So amid all of the hubbub yesterday, I just plain up and missed the fact that PassCode, with the release of their ZENITH album just right around the corner, have officially put out the full album trailer:
For what it’s worth, they also added preview tracks to Soundcloud, but they weren’t available on U.S. or EU servers when I tried just now, so maybe it’s just a Japan thing, or maybe they’ll change the settings later, I dunno. Actually now available! Continue reading
Me upon looking at Twitter notifications this morning: “Oh neat, PassCode’s going to release two MVs!”
Me upon clicking the YouTube links from the announcement: “REGION BLOCKING MUST DIE”
Me 35 seconds later, after going to Facebook instead: “OH GOOD OKAY”
Two for the price of one (free). First, the full version of “ONE STEP BEYOND”:
The hype machine is getting a pretty good warmup over the past week, you guys, as PassCode prepares their fans for their first major-label album:
It’s up for pre-order now, but the real winner there is the tracklist (I particularly like how exactly one song in 12 is titled in kana, but then explained in English in a parenthetical) and the implications from the DVD, which will include MVs for “ONE STEP BEYOND” (which sounds sick and is undoubtedly the lead for this) and “Same to you,” which I’m guessing is this album’s ballady number.* I’m also digging that this is mostly new, original material; with two singles and, what, five songs out since joining Universal, it’d be easy to just lean back on that for this album release, but there’s clear confidence in the material. Continue reading
Here’s a neat little treat: Yesterday, PassCode began the promotion for their ZENITH album with a radio play, presumably for the lead track (and the MV that could be coming along fairly shortly), “ONE STEP BEYOND.”
More than a few dutiful fans got the hell out there and recorded the sucker when it hit the airwaves; this is one of the cleaner versions.
#PassCode Major 1st Album "ZENITH" より "ONE STEP BEYOND"
8月2日（水）リリース#FM802 #REDNIQS pic.twitter.com/wr1ReujWj7— ヤマサン (@tochan259) June 26, 2017
Muchas gracias to Viz Major for the find
Well hot damn, Monday, look at all the gifts you’re giving us! The weekend produced a good bit of cool new stuff, but this morning has been full of surprises great and small and isn’t even close to over yet, and here’s one that I didn’t even kind of see coming:
8月2日（水）
PassCode Major 1st Full Album "ZENITH" 発売決定！
メジャー曲4曲を収録した全12曲、初回限定盤にはメジャーA面MV2曲、新曲MV、台湾ドキュメンタリームービーが収録されているDVD付き！ pic.twitter.com/ksmGvEZZ1d— PassCodeオフィシャル (@passcodeO) June 12, 2017
New PassCode album! A whole crapload of new music! DVD and other extras! I’m definitely going to order it! I’m also tempted to say something about the title and whether we should be concerned about the ongoing future of PassCode, but naw, it’s probably nothing. There’s a new album coming! Continue reading
