Impulse (2015)
I had such a good time while I was in Japan, but I also learned quite a bit as well. Kazu from Waterslide set up a PopKid/Waterslide show at a club in Uguisudani called What's Up. When I arrived, I found out that the club was run by Bun, who was in one of my very favorite old school Snuffy Smile bands Lovemen. On top of that, I then found out that he was currently in a band I hadn't heard about before called Middle. Then, as if that night could have been any better than it already was, Bun gave me a copy of the Middle CD.
I've been listening to this album ever since I got back from Japan. At first glance, it might not seem like the sort of thing that's right up my alley, but the more I listen to it the more I love it. When you really examine it, it's almost a perfect record for me. It combines the catchiness and melodies of 1990's punk rock (Lovemen would be a good example, for obvious reasons) with the screeching and powerful guitar antics of Hot Snakes or some of the shorter Drive Like Jehu songs.
According to internet translators, 尖音 means acoustic. That title ends up being pretty amusing as throughout the CD's seven songs in twenty four minutes, the guitar assault is loud, blistering and nonstop. However, the thing that really gets me is how the vocal melodies creep in keeping things catchy enough for a pop kid like me. I was only able to find one song online from this album. It's called "リセット" and is one of the less melodic songs on this CD. But this is absolutely an album worth getting, especially if you like your guitars loud and a little chaotic.
Middle - "リセット":
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