I cannot believe i haven't written about this at all yet. For one, it is the thing whole single thing i've been thinking about for the past.. what, three months? Alison would know!... actually, i think i've been waiting for this for years! Seeing as shanadoo's last every physical release was Think About/The Symbol back in 2007. It's been quite a while since we've heard from the girls, and it's fantastic to see they are well, and gaining even more popular every day!

They have recently just been performing with House Nation as their songs "World's End Supernova" and "Next Life (Caramel Pod Club Mix)" were somewhat House Nation album theme songs. It is fantastic to see them performing at the same events as famous acts such as Ami Suzuki, and Nakata Yasutaka. I just hope one day, Nakata (producer of Ami Suzuki (FREE FREE & Supreme Show era), Perfume and Capsule) will notice Shanadoo and even if it happened once, for one single song... gosh, SHANADOO x 中田ヤスタカ would be totally heavenly bliss!!! (if it turned out something ami suzuki's ONE, or FREE FREE... otherwise, tragic fail if it ended up like... Perfume's "Zero Gravity".... eek!)... all that can be done is wish, and to keep one's fingers crossed.



Well, anyway, getting to the point... several weeks ago, the girls announced that they'd release a new album with Brand New material. They re-opened their MySpace page and added a few new song previews (Such as Love Space Ship, Merry Time, NEXT LIFE etc). Only recently did they finally announce the title "Launch Party!!!" which is think is super cool. They have collaborated with the Japanese Dora The Explorer, which turned out... questionable, but the ending theme "Sound Space Scope" has to be one of the bast songs on the album, aside from "Peaceful Morning".

Totaling 14 tracks (one remix) and 3 PVs (only actually 1 with them in it (NEXT LIFE)...) it is a definite buy that i could not even wait for... i've pre-ordered my copy.. how about you? With such spectacular covers too.. how can you resist. Something that makes it an even more attractive buy is... that it's an album with entirely new material.. not an album made up of a and b side tracks from the previous 3 or 4 singles..

In the past, the girls have released 2 Albums and 6 singles in Germany (Welcome to Tokyo (their first album) was also later released in Japan) and 1 digital single recently in Japan (Love Space Ship / World's End Supernova). With their new album set to be released on the 25th of November... it's something i am definitely looking forward, and hopefully, i get to be excited about many future releases...




I suggest you get your selves a copy! YOu wont regret it...

CDJAPAN CD [link]
CDJAPAN CD+DVD [link]
HMV CD [link]
HMV CD+DVD [link]
YESASIA CD [link]
YESASIA CD+DVD [link]

and finally... official site (i want to redesign it, but nonetheless...)
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