Three Cheers for Our Side Umi e iku tsumori ja nakatta Three Cheers for Our Side

by Flipper's Guitar

Three Cheers for Our Side Umi e iku tsumori ja nakatta Three Cheers for Our Side cover art

Widely recognized as the opening salvo of the highly influential Shibuya-kei movement, this vibrant debut completely reinvented the Japanese indie pop landscape. Keigo Oyamada and Kenji Ozawa lovingly synthesize British neo-acoustic jangle with 1960s sunshine pop, singing primarily in English over bright, incredibly catchy melodies. The record laid the foundational aesthetic for Tokyo's trendy, retro-obsessed underground.

Genres

  • Twee Pop
  • Shibuya-kei
  • Neo-Acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Hello / いとこの来る日曜日
  2. Boys Fire the Tricot / ボーイズ、トリコに火を放つ
  3. Joyride / すてきなジョイライド
  4. Coffeemilk Crazy / コーヒーミルク・クレイジー
  5. My Red Shoes Story / 僕のレッド・シューズ物語
  6. Exotic Lollipop(and other red roses) / 奇妙なロリポップ
  7. Happy Like a Honeybee / ピクニックには早すぎる
  8. Samba Parade / サンバ・パレードの華麗な噂が
  9. Sending to your Heart / 恋してるとか好きだとか
  10. Goodbye, our Pastels Badges / さようならパステルズ・バッジ
  11. The Chime will Ring / やがて鐘が鳴る
  12. Red Flag on the Gondola / レッド・フラッグ
  13. Friends Again(Single Version) / フレンズ・アゲイン(シングル・ヴァージョン)