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Kemonomichi (“Animal Trail”)

Limited single, including a piano arrangement of “Kemonomichi”, a version of the CASABLANCA song “Yami ni hiniku utagoe” with Sawao vocals, and several instrumental outtakes from the Ousama ni nare OST.

1. Kemonomichi
2. Instrumental (His first movement)
3. Instrumental (melancholy①)
4. Instrumental (melancholy②)
5. Instrumental (monochrome town)
6. Instrumental (Hospital waiting room)
7. Instrumental (Telecaster)
8. Yami ni hibiku utagoe
9. Instrumental (I feel like dawn.)

ELPIS

Sawao’s 4th original album. Band members include Chiba O’Reilly (THE BOHEMIANS), Takumaru Anzai (Ex.Fukurouzu), and Yusuke Kimura (ArtTheaterGuild).

1. Long vacation
2. Charming fruits
3. Attraction Girl
4. Hillbilly wa kaku katariki
5. December 24
6. ELPIS
7. Kemonomichi [howling version]
8. I’m still in the forest
9. Fourteen

DVD:

1. Hillbilly wa kaku katariki (Music video)
2. December 24 (Music video)
3. Band member interviews

Rock and Roll wa Iranai (“Nobody Needs Rock and Roll”)

Sawao’s 5th original album. Band members include Chiba O’Reilly (THE BOHEMIANS), Takumaru Anzai (Ex.Fukurouzu), and Yusuke Kimura (ArtTheaterGuild).

1. Rock and Roll wa Iranai
2. Einsatz
3. Bottoms up!
4. Captive audience
5. Black eye
6. All we need is rock and roll

DVD:

1. Einsatz (Music video)
2. All we need is rock and roll(Music video)

Sayonara McGregor (“So long, McGregor”) by Sawao & Mari

Collaboration EP with Mari Uchida (Fukurouzu). Shiori Sekine (Base Ball Bear / stico) and Shinya Kusube (Radio Caroline / Casablanca) participate on bass and drums.

1. Sayonara McGregor
2. PLAY MUSIC!
3. Nostalgia
4. Betsuni I DON’T CARE

Nonocular Violet

Sawao Yamanaka’s 6th original album and third original album released in 2020. Band members include Chiba O’Reilly (THE BOHEMIANS), Takumaru Anzai (Ex.Fukurouzu), and Yusuke Kimura (ArtTheaterGuild).

1. Nonocular violet
2. POP UP RUNAWAYS
3. Sanatarium no nagai gogo
4. Alternative Romantist
5. Old fogy
6. V.I.P.
7. Meltwater in Greenland
8. Nostalgia
9. Vegetable

DVD:

1. Sanatarium no nagai gogo (Music video)
2. Alternative Romantist (Music video)

nighty night

Limited EP with songs featuring only Sawao singing and guitar. The title track is strongly suggested to be a tribute to the famous dog Wasao. “Dear Sir, Vincent” references the painting “Bedroom in Arles” by Vincent Van Gogh.

1. nighty night
2. Gold beach glass
3. allegory
4. make sure
5. Dear Sir, Vincent

LOST DOGS E.P. by Sawao Yamanaka & Ryosuke Sasaki

Collaboration EP with Ryosuke Sasaki from the band “a flood of circle”. Tomoyuki Miyagawa (HiGE) and Miyoko Yamaguchi (BimBamBoom) participate on bass and drums.

1. I NEVER Wanna Be Your Dog
2. ユーリヤ
3. Honey You’re Crazy That’s Why I Love You
4. ルアーズ
5. Rock Me Baby

DVD:

1. I NEVER Wanna Be Your Dog (Music video)