Women of JPunk

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Album: Aratamemashite, Hajimemashite, Midori Desu.: Japanese Woman of Jazz(ish)

Suki: 5 Waiting for the shoe to drop

Yukikosan: 10 Those first twenty seconds are goddamned magical. This song is a force of destruction

Kanashiihibi: 8 The keys lmao. I want to see the old timey punk shows. Start a mfing pit in this mfing saloon.

Osaru: 9 Honestly wish it was a bit longer lol. The jazz elements are really coming through on this listen and they're getting my seal of approval

Konjounashiatashi, ahobokekasu: 6 What in the children's television melody?

Chiharunokoi: 7 Good morning to that bass and that bass especially

Himitsunofutari: 8 Absolutely stomping around the jazz club rn

Gobyoushi: 9 Immaculately paced

Howlingjigoku: 9 She's a blast to listen to

Muyokunomuryoku: 8 Forgot I was listening to this and opened up my Spotify to see the album cover front and center. If you see someone talk about a passenger in front of them looking at hentai on a train please be aware they might have just been listening to the first album of the Japanese Woman of Punkish rate

Album: World Is Yours: So when this rate got picked, I put on one of their albums and absolutely loved it, but decided to wait til the rate to fully dive in. Well, turns out this is not the same album that I had heard lol. Thankfully, this one ruled hard, outstanding front to back, and I'll hopefully check out the rest of their stuff soon - mistaken rate record included.

Kono Speed no Saki e: 9 Smashing the "is this shoegaze" button on this bridge despite severe threats of punishment from the rate committee

Aoi, Koi, Daidaiiro No Hi: 10 Brb gotta go back in time to 2008 and convince myself to listen to this

Kakuiumono: 10 Putting this on all future workout playlists, I feel downright unstoppable right now

She is inside, He is outside: 9 The ending to episodes of the Flintstones:

Nan Nan: 8 This bridge goes the hell off, wow. Album really is all killer, no filler

World Is Yours: 10 If both Nas & Mass of the Fermenting Dregs say it, and they both sound this damn good doing so, well hell it must be true

Album: Fetch: Absolutely wild for the one album in all English to be the least decipherable lmao. Was great though, very strong & heavy

Candy Gun: 9 Gonna make a Doom mod so I can mow down waves upon waves of baddies to this song with my BFCG (Big F*cking Candy Gun). Gonna use this during Halloween to blast trick-or-treaters into the next neighborhood with a double barrel blast of Butterfinger buckshot

The Hive: 10 Adults, everyone, join the hive

Vertigo Game: 7 "Let's keep spinning... at the end, we'll all be dead someday!" That's the spirit!

Lefty Dog (Run, Caper, Run): 8 Ashamed to say I spent even the tiniest amount of time thinking if dogs can be left or right handed

Infection Defective: 9 That's the kind of opening bassline that makes you go "ugh" where ya feel it in your gut.

My Missing Link: 9 Just sheer forward momentum

Zero+: 5 New streaming service just dropped. Okay wait forget the lazy attempt at a joke comment what is happening right now

Schemes of the Tails: 7 Don't know if the song name's fault filling in the blanks, but this feels like a Sonic-ass intro

Lie Lied Lies: 10 Damn she's killing this dude. Oh my god that switchup for the bridge? Heaven

Red Data, Red Stage: 8 Raw as hell

Then Red Eyed: 7 THAT TRANSITION!!!

Zero: 10 A Melt Banana dance(ish) party? Don't mind if I do!

Album: harutosyura: Some of this really puts the (ish) in Punk(ish), but a fantastic record nonetheless.

MAKE MORE NOISE OF YOU: 7 Okay I will AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

narashite: 9 That was rad, love the nonstop driving pace of it, so what anime is this for?

underground: 7 Chiptune rap is not really an appealing prospect, so kudos to her that she made it sound so pleasing

harutosyura: 11 That guitar and chorus, I'm gonna go outside and scream right now. And the song title is translated into "Spring & Carnage?" Double hardcore

zzz pt. i: 4 Oh shit DeBussy's back from Ratemas, I gotta get out of here before he puts his entire Debussy into revenge

lostplanet: 10 Is this spacegaze?

sekaiwotorikaeshiteokure: 10 I support the Haru Nemuri takeover & subsequent new world order

yoruwooyoideta: 10 If y'all need me I'm gonna be floating in the eternal abyss

zzz pt. ii / nineteen: 8 Super sad in a punk(ish) way

yumewomiyou: 8 Think playing this could make any situation feel dramatic

rock 'n' roll wa shinanai: 9 Hell yes rock on forever Haru Nemuri & crew 🎸🤘

Album: Itekoma Hits: Now that's what I call punk(ish). Seems slightly weaker scored track-by-track, a stronger than the sum of its parts album

datsu . hikage no onna: 8 When the Otoboke Beaver album starts off with "I hate you": https://youtu.be/KiG9V_qfuaE

akimahenka: 7 I support their desire to commmit vehicular homicide

S'il vous plait: 10 Taaaasty riff. This is the mover & shaker of the album I can feel it

Bakuro book: 7

What do you mean you have talk to me at this late date?: 9 Instruments sound so damn good here

Introduce me to your family: 9 If you introduce your family to Otoboke Beaver and they don't approve, find a new family

Love is Short: 6  Alright, that little harmony was neat

Bad luck: 7 I'm pausing this song during the singing section cause I know whatever comes after this has the potential to tear up my entire life. Will come back afterward to tell you the results. Okay it sorta did but in a way different way that I expected, so kudos still

Don't light my fire: 10 Powerful. The "go to hell" chant made me legitimately lol. However the video is a 0 though because it legitimately hurts my eyes

6 day working week is a pain: 7

Binge eating binge drinking bulimia: 7 "Eating is my life" So true

I'm tired of your repeating story: 9 All-timer screams right there

anata watashi daita ato yome no meshi: 8 Reading the translation and imagining this directed at me makes me feel like a little man who will now shrivel up and scatter like dust

ikezu: 7 They packed so much power in such a little package

BONUS TRACKS

Subete Urimono: 7 Japanese Woman of retro haunted house based sitcom theme(ish)

Panic: 7 This is the sound my brain makes when I realize I have to listen to Panic! at the Disco for popheads rates

Boy Boy: 8 Good stuff

Whistle: 7 Oh, that's it? I know punk likes their songs short but there was still meat on that bone!

Twist Barbie: 7 Aesthetic's cool, solid surf rock

Bomb the Twist: 9 Like this attempt at a retro callback better than the previous song, the lead goes crazy and I'm along for the ride

Sobakasu: 10 Love her voice, really strong melody too

Ebihara Shinji: 8 Adding a point for sick riffs

Pretty You Ugly: 9 Super enjoyed this one

The Head That Controls Both Right and Left Sides Eats Meats and Slobbers Even Today: 7 The title really should have given me clear warning about the sound and especially clued me in to turning down the earpods

Search and Destroy: 8 Wasn't convinced at first, but second half goes hard. Metallica who?

Furare Uta: 8 Sounds like a church service sped up 300x before a God-tier ripper at the end

Bakuretsu Panie san: 10 Bop time! Too fun. Alright, ending's convinced me to give the mighty 10

JUSTadICE: 10 Wow, this bursts to life and sounds incredible. Not even gonna finish the song this is a 10

Oh Happy Die: 10 [Song starts] "Oh, I don't know about this" [I enter the digital world] "Nevermind"

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