Over the past decade, a go-to method for older rock bands to drum up excitement for a tour is the promise of playing a classic album in its entirety. It¡¯s a win-win proposition: Fans get to feel nostalgic while the artists themselves can coast by on material they¡¯ve played countless times before.
So it¡¯s a bit surprising that Tokyo quartet Mitsume plans to play the entirety of its latest full-length, ¡°A Long Day,¡± at Tokyo¡¯s WWW venue on June 8, the same day physical copies hit stores.
¡°Some of the audience will probably hear the album for the first time at the show, rather than on CD,¡± says drummer Yojiro Suda from Mitsume¡¯s garage-based office in Ebisu.
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