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Cö shu Nie debut album “Pure” out on Dec 11th!
Pure (album cover)
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Alternative rock band Co shu Nie (stylized Cö shu Nie) released their debut album Pure this month. The album contains 12 total tracks, including the singles/digital singles “asphyxia”, “bullet”, “Lamp”, “Zettai zetsumei”, and “Psychopool-Legopool.”
The singles feature tie-ups to several animated TV shows, respectively: Tokyo Ghoul, PSYCHO-PASS 3, Yakusoku no Neverland (both “Lamp” and “Zettai zetsumei”); “Psychopool-Legopool” does not feature a tie-up. A new song, “inertia”, will be the theme to the movie Shirai-san. Previously released songs also appear on this album, including “character” from the Aurora EP, and “iB” from the band’s indie era.
Bridear new album “Expose Your Emotions” out Dec 4th!
Expose Your Emotions (album cover)
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All-female metal/hard-rock band BRIDEAR released their second album on December 4th! Expose Your Emotions is the band’s second studio album, and the major label debut on Avex Trax. The album contains 10 all-new songs.
The music video to “Ghoul”, the lead song off this album, is available on the band’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
Beverly new album “Infinity” released on Dec 4th!
Infinity (album cover)
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Singer Beverly, known for her “high tones” and considerable vocal talent, released her third studio album earlier this month. Titled Infinity, the album contains 12 tracks total.
Five of the songs have tie-ups to media: “Everlasting Sky”, the theme to the Kamen Rider Build: Be The One movie; “Adventure” which is the theme to a Tales of Asteria game; “Again” which is an opening to the new Fruits Basket animation; “Sagashi ni ikou yo” which is the campaign song for the Saga TV channel’s 50th anniversary; and “Endless Harmony”, used as the ending theme to the new season of the Fairy Tail anime.
BAND-MAID new album “CONQUEROR” out on Dec 11th!
CONQUEROR (regular edition cover)
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Hard rocking BAND-MAID is releasing their third album next month! Titled CONQUEROR, the album continues the theme set with their previous album, WORLD DOMINATION, which was released last year. This release will contain 15 tracks total, including recent singles “glory”, “Bubble”, and “endless Story.”
Music videos to the above singles, and to “Rinne,” one of the new tracks, are available on the BAND-MAID official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
DEZERT releasing new album “black hole” on Nov 27th.
black hole (regular edition cover)
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Visual kei rock band DEZERT is releasing a new album on November 27th! Titled black hole, the album will contain their recent singles “BAKEMONO,” and “Call of Rescue,” among 14 total tracks. If the singles are any indication, the album will likely continue along the band’s more recent hard rock/power pop sound, which has overall appeared to become more accessible over the years.
THE SIXTH LIE releases the first album on Nov 27th!
Perfect Lies (album cover)
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Electro-rock band THE SIXTH LIE is releasing their debut album at the end of this month! Perfect Lies is the first full-length studio release for this 4-member band, which has previously released 4 mini albums. This album will contain 12 tracks total, including the two singles the band has released on Universal Music, “Hibana” and “Shadow is the Light.” Both songs have tie-ups to anime shows.
Sakamoto Maaya new album “Kyou dake no Ongaku” out on Nov 27th!
Kyou dake no Ongaku (album cover)
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Veteran seiyuu and singer Sakamoto Maaya is releasing her 10th studio album this month. The album is titled Kyou dake no Ongaku, which translates to “music only for today.” Going along with the title, the album’s concept is “transient nostalgic music, that seems like a dream, but makes a lasting impact.” The album will contain 11 original songs, and as is often the case for Maaya’s albums, will not contain any of the recent singles or coupling songs that she has released for anime shows.
Fuji Aoi debut album “Yuukiteki Palette Syndrome” out on Nov 20th!
Yuukiteki Palette Syndrome (album cover)
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Japanese VTuber (Virtual YouTuber, like a vocaloid singer, but voiced by an actual person) Fuji Aoi is releasing her first album on November 20th! Titled Yuukiteki Palette Syndrome (“Coordinated Palette Syndrome”), the album will contain 10 original songs on the first disc, and a collection of 13 covers on the second disc. With the theme of “Your Heart’s Cheerleader,” the VTuber has gained an online following with her wide variety of song covers and social media presence.
Several music videos are available on Fuji Aoi’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
SHEENA Ringo best compilation album “Newton no Ringo” out on November 13th!
Newton no Ringo (album cover)
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Veteran singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sheena Ringo is releasing an all-time best hits album on November 13th! The compilation, titled Newton no Ringo – Hajimete no Best Ban – (or in her English translation, “Apple of Universal Gravity -Best Collection-“) will contain 30 songs on two discs, including 2 new songs. The selections span the artist’s 2 decades of work, including all of her hit singles from her early albums, to more recent songs. The official track list is below.
Rei new mini-album “SEVEN” out on Nov 13th!
SEVEN (regular edition cover)
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Blues/pop guitarist Rei is releasing her 4th mini album next week! Titled SEVEN, the release will contain 7 songs total. In addition, the title refers to Rei’s favorite 7th chord on the guitar. Two songs from the mini-album, “Connection” and “Territory Blues” have been released as advance digital singles.
Music clips to “Connection” and “Territory Blues” have been posted to YouTube, and can be previewed below the track list.
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