10th album and concert tour announced

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10th album and concert tour announced

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The tour has been announced some time ago, but today it's been revealed that there will also be a new album released "in 2019".

The title is "Kyou dake no Ongaku" (Music of Today Only). All tracks are newly recorded. (confirmed on the Vitamin M: none of the previously released singles will be included)

The tour will also have the same title.

Tour dates/venues:

Dec 08 (Sun): Kanagawa Harmony Hall Zama Big Hall (Fanclub members only) Open 16:00 start 17:00
Dec 14 (Sat): Osaka Fenice Sacay Open 17:00 start 18:00
Dec 15 (Sun): Osaka Fenice Sacay Open 15:00 start 16:00
Dec 22 (Sun) Aichi Ichinomiya Civic Hall Open 17:00 start 18:00
Dec 26 (Thu) Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall Open 18:00 start 19:00

Tickets: 7200 yen, general sale from October 20th.
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Really great news !
It has been too long since the last album, and it was not that good. Like almost 5 years !
Can't wait to listen to the new material :)
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Link: https://natalie.mu/music/news/348480


Google Translate >>
Maaya Sakamoto's “Music Today Only”
01. Hajimari
[Composition: Maaya Sakamoto / Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto]

02. Hidden Notes
[Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto / Composition: SIRA / Arrangement: Zentaro Watanabe]

03. In the Sky of Hawking
[Lyrics: Hiroshi Ichikura / Composition / Arrangement: Shinichi Osawa ]

04. Eurangobret
[Lyrics / Composition / Arrangement: Enon Kawatani / Strings Arrangement: Aoto Tokuzawa]

05. As you wish
[Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto / Composition / Arrangement: Izawa Izawa]

06. Old Fashion
[ Lyrics: Sakamoto Maaya / composer: Arai Takeshi / Arranger: Katsutoshi Kitagawa]

07. Tuesday
[Music and Lyrics: dug-down Yasuyuki / arrangement: Shin Kono]

08. Traumerei
[Lyrics: Sakamoto Maaya / composition, arrangement: Shinobu Watanabe]

09. delicate Cover
[Lyrics / Composition / Arrangement: Enon Kawatani / Strings Arrangement: Aoto Tokuzawa]

10. Diesel
[Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato / Composition / Arrangement: Mugi Furukawa ]

11. Music only for today
[Lyrics]・ Composition: Maaya Sakamoto / Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto]

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CD details:
Release date: 2019/11/27
VTZL-164: First press edition(CD+BD): 3,800 yen + tax
BD contains a short movie "Music for today only"
VTCL-60513: regular edition (CD) 2,800 yen + tax
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I really wished it would be an album composed and written by her, but it seems that the direction goes in collaboration, which it is good too, also there's little more involvement (in writing new songs) than in Follow Me Down. As a side note, journalist & writer Hiroshi Ichikura collaborates with Maaya again, last work together were on the three songs from the single "Shippo no Uta" (c/w "Midori no Hane" & "Yoake no Octave") in 2000 and "Uchuu Hikoushi no Uta" in 2003. I'm glad it's an album not related to anime, but it kinds of annoy me that Kitagawa is again on a new song, every time he collaborates with her a cutesy song comes off.

Maybe I'm asking too much if she comes back with an album composed by her. Composition is not her main point. But lyrics are. I really miss when she wrote almost all the lyrics of her songs just like "Kazeyomi" released 10 years ago. Sure time flies...
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Let's just wait for the album to be release first, I guess she had her reasons why she made this new move (or direction).

I was curious on what awesome songs is going to be made with Enon by her side XD

Long time fan of both bands Enon had, since 2015 iinm

Also me: I want a few more song collab with Yumi Uchimura's band.. so more fast pace songs to be added to my song loop, they are my favs
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Digest of the "short movie" enclosed with the first press limited edition of the album: https://youtu.be/-lSCmI9lP08

COUNTDOWN SPECIAL has been added to the tour.
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall A
Date: 12/31(Tue)
Open:21:00 Start: 22:00
Tickets: 7200
General sale: from 12/08
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Special page for the album was added to Maaya's official website: https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/kyodakeno/

A pre-release listening event has been announced as well. Full album will be played. MC by the editor of "Ongaku to Hito" magazine Hirofumi KANEMITSU (金光裕史). Event will be partially(?) broadcast on the LINE Live platform. Application for participation via URL https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/kyodak ... cho-event/ until 2019-11-07 (event is on 2019-11-20 somewhere in Tokyo). 200 people will be selected among applicants.

LINE LIVE URL: https://live.line.me/channels/520/upcoming/12371644
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Audio Sample is out, also available to be on itunes / spotify

https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/kyodakeno/


since I made this meme just now...

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So...what did you guys think of the new album ?
I think it's pretty good. My favorite : Hawking no sora ni.
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Matmicha wrote: 2020-01-01 16:08 So...what did you guys think of the new album ?
I think it's pretty good. My favorite : Hawking no sora ni.
03, 04, 05

In general, the album was pretty good

Not much on the lyrical translation department though
I don't think Maaya nee wants us to understand the song meanings lol

there was so much of dancing, drama and tension in 05 song.
while in 04, there is much legwork, a lot of things to do something like that.
03 is too abstract, I usually listen to this when I do my digital artworks / photography editing.

but I always go back to 04, and then loop.

usually switch songs between these songs and the past single (space memories) 02 and 03


ps. the numbering are the song number
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