Finally back

椿屋四重奏 - いばらのみち

Genre: jazz rock, alternative
Song style: powerful and catchy - jumps right into it

I had been worried about these guys! They had been laying low since their last album release about a year ago and I was getting worried if they were continuing their activities. But lo and behold, here is their new single, "いばらのみち", apparently out on May 26th, which manages to retain their catchy and unique sound. I have yet to find another band like this - I really value them for sticking with their cool, jazzy vibe. In other news, not only are they back, but I'm also back - at home, and now forever done with my college years and the four years I spent in that town up north. Summer vacation, here I come!

Jazzy Friday night

椿屋四重奏 (Tsubakiya Shijyuusou) -　恋わずらい

Genre: Jazz rock, alternative
Song style: sultry and jazzy

This video starts out so fitting for the song, with the hot singer seducing us and then it just gets weird, with lipstick smearing and pig masks. Don't quite understand it, but I find this tune extremely catchy. Though most of 椿屋四重奏's other songs aren't quite as jazzy, they have a very sophisticated, comfortable style that really supports the talented vocalist. These guys started around 2000, and their most recent song was probably their cover of Burn on the Yellow Monkeys Tribute album (which I will definitely blog about!) A good tune as I wait for a concert in my dorm to get started up, and after a long day of walking endlessly through the snow.