{"id":86215,"date":"2025-06-11T21:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/?p=86215"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:38:34","slug":"music-review-tsushimamire-mizumono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2025\/06\/music-review-tsushimamire-mizumono\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Review: TsuShiMaMiRe &#8211; \u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u306f\u6c34\u7269 (MIZUMONO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that TsuShiMaMiRe celebrated their 25th anniversary last year, but as the band formed in Chiba in 1999, it is undoubtedly so. That the years have passed so quickly is largely due to the band\u2019s quirky brand of punk-infused indie rock that\u2019s often powered by amphetamine-fuelled beats that hurry the passing of time with its bustling nature. Well, the band are back and brighter than ever, so be prepared to be dazzled by their 20th full-length album \u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u306f\u6c34\u7269 (<em>MIZUMONO<\/em>).<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The explosive effervescence that immediately bursts from my speakers from opening track <em>Look Back In Anger<\/em>\u00a0evidences a band who are still relevant, and by listening to the bouncy beat, you could draw no other conclusion. There\u2019s a definite early English indie vibe going on here (think Wedding Present, Prefab Sprout), only updated for the new millennium; the vocals are delivered in rapid time and are fairly dizzying, yet you don\u2019t need to be fluent in Japanese to get the gist, the meaning becomes apparent through the combination of words and music. However, as with much of TsuShiMaMiRe\u2019s work there\u2019s a strong duality going on here. On one level there is that vibrant, carefree beat which wends its way through the song, but dig deeper and you\u2019ll find a discordant, discombobulating keyboard motif. It makes for an interesting juxtaposition, and one that will recur throughout the album. It feels as if the band are peeling back the veneer of our world, only to reveal something far darker beneath. Lyrically too, the band display a duality that often runs counter to the buoyant beat, with the latter often masking the slightly disturbing nature of the former, but it makes for an interesting listen, and one that will keep you returning again and again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010Music Video\u301124030\u756a\u5730\u306b\u56de\u89a7\u677f\u3092\u56de\u305b \/ \u3064\u3057\u307e\u307f\u308c\u3000\u300024030 \/ TsuShiMaMiRe 2024.1.24 Digital Release!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6X1jZTw3B7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Yet, TsuShiMaMiRe can also be enjoyed on a more visceral level, and it\u2019s impossible not to get swept up in the sheer joy which latest single <em>24030<\/em> radiates. It\u2019s two minutes and twenty seconds of pure pop heaven that dances with a surf rock vibe and electrifies the air with the energy it emits. Perhaps the greatest thing about this trio is their refusal to be painted into a corner, and true to form the eleven tracks that comprise <em>MIZUMONO<\/em> each inhabit a unique space, and that makes for a kaleidoscopic album that\u2019s stitched together by its own eclecticism. It never ceases to throw up surprises such as the Ennio Morricone western styling on <em>Double Punch Kick<\/em> (where the hell did that come from?!), or <em>Color<\/em> which channels early Kate Bush (and could easily have appeared on her Kick Inside album), but in whatever guise the band appear, whether rocking like a boat on a stormy sea (<em>Pressure Drop<\/em>) or a spiky and angular ball of aggression (<em>YORI MODO SHICHUU<\/em>) it\u2019s always intriguing.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>MIZUMONO<\/em>, TsuShiMaMiRe have produced an album that rivals their early work and could be considered a career best.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tracklisting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93091\" src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover-796x800.jpg 796w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover-750x754.jpg 750w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TsuShiMaMiRe-mizumono-cover-1140x1146.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TsuShiMaMiRe &#8211; \u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u306f\u6c34\u7269 (MIZUMONO) cover art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. Look Back In Anger<br \/>\n2. 24030<br \/>\n3. Pressure Drop<br \/>\n4. BAKA MOTO KAREE<br \/>\n5. YORI MODO SHICHUU<br \/>\n6. SHOW YOU MY SOY SAUCE<br \/>\n7. Psychedelic Soliloquy<br \/>\n8. Double Punch Kick<br \/>\n9. Color<br \/>\n10. MEIKYOKU<br \/>\n11. MIZUMONO<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that TsuShiMaMiRe celebrated their 25th anniversary last year, but as the band formed in Chiba in 1999, it is undoubtedly so. That the years have passed so quickly is largely due to the band\u2019s quirky brand of punk-infused indie rock that\u2019s often powered by amphetamine-fuelled beats that hurry the passing of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":93091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"0","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0","format":"standard","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3073],"tags":[7397,5801,5879,5949],"class_list":["post-86215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-reviews","tag-art-punk","tag-punk-rock-en","tag-rock-en","tag-tsushimamire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86215"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93100,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86215\/revisions\/93100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}