thoseguiltyeyes wrote:The entire Koisuru Universe single is now up on Spotify. If it's not available in the country you're in, please let me know!

https://open.spotify.com/album/13T3YTeuU2iBbOUTDwmN7x

thoseguiltyeyes wrote:If it's not available in the country you're in, please let me know!

Syaqira wrote:But some of their albums are still unavailable   such as BABY ACTION

A Valentine's playlist of songs chosen by SCANDAL. There are classic SCANDAL songs as well as songs that are memorable for each member♡ Listen to our songs "Bitter Chocolate" and "Koisuru Universe" together!

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdBAJbci7waj?si=ewiW_dODTtm1GrSJIg0A3w

List of songs:

"Roots Radio" will be delivering the new album 「HONEY」 from SCANDAL, the all-girl band who hails from Osaka and are celebrating their 12th anniversary this year, with self-liner voices by the members for all of the tracks!

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdBAJbci7waj


Translation of their commentary:

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Edit: I've made a video with their commentary audio:

Opening Talk

H: Hello, SCANDAL here! This is SCANDAL's "Roots Radio," meaning that we will be explaining each song on our new album 『HONEY』.

R: We don't really get to explain each song during our MCs at live shows either. Doing this makes us happy.

H: Please take this opportunity to listen to it!

Comment, M1 (Platform Syndrome)

H: First up is track 1, "Platform Syndrome." It opens the album.

R: It's a rock number. We all had an image of starting the album off with a song that had momentum to it, so we really wanted to make that into a song. Lyrics-wise, it's about the feelings of a girl who's heart had been broken the day before. The day after your heart's been broken is the most painful one and you're in a fluffy-like state and it's like you don't fully understand yourself.

H: You feel down.

R: Right? I wrote this song about those kinds of feelings. I gave the name "platform syndrome" to the sadness you feel the next day after having your heart broken.

Comment, M2 (OVER)

H: Track 2 is "OVER." This song was made around the same time as "Platform Syndrome."

M & R: That's right.

M: We completed it just barely, barely on time.

H: Yeah, and it became the second track.

M: Yeah. We wanted to put in another uptempo song like the first track "Platform Syndrome." I can't wait to play it at a show.

All: Right?

R: The opening leads from the previous track, making these first two tracks like a set. I think it's a stylish album you're able to enjoy.

Comment, M3 (Take Me Out)

H: Track 3, "Take Me Out." It's a song that we constantly play at lives.

R: It's a standard song for us now!

H: We made it to play at festivals and such, and wanted everyone to dance together with us.

R: That's right. We played a solo outdoor festival for our 10th anniversary, and we also made this song for that. It's a festival-like number.

Comment, M4 (Oh! No!)

H: Track 4, "Oh! No!" MAMI sings vocals on this.

T: That's right.

M: I sing on this song, but I didn't plan on singing it at first; I made it with the intention of having HARUNA sing it. When we started practicing it in the studio and actually tried playing it, everyone was suggesting, "Wouldn't it be nice if MAMI sang it?", which is how to I came to sing it. This is also a love song―rather, it's a song about a girl in love. How do I say this... When you're in love you want to look pretty for the person you love and want them to think you're cute. In reality, you can be stylish, put on makeup, become beautiful, and fall in love with yourself when you're in love. Being in love isn't an essential thing is what I thought as I was writing it. When I had the members listen to it, they said, "So this is what's going on in MAMI's head!" (laughs). I didn't realize it, but when I listened to this song I thought that I had completely put everything out there in the open. It was then that I realized again, "Ah, so this is what's going on in my head."

R: It'll be a strong live song.

Comment, M5 (Midnight City)

H: Track 5, "Midnight City." The intro guitar riffs are very impressive.

M: The lyrics and music are by RINA, and at first she sent me this song with RINA's taste in songs, lyrics, and rhythm pattern, and she asked me to put in a dubious-sounding riff, which is what I created.

H. It's perfect (laughs).

T & M: (laughs)

M: It's a song where the first verse and choruses have an interesting expansion to them, so the expansion during the chorus is hard to read when you first listen to it. We mixed in a bit of an oriental feel to it, making it a song you can dance to.

H: The verses are sung by RINA.

R: That's right. It'll be my first time singing while drumming.

H: Ah, that's right.

R: I'll do my best when we play it live.

Comment, M6 (Short Short)

H: Track 6, "Short Short." It has a soft melody and sharp lyrics.

R: It's a song that has a sweetness and sharpness to it. HARUNA's way of singing on the album has an especially wide range and is colorful, so I was very free in how I wrote the lyrics. I wrote it the way I wanted to, so HARUNA did her own twist on it and sang it with a sweetness and sharpness, so it feels like a very comfortable song.

H: The vocals on this are actually from when we recorded it during pre-production. It was taken from the demo.

R: It really is from the first time you sang it.

H: That's right. It's a song packed with my initial impulses.

Comment, M7 (Mado wo Aketara)

H: Track 7, "Mado wo Aketara." It features lyrics and music by TOMOMI.

T: Yes. This is about the story of what I felt in my heart three years ago. It's a song about something that was very private to me, so I wanted to make it with someone whom I was personally close to and asked Mizuki Masuda of Negoto to arrange it. It has a nuance that we've never done before, and it gives it a bit of a spice to this album as well.

Comment, M8 (Futari)

H: Track 8, "Futari."

R: This is another song that starts with a guitar intro with momentum. We had wanted to make a song with a guitar intro that would cut through the air.

M: The intro started with that nuance. This is also a live number and has lyrics about love where your heart beats fast.

R: Like, you're looking forward to being with someone.

M: It's the most fun song (laughs).

Comment, M9 (Electric Girl)

H: Track 9, "Electric Girl."

R: This is a fun song.

M: Right?

H: Everything fires at once.

R: It's a very glitzy song. We wrote it wanting to make a fun, pleasant song, so I think we were able to make exactly that. The lyrics are filled with wordings that we don't normally use, so I think it's also a song that we won't get tired of. We whisper the "Isse-no-se" part that's right before the chorus, which we'd like everyone to sing with us at a live.

Comment, M10 (Koisuru Universe)

H: Track 10, "Koisuru Universe." The last song on the album. Out of all the love songs we have, this might be the happiest one.

R: It has the highest amount of happiness.

H: The hook in the chorus is super catchy, so we want people to memorize it and sing it at a live. We really like the music video for it too.

R: It's not only sweet but has a sharpness to it, and it's packed with this album's theme. We hope to get many people to hear it.

Closing Talk

H: How was SCANDAL's "Roots Radio"? We explained the songs on 『HONEY』. This was done on Spotify and we explained each track. The artwork was produced by the twin models AMIAYA. The covers are really cool and adorable, so we'd like for you to enjoy it together with the photos while looking at the album insert. We also have a DVD Edition and a T-Shirt Edition, so we'd be happy if you enjoy choosing your favorite one! Please listen plenty to 『HONEY』 and come out to our hall tour!

T & R: We'll be waiting!

H: That's all for SCANDAL!

All: Bye bye!

Mamitasu no Yuuya-kun wrote:I missed the Valentine's playlist in Spotify and looks like it's not on Spotify anymore (or I'm blind). Is that only a playlist and no added content like "Roots Radio" where they talk about each song?