Japanese-british artist ook-boy established the project VANILLA.6 back in 2015, and just released the new record LAST DANCE to celebrate its 10th inception anniversary. The self-described New Pop band incorporates elements of heavy alternative rock to its core, soaring through shoegaze and synthpop influences with incredible mastery and emotional weight. Led by the title track “LAST DANCE”, the record goes to so many places in orderly fashion, revisiting some older compositions and presenting a new direction that is exciting and refreshing for VANILLA.6’s future.
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“LAST DANCE” is one of the record’s brightest moments, truly highlighting ook-boy’s abilities to merge western pop sensibilities with the insane dynamics of j-pop. It’s an impressive track that glistens with crystalline guitar riffs and sharp turns, creating an experience that feels both enticing and disorienting at once. The ‘New Pop’ label is remarkably fitting for ook-boy’s work, as it’s constantly redefining itself and what the limits of catchy indie pop can be – and that is the perfect way of describing “LAST DANCE”.
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The title track, alongside the rest of the album, was conceived for the first time as a solo effort unlike previous releases and that creative freedom and control actually pays off here. LAST DANCE as a whole is the most interesting and unique VANILLA.6 album to date due to ook-boy’s singular vision. It’s a fulfilling and rewarding record that keeps you on your toes not knowing what will happen next as it could be a dense wall of sound with dramatic melodies or a fun dance party that feels just as intense.
Drawing a lot of inspiration from the United Kingdom’s vibrant underground music scene, “LAST DANCE” is a bustling and energetic track that illustrates the artist’s versatility. It is also the best song to describe the record as a whole, feeling like a true amalgamation off all of his references into a single cohesive track. There are shimmering synth lines, distorted guitar riffs and incredible layers of vocal melodies that are uplifting and upbeat like it could be on the soundtrack of a really cool movie.
“LAST DANCE” offers both nostalgia and freshness, sounding like a natural expansion of VANILLA.6’s sound while still sticking to what they’ve always done better than most. An interesting and somewhat bold step for ook-boy’s career, LAST DANCE is the kind of record that injects life, experimentation and an ineffable sense of movement and joy into what modern synthpop can be.
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“LAST DANCE” by vanilla.6 is one of the record’s brightest moments, truly highlighting ook-boy’s abilities to merge western pop sensibilities with the insane dynamics of j-pop.
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