Hello! Recently, the daily flow of articles on SparkPlugged has slowed to a trickle. So, here’s a much-needed update and an article. I graduated from college a short time ago and will start work soon. I am very fortunate since I got a job with the wonderful and famous JET Programme and I will start work at the end of July!
Not only is it a big month, personally, but by judging from our release calendar, July looks to be a great month for music, as well. The Telephones’ major debut is slated for release as well as ACIDMAN’s 7th album, A beautiful greed. If those were the only two releases this month, July would be amazing, but of course there’s much, much more.
Here’s a list of the albums and singles coming out in July that we’re most excited about. Most of these are pretty major since some of the indie ones like to really sneak up on us. The featured releases are organized by week, with the most anticipated album/single up top and “other great releases” below (it was really hard to choose just one as “most anticipated” for each week!).
July 8th
The Telephones – DANCE FLOOR MONSTERS (album)
tracklisting:
01. D.A.N.C.E to the telephones!!! 　
02. Baby.Baby.Baby　
03. Urban Disco
04. Monkey Discooooooo　
05. Catastrophe
06. Hopping Shower
07. Jabberwocky
08. Dance With You
09. Perfect World
10. Dead Men
11. HABANERO
12. Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow(My Life is Beautiful)
Other great releases:
→Pia-no-jaC↠– 風神雷神 (album)
KREVA – 赤 (single)
MONGOL800 – eight-hundreds (album)
the ARROWS – FREE AND SHIP (single)
VELTPUNCH – HOUSE OF THE PAIN (DVD)
July 15th
FoZZtone – The Sound of Music (album)
tracklisting:
01. pandemik
02. 音楽
03. NAME
04. æ»ã‚“ã ã¨ã„ã†ã®ã¯èžã‹ãªã„ãŒ
05. JUMPING GIRL
06. Rainbow man
07. School
08. NIRVANA UNIVERSE
09. ホールケーã‚
10. I play the guitar
11. ワンダーラスト
12. シンガãƒãƒ³
13. ã®ãžã¿
Other great releases:
10-FEET – super stomper (single)
GRAPEVINE – TWANGS (album)
SUNSET BUS / CHOKE SLEEPER – Cross Island
July 22nd
lego big morl – 溢れる (single)
tracklisting:
01. 溢れる
02. 隣ã®å°‘女ã¨åƒ•ã¨å§‹ã¾ã‚Š
03. マイアシモト(THE LOWBROWS Remix)
Other great releases:
BIGMAMA – ダイヤモンドリング (single)
FACT / ENDZWECK / FC FiVE / IWABO / TRIBAL CHAIR – Pentagon.1
RADICAL ARTS – 春風ã¨å›ã®å£°
school food punishment – butterfly swimmer (single)
July 29th
ACIDMAN – A beautiful greed (album)
ACIDMAN’s 7th album has arrived!!
tracklisting:
01. A beautiful greed (introduction)
02. ±0
03. CARVE WITH THE SENSE
04. Who are you?
05. Under the rain
06. ファンタジア
07. 星ã®ã²ã¨ã²ã‚‰
08. HUM
09. ucess (inst.)
10. Bright & Right
11. I stand free
12. OVER
Other great releases:
SPECIAL OTHERS – Live at æ—¥æ¯”è°·é‡Žå¤–å¤§éŸ³æ¥½å ‚ 090516 “QUTIMA Ver.10 -PB Adventure-”
Yuzu – ã„ã¡ã”
There are so many releases to be excited about. What are you looking forward to this month?
By Andrew on July 3, 2009 at 6:40 pm
“FACT / ENDZWECK / FC FiVE / IWABO / TRIBAL CHAIR – Pentagon.1″
Don’t know what this is but it has 3 of the best hardcore bands from Japan. Also looking forward to the telephones.
By Shay on July 3, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Hi Andrew! Apparently it’s a five-way split album that features two tracks by each band. I’m sure it’ll be amazing with FACT, ENDZWECK, & TRIBAL CHAIR on board =) Here’s more info: http://www.indiesmusic.com/ItemView.aspx?id=17025
By Rast on July 4, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Looking forward to ACIDMAN, school food punishment, lego big morl and GRAPEVINE this month. I also might also give the telephones’ album a shot when it comes out.
By Shay on July 4, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Those all shoudl be awesome! =) And that’s good to hear that you might give the telephones a try. They may not be everybody’s thing but I really like ‘em.