Japanese Rock Band I Don’t Like Mondays. Release New Single, "Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete", Along with Lyric Video

Following up their recent song used for the current season of hit anime series "One Piece", Japanese Rock Band I Don’t Like Mondays. released a new single on March 7 titled "Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete" with a lyric video available on YouTube.

I Don’t Like Mondays. is a Japanese rock band consisting of YU (vocals), CHOJI (guitar), KENJI (bass) and SHUKI (drums). The band are quickly gaining popularity in Japan, thanks to their unique sound that combines YU’s distinctive lyrics with catchy melody lines and the members’ strong taste in Western music, along with their stylish look. Their January 9 single "PAINT" is currently being used as the theme song to the latest season of "ONE PIECE", adding to the band’s incredible momentum. This has now been followed by the release of new single "Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete" and its lyric video.

"Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete" is a pure coming-of-age love song that is perfectly suited to the onset of spring. The song is centered on the kinetic rock sound it inherits from "ONE PIECE" theme tune "PAINT", and it poetically spotlights an innocent young man’s pure heart among the arrival of spring and the budding seeds of love. Another highlight is a chanted choral section in the middle that symbolizes the band’s hope that the day will come soon when the live music industry recovers to full health, and we can all sing together once more. Check out the song along with the lyric video below.

Comments from the band members:

YU (vocals)
“I wanted to write a love song that traces the innocent and pure feelings of youth, which I try not to forget even as an adult, and I chose to express this tale of boyhood against a backdrop of spring, the season of new beginnings. I truly cannot wait for the day when we can sing this song live together with everyone.”

CHOJI (guitar) 
“I aimed to play this song with a combination of strength and delicacy, like the wind. This is our first song in a while to have a guitar solo. In order to avoid the solo becoming too overbearing, I played an arpeggio while creating a tone that felt just right, made by combining a chorus effect together with an effect pedal called a POG. The guitar line is even deeper than on our last song, ‘PAINT’, and I hope you will try to recreate it yourself. The chorus has a difficult melody line, too, but I hope you’ll sound cool when you sing along.”

KENJI (bass) 
“With all the restrictions at live music venues these past two years or so, the overwhelming amount of extra time we have all spent at home, and even the changes in the way we listen to music now, I wanted to create songs that will connect with your heart even more deeply when you listen to them alone. Our new song ‘Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete’ is about our heartfelt wish that we can all join together soon for a live experience, sing together and become one. I hope that the future will bring an even better environment where we can enjoy the wonderful sensation of singing together.”

SHUKI (drums)
“In 2022, which we began with the release of ‘PAINT’, we are paying extra special attention to creating music with a band sound, a live sound, with the hope that the live music scene can recover even more than last year. The song includes a section that everyone can sing along with, and we tried to find a sound that carries a sense of speed and clarity without sounding too fresh; and as a result, we ended up sprinkling YU’s vocal part with some digital processing. It’s a song packed with contradictory elements, such as analog and digital sounds, live instruments and sequencers, innocence and dirt, quietness and explosion, and so on. I hope you will listen to it over and over, and enjoy the playful musical approach.”

Last month, I Don’t Like Mondays. released a new T-shirt in collaboration with ®Label, a sustainable apparel line from Japanese clothing brand BYWEAR. BYWEAR is a direct-to-consumer street brand that develops the highest quality products at realistic prices and quantities while utilizing Japan-made craftsmanship and manufacturing, with a strong stance against mass production and mass consumption.

The collaboration with ®Label came about after I Don’t Like Mondays. released their 2021 album "Black Humor", which includes the track "Millennials ~just I thought~".

"Millennials ~just I thought~" Download & Streaming Links:
https://avex.lnk.to/millennials

​The collaboration began when ®Label heard the song, with its gentle melody line that wraps around the listener and its spectacular interlude reminiscent of Coldplay’s "Fix You" that will touch your heart. ®Label were particularly impressed by the lyrics themed around environmental issues, a topic that is closely linked with the clothing label’s own values, and they contacted I Don’t Like Mondays. The collaboration T-shirt is made from environmentally friendly materials and features the phrase “Start with Knowing” in bold typography, based on vocalist YU’s message of “To save the Earth, let’s start with awareness!”

There’s so much more to I Don’t Like Mondays. than just music releases and live performances. In addition to the new release, be sure to check out other music by I Don’t Like Mondays. and to follow them on social media.

■ I Don't Like Mondays. Links:
Homepage: https://idlms.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/idontlikemondaysofficial
Music: https://avex.lnk.to/idlms
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idlms.official
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IDLMs_OFFICIAL
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idlms_official
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockidlms
LINE: https://page.line.me/426mrqde?openQrModal=true

​■ "Sora no Aosa ni Miserarete"
Release date: Monday, March 7, 2022
Download & Streaming Links: https://IDLMs.lnk.to/soranoaosanimiserarete

■ "‘PAINT"
Release date: Sunday, January 9, 2022
Download and streaming links: https://IDLMs.lnk.to/paint
Music Video: https://youtu.be/eYh7prKmMio