english mixing stylized japanese pronunciation fourth studio album japanese band released march january album preceded single met greatest commercial success band debut reaching number oricon singles chart album nominated finalists shop awards lauded critics cohesive sound literary lyrics time release commercially successful release debut reaching number japan spent experimenting album single followed months recording january february final recording stages spent song seven minute rock opera promotional single release album saw new recording approach band members worked spontaneously synchronized album influenced commercial success written response song background development recording studio albums band moved tokyo spring musical potential album produced tokyo saw new approach band vocalist asked members arrange songs individually instead led singles native dancer album commercially successful career peaking number oricon album chart despite disappointed sales sure album stalled copies sold release album january performed month tour japan followed appearances summer music festivals including rock japan rising sun rock festival june performed newly created rock event rock bands showcase rock music 2010s october performed overseas concert sound festival south_korea started collecting ideas february month release band spent experimenting song performed song summer festival appearances rock japan rising sun rock festival audience react song different approach released single january commercial critical success reached number oricon single charts praised strong arrangement poetic lyrics single success surprised band considered popular writing production album primarily recorded tokyo secondary recording sessions held tokyo recording sessions held bulk album recorded january february recording sessions finished february month album release date writing process took longer expected band postpone album times intended finishing date recording seven minute long song album sessions influenced commercial success band considered sorts songs wanted sort music present new audience audience understand songs create ones band want album songs identical instead wanted express listeners breadth musical inspirations mix felt important release second similar song immediately saw music consumers 2010s acting critics twitter accounts people believed important exhibit different aspects band felt important growing band break cycle musical act popular continuing release style music popular people grew tired single success band planned feature songs album listeners expectations band hand band attempted commercial sound goal felt efforts wasted led band trying create pop art music blending art creation process different member worked alongside person meeting later working songs band recorded song demo meeting band discuss song feel emotions listing white board leave band members work song worked song return studio suggestions progress song meant input band previous albums feel like band producer input feel come trust member musical abilities previous albums members needed compromise ideas found understood better led members expressing drummer showcased taste rock music strongly sound created album songs created recording unlike previous albums songs entirely finished recording final meant spontaneous ideas included album example band wanted add chorus collected people happened studio time including musical director spontaneous process led song written paintings swiss german painter recorded single similarly song inspired atmosphere room album created instead featuring repeating sounds album decided carefully consider sound effect effected song included repeating sounds album title word coined related term term describing water river heads fresh water salt water mix replaced character referring water character referring sky applying concept mixing air instead phrase represent album theme mixing idea related member completely different music tastes able create music similarly related idea band mixed rock club folk music able blend different tastes find wide range people like band created song song represent album theme single song album introduction mix recordings taken iphone recording studio similarly created match theme album influenced changing people listen music 2000s 2010s people youtube discover new music wanted create songs difficult evaluate listening sample song seven minute long particular written music consumers mind band felt influenced city tokyo living city year half deciding permanent home saw depicting band arrived tokyo showed versions discovered living tokyo recording band opportunities meet bands performed similar music based tokyo particular felt influenced base ball bear impressed lyrics managed express despite fictional nature wrote fiction song challenge match mixing theme took inspiration period japan asset price bubble writing song compositions written album decided place song album felt similar material found way sort band release song mixed heavy lyrical theme personal arise person community psychedelic avant garde pop sound found recording sessions exhausting energy writing process interview japan felt people fans period core fanbase concert set lists continue feature songs people cover artwork album artwork created features overlapping circles colored deep blue bright blue order create color close bright blue chosen synthetic ink regularly occurs japanese printing deep blue taken naturally color taken photo sky dawn center artwork features logo overlapping circles mix natural artificial blue circles represent theme mixing points promotion release release announced mid january release single march song released digital download japan tracks standard edition album song lead promotional track album received radio airplay reach number hot chart promote album band album songs available listening website february songs available japan standard time dubbed time listener randomly listen songs album available listening march band held listening party tokyo march video streaming website album released editions limited standard limited edition features bonus track paradise sunny dub remix song yes remixed recording engineer band performed thirteen date national tour japan april dubbed final dates held capacity concert hall followed capacity tokyo footage seven songs performed available itunes downloads august band followed tour concert stadium concerts released dvd album released march digital download followed record edition august coincide release band compilation album reception commercial reception oricon physical albums charts album debuted number copies sold piece memorial best album compiling theme songs anime piece pop jazz singer album soundscan japan sales tracking agency found copies album limited edition copies sold week album spent additional weeks left thirteen weeks release band identity single august album charted additional weeks album chart runs april release single rookie august release bach chart runs resulted album selling total copies years despite album band successful release moment disappointed album sales expected sell copies critical reception album received japanese music critics chosen finalists shop awards named album favorite feeling album simultaneously created new genres alternative rock pop music felt album music catchy success expected high quality called album established current style felt album cohesive previous works praising band skill progression lyrics described literary style cynical struck heroic march album introduction song feel suddenly like ocean similarly believed album showed growth band previous releases incorporated dance rock music felt music struck better harmony simultaneously rock dance oriented praised album poppy floating feeling highly literary lyrics romantic electro sound feeling band unique music industry bounce felt album ingenious way created feeling place arrangements melodies lyrics praised album varied sound fact band spoke words despite variety sound noted strong dance music sound likened songs police music 1970s american band television gave album stars praising literary original lyrics human music sounded despite electronic sound japan felt lyrics created interesting feeling deep flavor noted lyrics described everyday life mental space layered scenes felt band sound ambitious genre especially ambient music dub elements songs sense city stronger moved tokyo noted similar qualities songs yes expressed loneliness city life album lead single received music critics reviewers gave single star recommendation calling killer tune pleasure living moment balanced noted song retro sound like nostalgic dance music felt band decision tokyo years ago reflected song felt song gentle electronica feel praising 1980s style synths aggressive sound unique poetic sentiment praised emotions song gave mixing pain japan felt greatest strength song lyrical content high spirited words explosive hybrid beat noted instead talking pleasures dance floor lyrics introspective discussing loneliness pain longing praised brave fanfare like synth based leading melody tight earth shaking floor beat track listing lyrics written personnel personnel details sourced liner notes booklet personnel imagery charts sales release history
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