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Irissssssssssss
93

Fishmans really nail their old style of neo-psychedelia and dub here. It’s not like crazy, all consuming, and breathtaking like the stuff in the Setagaya trilogy, but it doesn’t need to be. The production is gorgeous and incredible, and the energy here is simply very smile inducing. And tracks like Melody have actually dark lyrics despite their happy energy. Simply an amazing album from the older style of Fishmans, even if not as breathtaking as what would come right after

RatCheese
80

Holy moly this album is so melodic, memorable, and most importantly fun. This album is exactly 40 minutes of funky psychedelic rock that really is just pleasant and nice to sit through. Such a great album

kirumi
85

Fishmans - [5/11]

The fish boys find their footing again.

After the agonizing experience that was Neo Yankees' Holiday, I was praying that the next album was at least somewhat serviceable in quality to make up for it. I had heard pretty high praise about this album so I was pretty hopeful going into it. And I gotta say it, this thing SLAPS. This more than makes up for the content that was on the previous record, with tons of instrumentals and ideas that are just so much damn fun to listen to. ... read more

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Cow_Yeet
90

THESE VIBES ARE AWESOME!! I bought this on vinyl just because of how fun and awesome this album is. Melody is a generational song, especially the live version.

fidelisluc
76

Bom, é o que disco que menos curti deles. O álbum tem um clima leve e ensolarado que o torna uma audição agradável do início ao fim. Algumas músicas se destacam pela criatividade dos arranjos e pelo carisma característico da banda.
Nem todas as ideias têm o mesmo impacto, o que faz o disco oscilar um pouco. Ainda assim, é um trabalho cativante que ajuda a entender a evolução sonora do grupo.

MortalMan
98

It's albums like these that make life worth living. Many people would say the best studio album by Fishmans is obviously Long Season, as it's seen as their magnum opus, but I personally disagree—not that I think it's overrated or anything; I still love everything about it, though I seem to prefer the funkier side of this band. I listened to ORANGE for the first time today, and I don't think I've ever been this happy while listening to an album; I literally ... read more

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Track List

1intro
0:21
78
2気分
4:22
91
3忘れちゃうひととき
5:46
92
4MY LIFE
3:50
85
5MELODY
5:46
93
6帰り道
3:10
79
7感謝(驚)
5:49
90
8Woofer Girl
5:07
81
9夜の想い
5:41
89
Total Length: 39 minutes

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