This is the November release digest from Melody Cafe, highlighting new CDs that I’ve been watching this month.
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Contents:
> eill – Love / Like / Hate [mini album] Nov 4
> Irino Miyu – Life is… [album] Nov 4
> Pop Shinanaide – Joujou [album] Nov 11
> POP ART TOWN – Sensation [album] Nov 18
> Taeyeon – #GirlsSpkOut [mini album] Nov 18
> Shinano Yae – Seken Shirazu [album] Nov 18
> Fujikawa Chiai – HiKiKoMoRi [album] Nov 24
> GARNiDELiA – Kishikaisei [album] Nov 25
> Rei – HONEY [album] Nov 25
[November 4] eill – Love / Like / Hate [mini album]
Singer-songwriter eill released a new mini album this month! Titled Love / Like / Hate, this is the artist’s 2nd mini album. It contains 9 tracks total, including digital singles “FAKE LOVE,” “Odorasenaide,” and “Night D.” The song “with U,” by GANMI featuring eill, is also included on this release. The lead track “Katappo” was released as an advance single on October 14th.
In addition to her recent collaborations with notable artists, such as m-flo, SIK-K and Mukai Taichi, eill also penned the lyrics to Korean singer Taeyeon’s song “#GirlsSpkOut,” which is the advance single to Taeyeon’s upcoming Japanese mini album.
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> eill official site
> eill official YouTube channel
> eill official Twitter feed
> eill official Facebook page
> eill official Instagram
Love / Like / Hate release trailer:
[November 4] Irino Miyu – Life is… [album]
Seiyuu, singer, and actor Irino Miyu released his third full album on November 4th! The release is titled Life is… and contains 13 all new tracks. The songs are a mix of upbeat, sunny pop and slower ballads. This album is released on Irino’s label Kiramune, a subdivision of Lantis, which was recently absorbed into its parent company Bandai Namco.
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Album release info
> Irino Miyu artist site at Kiramune
> Irino Miyu official blog
> Irino Miyu official Instagram
Life is… release trailer:
[November 11] Pop Shinanaide – Joujou [album]
The post-pop band Pop Shinanaide (official translation: “Pop Never Dies”) released their first full length album last week! Joujou was released on November 11th and contains 12 tracks total.
Three of the songs are from one each of their previous released mini albums: “Mahou-tsukai no Maki-chan” from CD wa Mou Urenai, “Creation” from Kinjirarete wa Inai Asobi, and a new recording of “El kashi,” originally included on Faster, POP! Kill! Kill!
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Pop Shinanaide official site
> Pop Shinanaide official YouTube channel
“Creation” music video:
[November 18] POP ART TOWN – Sensation [album]
Indie pop/funk band POP ART TOWN is releasing their second album on November 18th! Titled Sensation, the album will contain 8 tracks total, like the band’s prior album SWEET! SWEET? SWEET! This album will include 2 digital singles, “Girls Don’t Cry” and “Akkenai.”
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> POP ART TOWN official site
> POP ART TOWN official YouTube channel
> POP ART TOWN official Twitter feed
> POP ART TOWN official Instagram
Sensation release trailer:
[November 18] Taeyeon – #GirlsSpkOut [mini album]
Singer Taeyeon is releasing her second Japanese mini album on November 18th! #GirlsSpkOut will contain 5 songs total. The title track is a mid-tempo R&B tune featuring rapper Chanmina. “I do” is a slow, groovy song that the singer has performed at live concerts but is previously unreleased on CD.
The accomplished South Korean singer, a member of the break-out Kpop group Girls Generation, has released 2 solo albums and several mini albums in South Korea, and one mini album in Japan thus far.
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Taeyeon official site
> Taeyeon YouTube channel
> Taeyeon official Instagram
“#GirlsSpkOut” music video:
“I do” live version music video:
[November 18] Shinano Yae – Seken Shirazu [album]
Singer-songwriter Shinano Yae is releasing her debut album on November 18th! Titled Seken Shirazu, the album will contain 10 total tracks, including 6 digital singles “16-sai,” “Shita wo kande shineru hodo ni wa,” “Liar,” “Hajimete no Kiss,” and “Loser” plus 4 previously unreleased tracks.
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Shinano Yae official site
> Shinano Yae official YouTube channel
> Shinano Yae official Twitter feed
> Shinano Yae official Instagram
> Shinano Yae Tik Tok
“16-sai” lyric video:
[November 24] Fujikawa Chiai – HiKiKoMoRi [album]
Singer-songwriter Fujikawa Chiai is releasing her third album on November 24th! The album, titled HiKiKoMoRi, will contain 11 songs including “Bakemono to yobarete,” the ending theme to the animated TV show Munou na Nana, and “Ari no mama”, used as the theme song of the movie Kasouken no Onna.
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Fujikawa Chiai official site
> Fujikawa Chiai official YouTube channel
> Fujikawa Chiai official Twitter feed
> Fujikawa Chiai official Instagram
“Bakemono to yobarete” music video:
[November 25] GARNiDELiA – Kishikaisei [album]
GARNiDELiA is releasing their new album on November 25th! Kishikaisei will be the duo’s first album on the Universal Music Label and commemorate the 10th anniversary of their career. The album will contain 11 songs total, including “star trail” and the title track “Kishikaisei.”
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> GARNiDELiA official site
> GARNiDELiA official YouTube channel
> GARNiDELiA official Facebook page
“Kishikaisei” music video:
[November 25] Rei – HONEY [album]
Singer-songwriter Rei is releasing a new album this month! HONEY will be the blues guitarist’s second full length album. It will contain 12 tracks total, including the songs “Categorizing Me” and an album mix of “What Do You Want?”
More info:
> Melody Cafe post
> Album release special blog
> Rei official site
> Rei official YouTube channel
> Rei official Twitter feed
> Rei official Instagram
“Categorizing Me” music video:
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