Salty Dog - ELiXiR (February 15, 2019)

[billm99uk]

Salty Dog make their first release after losing their gaijin front woman, Inger. The new one is called Sera and the vocals Japanese, so I guess she's a local? SD are mostly what you'd call 'Loud Rock' in Japan, I believe.

Cover:



Track list:
1. Screams Within
2. Meteor
3. 5 Minutes To Self Destruction
4. アクセラレータ
5. The Revolutionist
6. Loser City (ねめ山ねめをVer)

Trailer:



Price: ¥1,620

[TimJ]

Another example (in the album title) of the odd Japanese rule that English band names/release titles should be all in caps...other than the letter i... (LAPiS LiGHT, REGiNA KiSS). This message brought to you courtesy of Nerdy Observations R Us.

Anyway, thought this was decent, may delve further in a quiet moment between releases. I think I saw their live footage with the old singer and wasn’t that enthused, but who knows.

[billm99uk]

Their last vocalist wasn't really my thing either. Maybe Sera will be a step up!

[billm99uk]

And we have an MV:



Not bad. Almost like they're trying to hide the change of vocalists with that funky wig though

Is that the same 'stately home' Yuzukingdom used for 'National Anthem' though?

[billm99uk]

Promo out:

[billm99uk]

Well to follow this up Salty Dog have released a couple of digital-only singles:

First the very Dance/Electronica 'Dance & Shout':



Then the 'Power Ballad' Emilia:



Can't say they've no variety! Links in the video description.

[TimJ]

I tried to buy ELiXiR the last time I was in Japan but Disk Union didn’t have it in stock (booo)....then it came out on iTunes, but with only half the tracks, which is pretty pointless.

So I guess I’ll pick up the plastic frisbee version at some point.

The new electronica one sounds very much like Passcode but with a much stronger singer and no autotune vocals. I also bought the power ballad - it’s fine but I’m just not that wild about ballads generally.

[billm99uk]

I tried to buy ELiXiR the last time I was in Japan but Disk Union didn’t have it in stock (booo)....then it came out on iTunes, but with only half the tracks, which is pretty pointless.

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Oh well, I suppose it's just to get the completists to buy both versions. At least it's not as bad as idol and VK groups who have live seven versions of every release!