smokebees preview new song “Miyoko” from upcoming album 『Imaginary Lights Never Fade』

Experimental indie pop band smokebees previewed a new song on SoundCloud from their upcoming first full album Imaginary Lights Never Fade. The album is scheduled for release March 20.

For those unfamiliar, smokebees is a two member home-recording unit whose namesake references the band Sparklehorse. smokebees consists of Taku Sudo of desksnail and Miki Hirose of Girl President, with me!, tonight?.

Imaginary Lights Never Fade will consist of nine brand new songs along with the previously unreleased “World Is Yours”, and also a full-band arrangement of “Begin Again”, which was originally released on their Sunstroke EP.

The release will also feature guest appearances by Ikemizu Mayumi (Three Berry Icecream, bridge) and fumi (yule).

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Imaginary Lights Never Fade cover art

Imaginary Lights Never Fade / smokebees

Release date: 3/20/2019

Label: Sauna Cool

Tracklist:

01. Playpark

02. Begin Again

03. Tear Lake

04. Made For Faking Strong

05. Are You There

06. Miyoko

07. Lonesome Tree

08. Lilac Leaves

09. World Is Yours

10. Sputnik

11. Illuminant