Music Corner Week 78: Homecomings

Homecomings is a four-member multi-gendered rock band that form back in 2012 from Kyoto. After first meeting during their college years, the band currently is making a splash in the indie scene with their music comprised with fuzzy filled composition, bittersweet dream-pop melodies with beautiful vocal harmonies, and were tipped as “the next break-out indie band to watch out for” by several pop-culture media sites. This fame brought eyes to Pony Canyon’s sub-label IRORI Records which where they’ll be making their major label debut from in 2021.

Inspired by prior industry legends such as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Quruli, Homecomings keeps the Japanese indie spirit strong with songs like “Cakes”, “Hurts”, and “Songbirds” which really blends that ‘indie garage-band’ feeling and nostalgic mid 00’s memories. Vocalist Ayaka Tatamino’s vocals does an interesting thing of both standing out at times but perfectly just fuses in with amazing composition. While not being the most energetic or mellowed out band in the scene, Homecomings makes up with perfection in thier craft of their own unique style with emotionally thought out lyrics that were sung in English in their early years. 

Homecomings has released three singles, four E.P.s and five albums throughout their career with their major label debut album Moving Days dropping at the time of this write up. Be sure to check out the band’s official website, Twitter, and Instagram, along with the lyric video for the track “Herge” below!

Homecomings stars:

Yuki Fukutomi- Guitar 

Ayaka Tatamino- Vocals/ Guitar

Honami Fukuda- Bass/ Chorus 

Narumi Ishida- Drums/ Chorus

Homecomings Moves to a New Home with Upcoming Major Debut Album!

Four-member rock band Homecomings announced that they will be releasing brand new album Moving Days on May 12. This will be the latest physical release done by the band since Cakes back in April of 2019 and will be their major label debut with Pony Canyon IRORI records. Moving Days includes the album version of the theme song "Cakes" from the movie “Just Only Love" and "Pedal", which was used as the CM song for "Sukiya" last year. It will release with eleven songs total, including the ending theme "Herge" of the TV Tokyo drama Solo Live Girls' Recommendations. The album will drop with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will feature footage from the band’s BLANKET TOWN BLUES live event that took place back in December of last year. The jacket cover of the album is designed with the image of “Packing and moving”, which is the theme of this work, and the illustration was done by Sanuki Naoya, who is familiar with Homkami's work. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video from “Songbirds”, along with the pre-order links for Moving Days below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Moving Days Standard Edition Jacket Cover

Moving Days Limited Edition Jacket Cover

Homecomings「Moving Days」

CD

01. Here

02. Cakes（Album Version）

03. Pedal

04. Good Word For The Weekend

05. Moving Day Pt. 2

06. Continue

07. Summer Reading

08. Tiny Kitchen

09. Pet Milk

10. Blanket Town Blues

11. Herge

Limited Edition Blu-ray

"BLANKET TOWN BLUES" December 25, 2020

01. Corridor（to blue hour）

02. Blue Hour

03. Hull Down

04. Lighthouse Melodies

05. Smoke

06. ANOTHER NEW YEAR

07. LEMON SOUNDS

08. HURTS

09. Special Today

10. Moving Day Part1

11. Continue

12. PLAY YARD SYMPHONY

13. Cakes

14. Songbirds

15. Whale Living

16. I Want You Back

Homecomings cook up delicious teaser for upcoming release!

Four-member rock band Homecomings dropped a short teaser of their upcoming single deliciously titled “Cakes” on their official YouTube channel. “Cakes”, to be released April 17, will be latest release by the group since their album Whale Living back in October of last year.

“Cakes” will feature four tracks total. Homecomings noted that every copy will include a DVD copy of their LETTER FROM WHALE LIVING live concert in Shibuya’s Club Quattro.

Pre-order Cakes at the link below.

Standard Edition 

Also check out the teaser in question along with the track listing below.

Homecomings Cakes

Homecomings『Cakes』

CD

1. Cakes

2. Moving Day Part1

3. Cakes 立春 MIX Remixed by 曽我部恵一

4. BUTTERSAND Remixed by Family Basik

＜DVD＞

2018.12.25 SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO

「LETTER FROM WHALE LIVING TOUR」