Got some work to do this holiday Saturday? Need a little burst of energy and maybe to have a nice chorus get stuck in your head for a while? Never say that I don’t deliver.
I’m kind of dying inside because I can’t remember how this particular little gem came to my attention, but that’s okay; it’s Shibuya PR (Twitter), the “PR” standing for “pessimistic rhapsody,” and … sure, that’s a fine name. They call their music “emotional pop,” which I guess is a nice way of saying that they like fast rhythms and lots of guitar.
They aren’t new by a long shot, going back a few years and several releases so far; this is the teaser for their first album:
So here’s another that we can add to the list of idols to follow a little more closely.