Please Mr. Lostman

by the pillows

Please Mr. Lostman cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 January 1997
  • Label: King Records
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 42:02
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Sawao Yamanaka, Kazuaki Kondo, Yoshiaki Manabe, Tatsuya Kashima, Shinichiro Sato

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A foundational record in the Japanese alternative rock scene, 'Please Mr. Lostman' captures the bittersweet essence of Shimokita-kei and power pop. The pillows combine jangly neo-acoustic guitars with melancholic, introspective songwriting, delivering a mellow yet profoundly lonely sonic journey.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, alienation, japanese, guitar-driven, distorted

Tracklist

  1. STALKER (2:37)
  2. TRIP DANCER (3:58)
  3. Moon is mine (4:12)
  4. ICE PICK (3:41)
  5. 彼女は今日、 (5:21)
  6. Strange Chameleon - ORIGINAL STORY (6:33)
  7. Swanky Street (5:01)
  8. SUICIDE DIVING (3:55)
  9. GIRLS DON'T CRY (2:33)
  10. Please Mr. Lostman (4:08)

Credits

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