Alright, folks, here comes a new one. Both of these Undercode tax payin', graduatin', stylin', and profilin' bands have come out with new singles to satisfy the aural cravings of many, many Japanese girls. Here's what they decided to make.
12012 - Cyclone
We start with Cyclone, which I was excited about the day it was announced on their website. It begins with some EQ'd jangling, then some Ruki-esque line repetition. Then more line repetition. Then more line repetition. But! It sounds good, and actually kind of pretty. The chorus is kind of average, and just sits there to balance out the song, but it doesn't make it flop. There's nothing really unique about it though. I love it, but it's rather bland. It sounds like the average "We're going major and we're on a big indie label!" song that bands like Gazette and Alice Nine tend to crank out.
After that is ambience. This song is pretty good. The vocals echo, and guitars are smooth, the bass is.. the bass, the drums are.. the drums. Yeah, nothing special here. It's good to just.. hear, even at the chorus that raises the rock meter by about 5. It's not terrible, but it won't hurt to skip it.
Next up is one of the two types' vonus trucks, Butterfly. The generic softie. Skip'd.
Survival rocks out a little. It's no Cyclone, just like the other two songs. That's the bad thing. These songs SOUND like B-sides. At least Gazette has Chizuru and Rich Excrement.
Vidoll - Innocent Teens
Erm. I was excited about this. Really excited. I was ready to hear a song that was up to par with (if rockin') nevaeH/Roid-Chang or (if not rockin') SinAI or Nectar (Though I still do slightly dislike the latter). But no. This is some generic bouncy happy song. It might be some people's style, but I wasn't feelin' it. No pretty vocals, no nice little riffs or solos or anything. Just.. blandness. NEXT.
NEVERMIND. Red Cube is gross too. I can't even say much about it.. there's not much to it. And now my hopes for the next single are none instead of little.
So there you have it! Undercode's babies grow up to be 'fine' young