrats on that too! Mofu Mohu is looking like it’s shaping up to be a real turning point for Yuka in many ways. Like you mentioned, the band sound on hikari is way more prominent than it's ever been before so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the sound she leans into for this album, but since Yuka is such an enigma I can’t say anything is ever for certain with her, since as you mentioned her sound tends to be so hard to pin down. Based on the credits though this album is going to be the most involved Yuka has been in the creation of the actual songs, with credits on lyrics and/or composition across the majority of songs, and that fact alone has already got me incredibly hype, can’t wait to hear what’s she’s cooked up this time around.
Very very nice to see that The Floatings are releasing an album so soon after you’ve introduced them to me on the monthly roundup, I don’t have to wait to be blessed with a ton of new music lol. Their music is so incredibly different from re:caco’s work on BURNABLE/UNBURNABLE, yet they’ve managed to hook me in all the same. From the tracks you’ve shared they seem to nail that mix of shoegaze and dream pop so perfectly, it ends up being nothing short of beautiful. So excited to hear that upcoming album of theirs, I’m so certain they’re gonna deliver some absolute gems.
As for my own recommendations:
Viviα - In Veins, the Traces of Emotion (May 14th)
https://youtu.be/J4mrnR8SfPA
https://linkco.re/0uhrTcQ2?lang=en
Up-and-coming singer-songwriter and vocaloid producer Viviα is releasing her 2nd album soon and even though it hasn’t even been half a year since her first album released I’m still so excited for this one because she’s just that talented (and the trailer sounds fantastic)!
TAMTAM - Where They Dwell (May 23rd)
https://tamtam.bandcamp.com/album/where-they-dwell
A new album that barely got announced a day or so ago but it’s already releasing in less than two weeks! Love everything I’ve heard from TAMTAM thus far, they’re always such a pleasing band to listen to and I’m sure it’s gonna be no different this time around either.
I think for me the hope ultimately is that the yet-to-be-released originals give us that hitter track that I think the album still needs. Not that I think it's going to be a bad release if they don't deliver, as its now loaded with a bunch of A-side tracks as is, but it would help make it that much more memorable of a release in my opinion, which in turn would come a long way in solidifying this year for Brandy Senki. Thankfully, I have a VERY good feeling about one track in particular (Memento Waltz) based on the album trailer that came out just recently. I'm dying to hear it in full.
The band has been teasing snippets of the new album on their socials and from what I've heard so far it's already sounding like a treat. I wrote as much back when I first had them for a Roundup, but I really adore Kamo's singing. Her voice just has that quality to it where it makes you feel like it's sunny outside, lol
Hakubi definitely found their groove I feel. There was just something missing in their earlier work that I can't quite put a finger on, but whatever it is they got a hold of it and now everything about their sound just clicks. I was already feeling it when they came out with Decadence from last year, but now I'm fully convinced.
lol, that was pretty neat yeah ngl (XD) Kinda annoyed because I actually typo'd on that tweet and it happens to be the one that gets retweeted like that, but it is what it is. Glad it made its way to her team. In a way you're responsible for this too for putting me on Yuka so thanks! I didn't actually know until I started doing research on this upcoming release that the guitarist for hikari was from kurayamisaka. Damn that's cool. Shoegaze Yuka is so cool. I actually wouldn't mind if we got a lot more of that from Mofu Mohu in that regard.
I wanna say shoegaze/dream pop has hit another resurgence this year (I think the return of NMFT is a good indicator of that) and as such The Floatings' debut album can't come at a better time. My gut tells me they're about to get a massive wave of new overseas fans once it drops since it's most likely gonna be released on Bandcamp.
Oooh, you linked me a Viviα song not that long ago and I remember really vibing with it a lot. So much so that I actually went and listened to everything they had available on streaming, lol. That said, wasn't aware they were releasing a new album. Def excited. Thanks for the heads up!
Speaking of Bandcamp, I got tipped off of this TAMTAM release through it because I follow them there. I've been listening to the band for a while now (was one of the bands I talked about when I first started writing about music) and I just get so happy seeing them continue to do their thing and to your point they have never once missed a step in the process.