Background
Love Psychedelico is a retro-rock band hailing from Shibuya, Japan.
Kumi and Naoki Sato, the band's two members, got together in 1997 by
way of their college's music club, and in
late 1999, they signed a contract with Tower Records. The Delico
have come a long way from their first
cassette-only release of Lady Madonna; at present, they have three
albums, nine singles, and a DVD (THE FILM 1999.12〜2002.05) to their
name, with another album slated for release in early 2005.
Kumi and Naoki's personal musical tastes are fairly evident in the
band's sound: to various extents, Sheryl Crow, the Beatles, Bob
Dylan, Janis Joplin, and The Rolling Stones all have some
influence in their overall style. Most notably, Sheryl Crow's
bluesy country-pop is often cited as similar.
Kumi's vocals are fairly difficult to follow. Having spent some of her
youth in San Francisco, she speaks English well, and it
shows in her lyrics. She mixes Japanese and English seamlessly, often
switching back and forth between the
two diametrically opposite languages right in the middle of a
sentence.
Release date: January 4, 2001
Yes, this is the title of their first release.
Early Times (below) is an actual compilation.
- LADY MADONNA〜憂鬱なるスパイダー〜
(Lady Madonna Yuuutsunaru
Spider — yuuutsu = melancholy; naru = "to become")
- Your Song
- Last Smile (extension mix)
- I mean love me
- Moonly
- Are you still dreaming ever-Free?
- I miss you
- ノスタルジック'69
(Nostalgic '69)
- These days
- LOW (ver.1.1)
- A DAY FOR YOU
Singles
Release date: January 9, 2002
The title of Love Psychedelico's second album harks back
to the band's early days, when they called themselves "Psychedelic
Orchestra." The reason behind their name change isn't evident, but it
has been suggested that it was an attempt to shake off any
drug-related connotations. (I doubt this is the case — if so,
they certainly removed the wrong word!)
- Standing Bird
- Free World
- unchained
- green
- dry town
- I will be with you
- days of days over you
- You ate it
- waltz
- life goes on
- "0"
- California
Singles
Release date: February 25, 2004
Continuing the trend of interesting names, Love Psychedelico have
coined their third album with a subtle Led Zeppelin reference. (In
fact, Led Zeppelin is one of Kumi's favorite bands.)
It's every bit as strong as the last two, and at 59 minutes, it's also
their longest to date. A couple songs from this album were used in the
movie The Hotel Venus.
- Everybody needs somebody
- Mind across the universe
- My last fight
- all over love
- Happiness
- I am waiting for you
- fleeing star
- 裸の王様
(Hadaka no Ousama, "Naked King")
- Silver dust lane
- Hello
- neverland
- III
- GRAPEFRUITS
Singles
Early Times
Release date: February 9, 2005
After three albums, Love Psychedelico have put together ... what, a compilation
already? Considering Japanese CDs sell for $30 or more overseas, buying all their albums would be
prohibitively expensive, so this is a convenient way to get a handful of their best songs together.
The first 333,333 copies of this album are in a limited-edition digipak with a serial number
stamped onto the cover.
- Your Song
- Free World
- Everybody needs somebody
- fantastic world
- LADY MADONNA〜憂鬱なるスパイダー〜
- "0"
- life goes on
- My last fight
- Standing Bird
- Silver dust lane
- Last Smile (extension mix)
- green
- neverland
- A DAY FOR YOU
- Everyone, everyone
- Rosy
Singles