Tower Recommen November lineup has been decided! Upiko, UMEILO, and FLO 3 groups have been selected!

Tower Records has decided on the Tower Records push items for November 2024.

With the motto “Let’s create breakout items right from the store shelves!”, Tower Records buyers from all over the country, regardless of Western, Japanese, or genre, trust only their ears and intuition to discover artists who have yet to become a hot topic in the public eye. “Tower Recommend” is a famous project that will be picked up quickly and rolled out at all stores with a big push.

This project, which started in 2006, is a highly promoted project in which items are decided every month through serious presentations and voting by buyers, and are rolled out to all stores.

◆Tower Recommendation Lineup for November 2024*In alphabetical order

・Upiko “Compass”

Released on Wednesday, November 27th

・UMEILO

“Cymbidium”

Released on Wednesday, October 30th

・FLO

“Access All Areas”

Released on Friday, November 15th

*Please refer to the next page for details of the work.

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■November Tower Recommendations/Product Details*In alphabetical order

①

Artist Upiko

title compass

Release date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Price: 3,300 yen (tax included)

Label JEWEL BOX

Work introduction

A singer-songwriter from Yamaguchi Prefecture. Posts original songs and cover songs on TikTok and YouTube using only acoustic guitar and singing. The lyrics that directly express the feelings of suicidal people and troubled young people, as well as their overwhelming singing ability and expressiveness, have become a hot topic, and the limited edition album “Seikatsu Beginners” released exclusively at venues in 2021 sold out immediately. It has gained support not only from young people but from a wide range of generations. This is the second album that will be distributed nationwide for the first time. All songs including the digital single “Crow” which has been a smash hit in Japan and abroad, “Bokura no Taoii Haru”, “52 Hertz no Uta”, and “LOOP” which was selected as the ending theme for Downtown DX2 in September and October. Scheduled to include 12 songs.

Comments from Tower Recommendators

Recommended by: Shinjuku Store/Ogino/Product Management Department/Kuboyama

Her voice is so delicious that you can’t imagine it from her looks. This addictive voice, reminiscent of Miyuki Nakajima, is loved by people of all ages and generations. The next break is inevitable. It’s rare to find an artist who can be so convincing with just his guitar and voice!

②

Artist UMEILO

Title Cymbidium

Release date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Price: 1,500 yen (tax included)

Label sambafree

Work introduction

A guitar rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaido, formed in 2017. The song “Takazora”, which was uploaded to the music platform Egg’s in 2018, became a long-selling song that stayed at the top of the charts for more than three months. While steadily expanding their name, they disbanded in 2020. When they announced their reunion in December 2023, it became a hot topic on SNS, and their reunion one-man live held at SPiCE SAPPORO was sold out in 30 minutes. It has once again been in the spotlight, with admission restrictions being imposed at various circuit festivals, including “Unlimited Viewing Tokyo 2024” held the following month. This work is the first EP released after about 4 years since disbandment.

Comments from Tower Recommendators

Recommended by: Shibuya store / Sakurama / Nagoya Kintetsu Passe store / Hayakawa / Koriyama store / Ando / Sapporo Parco store / Nakanishi / Namba Parks store / Yasuda

UMEILO is back! After the reunion, we received a tremendous response, including many inquiries at our stores! Please enjoy Vo. Junsuke Ito’s melancholy singing voice!

③

Artist FLO

Title Access All Areas

Release date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Price LP: 5,790 yen (tax included)

CD: 3,190 yen (tax included)

Label Island Records

Work introduction

An R&B girl group based in London, England, consisting of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renee Downer. When their debut single ‘Cardboard Box’ is released in March 2022, it will be streamed over 40 million times, making it the most successful debut song by a British girl group of the past decade. Their debut EP “The Lead,” which includes the same song, has already been streamed over 100 million times in total, and has received high praise from many music media outlets including Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. The BRIT Awards, which is famous as the “British version of the Grammy Awards” and has previously produced artists such as Adele and Sam Smith, won the 2023 “Rising Star Award” in the newcomer category, and the British BBC has also won the “Rising Star Award” in the new category of 2023. He was also selected as the 1st place in the “BBC Sound of 2023”, which is a notable newcomer. They became the first female group in history to win both the Rising Star Award and the top spot on the BBC Sound of. This is their debut album, which is a collection of masterpieces that represent their efforts and growth.

Comments from Tower Recommendators

Recommended by: Sendai Parco store/Hayase

It is no exaggeration to say that it is the next generation of Destiny Child, TLC, and SWV! They skillfully arrange 90s-flavored R&B in a modern style, and of course the singing has its own unique characteristics, ranging from smoky songs to up-tempo songs, making it hard to believe that they are only 20 years old.