Suga Shikao releasing new album [THE LAST] in time for the big 50

Singer-songwriter Suga Shikao‘s new album THE LAST was released this Wednesday, Jan 20th. Shikao’s website touts the album as the big masterpiece he was hoping to complete before he turns fifty years old in July this year.

Showcasing the “Suga Shikao that came before J-pop–neither funk nor rock–just the frank Suga Shikao,” the album contains 11 tracks. Other than “Astride,” his 30th single, the other 10 songs are all brand new. This release comes in three versions: a regular edition containing the songs as above, and two limited editions. The limited editions come with a second disc containing compositions from Shikao’s indie artist years from 2011 to 2013; and the ultra-limited edition is a box set with a DVD that contains interviews and footage related to Shikao’s indie years. The regular edition price is 3000 yen, the limited edition with DVD is 3800 yen, and the ultra-limited box edition with DVD is 8000 yen.

Currently the album is ranking at 7th place on the daily Oricon chart.

Track list:

  1. ふるえる手 | Furueru te | Trembling hands
  2. 大晦日の宇宙船 | Oomisoka no uchuusen | New Year’s Eve spaceship
  3. あなたひとりだけ 幸せになることは 許されないのよ | Anata hitori dake     shiawase ni naru koto wa     yurusarenai no yo | I won’t allow you, of all people, to be happy
  4. 海賊と黒い海 | Kaizoku to kuroi umi | The pirate and the black sea
  5. おれ、やっぱ月に帰るわ | Ore, yappa tsuki ni kaeru wa | Well, I’m returning the moon after all
  6. ごめんねセンチメンタル | Gomen ne SENCHIMENTARU | Sorry for Sentimentalism
  7. 青春のホルマリン漬け | Seishun no HORUMARIN-zuke | Youth preserved in formaldehyde
  8. オバケエントツ | OBAKE ENTOTSU | Monster’s Chimney
  9. 愛と幻想のレスポール | Ai to gensou no RESUPOORU | Les Paul of love and illusions
  10. 真夜中の虹 | Mayonaka no niji | Midnight rainbow
  11. アストライド | ASUTORAIDO | Astride

Special CD THE BEST track list (limited edition only):

  1. Re:you
  2. 傷口 | Kizuguchi | Opening of a wound
  3. Festival
  4. アイタイ | AITAI | I want to see you
  5. したくてたまらない | Shitakute tamaranai | I want to so much, I can’t hold back
  6. 赤い実 | Akai jitsu(?) | Red reality(?) -“実” has several pronunciations and meanings including reality, truth, fruit/fruit pit
  7. 赤い実 (remix) | Akai jitsu (remix)
  8. 情熱と人生の間 | Jounetsu to jinsei no aida | The space between passion and life
  9. 航空灯 | Koukuutou | Navigation light
  10. LIFE
  11. モノラルセカイ | MONORARU SEKAI | Monophonic World

> Where to buy:

Limited edition: 8000 yen. Catalogue# VIZL-917. CD + Special CD THE BEST + Special DVD
Order box set (limited edition) on Amazon Japan

Limited edition: 3800 yen. Catalogue# VIZL-918. CD + Special CD THE BEST
Order album (limited edition) on CD Japan – first press comes with bonus calendar
Order album (limited edition) on Amazon Japan

Regular edition: 3000 yen. Catalogue# VICL-64498. CD album.
Order album (regular edition) on CD Japan – first press comes with bonus calendar
Order album (regular edition) on Amazon Japan

> Suga Shikao official website

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