Hometown (Asian Kung-Fu Generation album) explained

Hometown
Type:Studio album
Artist:Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Cover:Hometown Asian Kung-Fu Generation.jpg
Released:December 5, 2018
Recorded:2017–2018
Studio:Landmark Studio
Genre:Alternative rock, power pop
Label:Ki/oon Music
Producer:Asian Kung-Fu Generation
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is the ninth studio album by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on December 5, 2018.[1] The album was released as a regular and a limited edition, the latter containing the Can't Sleep EP as well as a bonus DVD. Prior to the album's release, it was publicly available to stream for 48 hours.[2]

Release

The album was released on 5 December 2018 in Japan. The album was also available as a limited edition that included an EP titled Can't Sleep. According to Gotoh, the EP tracks were released separately from the album due to concerns over pricing and length.[3]

Two songs from the album were used as theme songs, "Kōya o Aruke" for the anime film Night Is Short, Walk On Girl and "Hometown" for the drama series Cheers to Miki Clinic, while "Sleep" from the Can't Sleep EP was featured in the film Startup Girls. To promote the album, the band announced a nationwide tour in Japan set for March to July 2019.[4] The final concert of the tour at Pacifico Yokohama was released on live video Eizo Sakuhin Shu 15. They also toured in London and Paris alongside two additional concerts in London as opening act for Feeder in November 2019.[5] [6]

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Japan5 December 2018Ki/oonCDKSCL-3124
2CD+DVDKSCL-3121
WorldwideDigital
Japan15 May 2019VinylKSJL-6204

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION、ライヴハウス&ホール大規模全国ツアー"Tour 2019 ホームタウン"開催決定 . 2018-12-04 . 2018-12-04 . Skream!.
  2. Web site: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION、12/5リリースの"あなたのホームタウンで聴く"ニュー・アルバム『ホームタウン』特設サイトにて48時間限定フル試聴スタート . 2018-12-04 . 2018-12-04 . Skream!.
  3. Web site: MMN Interview (Part 1): ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION discuss how writing 'Home Town' was different from their previous records . Moshi Moshi Nippon. 2018-11-29 . 2018-11-29.
  4. Web site: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Announces 'Home Town' Tour in Japan for 2019 . Moshi Moshi Nippon. 2018-12-04 . 2018-12-04.
  5. Web site: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION to Europe as part of HOMETOWN 2019 Tour. avo magazine. 2019-09-18. 2019-12-26. Francisca. Hagen. 2019-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191119090812/https://avo-magazine.nl/en/2019/09/asian-kung-fu-generation-to-europe-as-part-of-hometown-2019-tour/. dead.
  6. Web site: Report: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION supporting Feeder at Roundhouse London 2019. jrock news. 2019-12-06 . 2019-12-26. edoh.
  7. Hometown. liner notes.