On the hunt for some Puffy AmiYumi type hooks, this is chief songwriter Tamio Okudas main band. It's got two quality rockers (tracks 1 & 3), with all the melody I was hoping for. The rest of the album is a mix of early rockabilly pastiche, less inspired uptempo tracks and the obligatory Japanese lounge jazzy type thing that you often here with these acts. 10 tracks, 40 mins. Worth a listen if you like Japanese bands who heard the Beatles/Stones/Kinks and said 'yeah, let's ... read more

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You can hear the puffy amiyumi's hooks here,the first three tracks are top quality, the rest of the album isn't of that standard but it's not bad at all, pretty much every track has a moment of sorts

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