phenotas

The 2nd release from the threesome, joyfully extending their activities in the girls-pop neighborhood, such as pleasantly working on the remixes for idol singer CurumiChronicle, or guitarist Sho Yamamoto producing songs for The Nanbatatin (a collaborative unit formed by singer Shiho Nanba and idol unit TARTETATIN) or for former member of idol group BiS, Yufu Terashima. Including songs such as “Sushi De Sushi” that carefully weaves in the intricacies of the girl’s mind into the dry and innocent puns throughout the song, all 7 tracks are sweetly presented with cheap synthesizer sounds and the crooning voice of Mico cradling the lyrics that may, if interpreted deeply, put the listener in a flutter. Listed also as co-producer is Jin Yoshida of new-wave unit, SALON MUSIC. (by Hazime Kitano) - Bounce

Phenotas’ drummer is pretty good for being undead. All you need is a little sushi to get him to lay down a proper beat in “Sushi de Sushi.”

The song brings instant joy thanks to a happy synthesizer, addictive guitar hook and super cute vocals from Miko.

This little quirk of being unhuman also hasn’t stopped the band from releasing a new mini album Munekyun ’14. Once again it looks like the drummer gets it to the head on the Album Cover. (See the artwork at the band’s official website.) It rises from the grave on May 14,2014 at CDJapan.

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