Waterweed has been leading the scene since before the word “loud” was even used and the genres “post-hardcore” and “screamo” were even recognized. The style they arrived at through their exploration was the deepening of melodic hardcore, which is their “roots”. In the UK/EU, they signed with the prestigious British label “Lockjaw Records”, and while their reputation in Japan is growing through reverse imports, the two singles included in this album are starting to attract more attention, such as being used in anime.
Ahead of the tour starting in Osaka today, the music video for “Leave me alone” from the latest album “Departures” was released at midnight sharp.
Now that you’re gone, in the vast, empty void that feels so large, the song of this small world resonates, trying to fill the drifting loneliness.
The plain, private footage only deepens the sense of helpless blueness.
Leave me alone – Music Video (YouTube):
In addition to the already announced tour in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, details of the nationwide tour have also been revealed.
Twenty-four performances have been announced, spanning from Hokkaido in the north to Fukuoka in the south, with more to be added in the future.
A limited edition physical CD of “Departures” will also be sold at the venue.
In an ever-changing world, the sound of a band that has found something unchanging is always the deepest and newest.
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-Departures Release Show (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka)-
06/15 (Sat) Osaka/Namba Yogibo HOLY MOUNTAIN
International Youth Day 20
w / bacho / CASTAWAY / UNMASK aLIVE
07/05 (Fri) Nagoya/Imaike HUCK FINN
International Youth Day 21
with overflow evidence / LEXT
-DJ- Tetsuya Tajiri (THRH)
07/06 (Sat) Tokyo/Hatsudai WALL
International Youth Day 22
w/THE COASTGUARDS/LEXT
-Departures TOUR-
07/27 (Sat) Nagasaki/Sasebo GARNET
07/31 (Wed) Osaka/Shinsaibashi SINKAGURA
08/10 (Sat) Fukuoka/Kokura FUSE
08/11 (Sun) Hiroshima CONQUEST
08/12 (Mon) Okayama CRAZY MAMA 2nd Room
09/14 (Sat) Ibaraki/Mito LIGHT HOUSE
09/15 (Sun) Tokyo/Sangenjaya HEAVEN’S DOOR
09/16 (Mon) Kanagawa/Yokohama BBSTREET
09/21 (Sat) SOCRATES, Kyoto
10/05 (Sat) Osaka/Juso GABU
10/06 (Sun) Hyogo/Kobe BLUEPORT
10/12 (Sat) Shizuoka/Hamamatsu G-SIDE
10/13 (Sun) Shiga/Hamaotsu B-FLAT
10/19 (Sat) Niigata club RIVERST
10/20 (Sun) Fukushima/Koriyama PEAK ACTION
11/02 (Sat) Nagasaki STUDIO DO!
11/03 (Sun) Fukuoka YOJIGEN
11/04 (Mon) Oita club SPOT
11/09 (Sat) Kanazawa DOUBLE
11/10 (Sun) Gifu/Yanagase ANTS
11/16 (Sat) Shizuoka UMBER
11/17 (Sun) Saitama/Koshigaya EASYGOINGS
12/14 (Sat) Hokkaido/Iwamizawa DIG
12/15 (Sun) Hokkaido/Sapporo 161 SOUKO
and more
info: https://waterweed.jp/
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New Digital Album “Departures”
DL&STR:
https://avex.lnk.to/Departures
Track List:
01. Terminal
02. Daybreak
03. Cure (Opening theme song for the TV anime “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic”)
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/5meiM9GisNE
04. Clean your hands, clean your heart
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/FTKYB3DPXVQ
05. Good luck
Music Video → https://youtu.be/6nx9-O4byB4
06. My excuse
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/drnqrpcGF-M
07. Deep inside (Ending theme for the TV anime “Kingdom”)
Music Video → https://youtu.be/Ve-RU-vzMlc
08. Waiting
09. Sheeple
10. The only way
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/rr3uZ66Rv5I
11. Empty light
12. Hourglass
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/vqKSz88-VnY
13. Leave me alone
Visualizer → https://youtu.be/C8Kt9hjvXWs
14. Alive
15. Stay true
16. I against (777 inch cover)
17. Left behind
18. Hope
Music Video → https://youtu.be/cuZ9xIcTTig
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profile:
They are a leading underground band that led the scene before the term “loud” even existed and the genres “post-hardcore” and “screamo” were even recognized. First, the Asian hardcore scene responded to them, and they toured Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia. This led to a contract with the British hardcore label “Lockjaw Records” and the release of a UK version. They then successfully completed a European tour across five countries (UK, France, Holland, Czechoslovakia, and Germany), including the “Manchester Punk Festival (UK)” and “Burning Ramp Festival (Germany)”.
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X:
https://twitter.com/waterweed
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/waterweed_jp/
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