SCANDAL - YELLOW Album Review

SCANDAL is a rock band formed in 2006 by a group of high school girls. They've been together ever since without a single lineup change, gaining international fame for their punk-inspired pop rock. "YELLOW" is their latest album, and it's actually the longest wait in between SCANDAL albums there has ever been (not that it really means a lot in this situation). From 2009-2014 SCANDAL had an album come out every single year, making this the first time there's been a two-year gap. Not exactly that long, but something to note anyhow.

"YELLOW" starts with a so-so instrumental song, but the second song, "Stamp!", is where things start getting good. Upbeat and feel-good all the way through, it's a great way to introduce the album. It ends with the repeated line "Everything's gonna be alright, everything's gonna be okay". This is already shaping up to be the brightest album of the year.

Track 5, "Sunday Drive", is super bouncy. It reminds me of something Shonen Knife might do. "Konya wa Pizza Party" is really catchy with semi-hyper, idol-esque vocals and a fantastic melody. There's only two points where the pop punk takes a break; for the aptly-titled love song, "LOVE", and the second-to-last song "Chisa na Honou". They're both pretty good songs, but maybe not my favorites.

The album ends with an English version of "Your song", an extremely upbeat pop song song which once again calls back to Shonen Knife, or even The Ramones. It's pretty fun. In fact, "YELLOW" is a pretty fun album overall. It's a nice change of pace, as there's a lot of much tonally darker music being released this year.

-Justin

Favorites: Stamp!, Konya wa Pizza Party, Happy Birthday, Your song

SCANDAL Is:
HARUNA – Vocals, Guitar
MAMI – Guitar, Vocals
TOMOMI – Bass, Vocals
RINA – Drums, Vocals

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SCANDAL - LOVE ME DO MV (Short Version)