Catching up on release news, Yoshiaki Manabe released a new solo album, Rutile this past November.
Sawao has a solo single that will be released in just a couple of weeks, Answer, available as both a standard edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The single will be followed by an album, Hakaiteki INNOVATION (Destructive innovation) to be released 2/13/2013, also both as a standard edition and a limited edition with bonus DVD.
Check out previews below!
Check out a quick video of Yoshiaki Manabe working on recording for the Time Machine album! Time Machine is a instrumental rock collaboration involving the guitarists of several Japanese bands. Our favorite guitarist has a track on the album entitled ‘Beautiful Struggle’.
The album is available now at your favorite Japanese music stores.
Happy 9/16!! Today is the pillows’ 22nd anniversary. Let’s wish them many more years of making awesome music.
Now that the tour excitement is over, let’s catch up on some new release news!
Next month on the 12th, a new solo album, Tedious Man, from lead singer Sawao Yamanaka drops. There will be a regular edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD featuring two music videos. Guest artists include Kosaku Abe of The Collectors, Akiko Fukuoka of Chatmonchy and the original bassist himself, Tatsuya Kashima.
A new tour DVD will also be released on the same date, Born Again, featuring the pillows live at Zepp Tokyo from 4/24/2011 on their Horn Again tour.
Finally, a collaborative album called Time Machine was just released this month, featuring an instrumental rock track from our favorite guitarist, Yoshiaki Manabe.
Pick them up from our affiliate, CD Japan, HMV Japan, Amazon Japan, or your other favorite Japanese music store.
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