“supernova” is another slower track with acoustic guitar and drums. The guitar and keyboards sound nice, the beats work, and the melodies memorable enough, but is that enough to make “Planetarium” worth a listen? For acoustic rock listeners, yes. The only thing wrong with “Planetarium” would be the feeling that it never quite does anything. “Planetarium” is mid-tempo and less rock. “Sainou Hito Ouenka” is a great way to follow up “Mayday” as it maintains momentum, preventing it from being overshadowed. The crescendo is most certainly the high point of the song and the ending is nice. The verse and bridge, while not as full, still feature rock, and move as quick in-betweens for the choruses. An interesting feature of this fast paced track is the chorus, which features full rock intermingled with a string instrument being played at a frenetic speed.

“Sainou Hito Ouenka” is faster, rockier and less poppy. The extro is a little prolonged, but then again, the listener does need a cooldown from that hot rock track. The crescendo of the song is beautiful with vocals layered throughout the background creating a great song. The vocals sound seasoned and strong, and the rock, despite being quite integral to the song, is never overpowering. The chorus is catchy and the melody is memorable. If you enjoy upbeat rock, “Mayday” should be the best song on the album for you. The first, “voyager,” features vocals, guitar and the synthetic sound of a “ding.” It’s a nice taste of BUMP OF CHICKEN that leads the listen into the fully instrumental “Hoshi no Tori,” which transitions to the rockier side of BUMP OF CHICKEN mixed with the soaring power of organs and the same celestial synthetic, “ding.” “Hoshi no Tori” does an amazing job of transitioning to “Mayday,” seamlessly flowing into the next song.īUMP OF CHICKEN’s upbeat songs are quite impressive, and “Mayday” is no exception. “orbital period” starts out with two short intro tracks. Powered by the success of the singles “Namida no Furusato,” “Hana no Na,” “Mayday,” “Planetarium, and “supernova/Karma,” “orbital period” is looking to hit the elusive one million sales mark. On the first day of sales, the album breezed past the competition attaining sales of around 130,000. Hammer Song to Itami no Tou (ハンマーソングと痛みの塔)īUMP OF CHICKEN released their fifth studio album, “oribital period,” on December 19, 2007.

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