Genre(s): Jazz-Punk
Release Date: May 14th, 2008
My Rating: 4.5/5

One of my favorite albums ever released is a Japanese jazz punk album by Midori titled "あらためまして、はじめまして、ミドリです" (translated as "Nice to meet you again, I'm Midori"). Seriously, do not get baited by the first song, the emphasis for this album is on the PUNK part of jazz punk. Here's someone else's review which I think perfectly encapsulates the music:

"You could go to a jazz bar and be chilling there with a drink in hand, watching the band play some classic numbers, and even though you think they may be playing it too fast, the lovely lady on the mic eases every wrong in your mind. Her voice is cute, almost childish, but the way everything just falls into place is almost unsettling. Then all of a sudden, all hell breaks loose. Literally. The tempo is upped by a good five hundred percent, the band is now playing monstrous riffs and the drummer is beating the shit out of his instrument. The lady has gone berserk, and while howling and screaming into the mic, she now proceeds to bludgeon you to death. The whole aesthetic would make any hardcore act proud."

YT Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lm3hNmpsw8KoC5swnHsKYvfHn8i01fYwA

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5q8Hkakvwmb5Zyk4nUZKyD

Review Date: April 22, 2024
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