バンドは水物 by TsuShiMaMiRe

Mixing in just enough pop influence to make their tracks endlessly catchy, Japanese art punk group TsuShiMaMiRe present us with their new album バンドは水物, a collection of songs that carefully innovate without departing from a listenable experience. Hypnotic, staccato sung vocals vary in tone and pace between verses and choruses, pairing well with a guitar sound that pulls from influences as diverse as surf rock, funk, and psychedelia, all while leaving room for some wonderfully strange and novel lead lines that give the record a distinct signature. Such a unique formula combined with excellent songwriting intuition creates a sound equally rewarding for shallow and deep listening, appearing as a tape loaded with bangers or a deeply intricate and personal artistic statement depending on our vantage point. A real throwback to alternative albums from before the playlisting era, the excellently executed variety we see here will keep you coming back after hours of getting these songs lodged in your brain.