Is This a New Yurimaru Track?

Update: Jordan with the info!

You guys who are bigger fans of Hirano* Yuri than me (Jordan, I’m looking in your direction), help me out. She added this rocking little corker to Soundcloud last night, and I don’t recall having heard it before, but that apparently doesn’t mean anything because I miss lots of stuff:

I mean, I don’t even have an analog for that much bounce. Supergrass, but with the singer from Letters to Cleo? No idea. Continue reading

It’s a Beautiful World When Yurimaru’s Making Stuff

Here’s a nice way to kick off Friday — Yurimaru, only like the bubbliest little solo rock idol when she feels like it and also does lots of other stuff, has a DVD coming out at the end of the month.

The trailer:


Good catch, Jordan!

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This Is the Funnest Idol Punk Song of 2017

Granted, we’re only a week into the new year, but this spunky little ditty by Yurimaru in her MIRACLE TOYBOX guise* is easily the spiciest little punk rock meatball since 2017 got going:

Right on. Now, technically, this was released back in September on her EP. Did anybody get that?

Anyway, happy Sunday. Tomorrow begins the first full work week of the year. Enjoy what freedom you have while you have it!

*I’m an idiot.

Here’s Your Preview of the MIRACLE TOYBOX Mini-Album

Wasn’t I just making kind of a coy reference to MIRACLE TOYBOX the other day? There was a reason for that (it’s this post!), which I was supposed to finish writing after I got to work that morning but then forgot about until I saw it on the Idolmetal page. Thanks, guys!


The level of pop in this punk is making my teeth hurt

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I Am Late to Things: The Bubbly World of Miracle Toybox

You know, not everything on here has to be bleak and/or angry and/or bloody and/or etc. Sometimes, what you’re really looking for a ton of energy, rapid-fire rhythms and a dose of happiness.

I had been seeing Shinohara Yuri mentioned in different lists for a while, and had seen Miracle Toybox in some of those same places and a few others as well, and never did the math until I decided that this is a slow week and it’s worth taking a few minutes to look into something new.

Voila:


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