Furu Anime Panikku

Galileo Galilei, a Japanese band comprising of member who are all younger than me. They used to be a 4 piece band, but their lead guitarist left recently. Now, they are left with 3 members; the guitar/vocals and bass being 18 and the drums being 16. At those ages, they have achieved what I can only dream off.

I was first introduced to them via SparkPlugged, which is a real awesome source for the lesser known Japanese bands. However, their music is hard to come by online, so I had to wait till I was over in Japan before I could grab a copy. As my netbook didn’t have a CD drive, I had to wait till I returned home before I could listen to any of the CDs I bought. I bought a whole lot of them, say 30,000+ yen worth.

I’m really impressed at the kind of sound they can produce at such an age. It’s unexpectedly mature, like the kind of sound produced by bands with members in the 20s or 30s. They sounds a little like a mixture of BUMP OF CHICKEN, RADWIMPS and The Pillows, but are still very unique in their own way.

I’ve been hooked their album, but I can’t put into words why I am. Just listen to it and you’ll find out why.

ハローグッバイ

管制塔

Also, there’s this song which sounds a little toe-ish at the intro, 扇風機.

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Finally, their latest song, 夏空. Sadly, it’s only an purchasable download, so there wasn’t a way for me to get this in the form of a CD single.

Man, I really still can’t believe how old these guys are. Imagine the kind of music they’ll be produce in 10 years down the road.