Love Letter

[Machine Translation] BAcademic BANANA (a.k.a. Akabana) debuted with their first EP "Tokyo" in June 2018. The band's songs are universal and unique, and their high performance skills quickly draw crowds at their guerrilla street live shows, and they have received offers to appear on TV programs and tie-ups. The band calls their unique music "Neo Uta Kyoku" (Neo Songs), which is created by each member inspired by various kinds of music. Vocalist Tomoki Saito is currently starring in the smartphone game "Black Star -Theater Starless-" as Singer Yoshino. They are currently performing in the smartphone game "Black Star -Theater Starless-" as Yoshino Singer. Her last album, 1st Full Album "SEASON", was a hit at her in-store live performances held all over Japan and sold over 1500 copies. The new album "Love Letter" includes "Moon Rain," which has already been performed live and has gained a lot of support, and "To Your Town," a song written by vocalist Tomoki Saito when he was 20 years old and inspired by the Kabe train line in his hometown of Hiroshima. Summer Tuner" featuring Naojiro Hayashi of Hirakawa Jiichi Itchome, and 10 other songs that are both nostalgic and new with THE AKABANANA sound. The regular disc A and B will contain one different song each, each a love song from a different point of view.

※通常盤BAcademic BANANA(通称 : アカバナ)2018年6月1stEP「東京」でデビュー。普遍的かつ独自性を放つ楽曲や高い演奏スキルでゲリラ的に行われるストリートライブでは瞬く間に人だかりを集めTV番組出演オファーやタイアップを獲得。FOLK、BLUES、ROCK、JAZZ、FUNK、CLASSIC、FUSIONなどメンバーそれぞれが多様な音楽からインスパイアされることによって生み出される独自の楽曲を「ネオ歌謡曲」と名付ける。ボーカル齋藤知輝は吉野 シンガー役としてスマートフォンゲーム『ブラックスター -Theater Starless-』に出演中。オリコンデイリーチャート1位やZepp TOURを成功させている。前作1st Full Album「SEASON」は全国各地で開催したインストアライブが話題を呼び1500枚以上のセールスを記録。今作「Love Letter」にはすでにLIVEでも披露し多くの支持を集める”Moon Rain”や、ボーカル齋藤知輝が20歳の頃に書き下ろした地元広島の可部線をモチーフにした”君の街まで”。Featuringに平川地一丁目の林直次郎を迎えたサマーチューン”Summer Tuner”など、懐かしくて新しいTHEアカバナサウンドな10曲が収録される。また通常盤A、通常盤Bには1曲ずつ異なる楽曲が収録されそれぞれの視点で描かれるラブソングとなっている。