I finally got my hands on the new Puffy album a few weeks ago. As you would expect, it's terrific. Alongside creative god-father Andy "Jellyfish" Sturmer, the guest list includes Jon Spencer of Blues Explosion and Dexter Holland from The Offspring. It's the Japanese writers that shine brightest though, Okuda Tamio, producer of so many great Puffy hits over the last decade, in particular. Arguably, the highlights are Koi no Echuudo, Koi no Etude with Kusano Masamune of Spitz and the beautiful Rakuda no Koku. The latter gives Yoshimura Yumi the chance to revisit the gentle, reflective pop that made her half of the SoloSolo project so charming.


Puffy - Koi no Echuudo, Koi no Etude

Puffy - Rakuda no Koku