| Passenger | ||||
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| Studio album by Nico Touches the Walls | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Ki/oon Records | |||
| Producer | Nico Touches the Walls Seiji Kameda Hajime Okano |
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"Passenger" is the third full-length album released by the band Nico Touches the Walls in Japan on April 6, 2011, through Ki/oon Records. The album features the hit single "Diver",[1] the eighth opening song to the popular anime Naruto Shippuden, the single "Sudden Death Game" and the song "Matryoshka" that was used as the opening theme for the anime C.[2]
The album is available in a limited "CD+DVD" edition which features an exclusive documentary on the making of the album. "Passenger" would also be released in the US, but no US release date has been announced.
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During the band’s split tour with "Flumpool", vocalist Mitsumura Tatsuya revealed the meaning of the name "Passenger" for the album:
| “ | Although the title "PASSENGER" can, naturally, be translated as both "traveller" and "someone aboard some method of transportation" (in Japanese), we intend to do it our way. So for us, it means "messenger" someone conveying "passion". “We’ve done so many live performances in the past year and a half… but now that we’ve got our energy and power back, we’re focusing to pour all that passionate zeal into our music. Please look forward to "PASSENGER"![1] | ” |
The Album contain most of the songs played in the Tour "Michi Naki Michi" in 2010 but the result of singles released from the album "Passenger" was only two: "Sudden Death Game" the only release from the band in 2010, that was announced as a single during the tour "Michi Naki Michi" at the same year, and "Diver" single released on January 12, 2011 after being the eighth opening for the anime Naruto Shippuuden months before.
Although a number of singles smaller than their previous albums, two promotional songs from the "Passenger" were released: "Moso taiin A (妄想 队员 A)" which a music video was released with the album just to promote it. And the song "Matryoshka" Chosen to be the opening for the anime C aired on April 2011 by Fuji TV.
On January 21, the band announced that they would be embarking on a nationwide tour titled "Nico Touches the Walls Tour 2011 Passenger: We Are Passionate Messenger” in April, in order to promote their newest album. The tour began on April 13 in Chiba, and was included a total of twelve concerts but later, were added a few extra performaces.[3]
The album reached number 15 on the Oricon chart and number 16 on the Billboard Japan chart.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rodeo (ロデオ)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Mōsō taiin A (妄想隊員A)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Diver" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Page 1 (ページ1)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Kimi Dake (君だけ)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Survive" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Yougisha (容疑者)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Yuujou sanka (友情讃歌)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Matryoshka (マトリョーシカ)" | Sakakura Shingo | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Sudden Death Game (サドンデスゲーム)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Passenger" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 7:24 |
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Total length:
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Rodeo (ロデオ)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:05 | ||||||
| 2. | "Mōsō taiin A (妄想隊員A)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:19 | ||||||
| 3. | "Diver" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:09 | ||||||
| 4. | "Page 1 (ページ1)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:14 | ||||||
| 5. | "Kimi Dake (君だけ)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:49 | ||||||
| 6. | "Survive" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:21 | ||||||
| 7. | "Yougisha (容疑者)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:08 | ||||||
| 8. | "Yuujou sanka (友情讃歌)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 4:14 | ||||||
| 9. | "Matryoshka (マトリョーシカ)" | Sakakura Shingo | 5:00 | ||||||
| 10. | "Sudden Death Game (サドンデスゲーム)" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 5:29 | ||||||
| 11. | "Passenger" | Tatsuya Mitsumura | 7:24 | ||||||
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Total length:
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54:00 | ||||||||
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| 1. | "Documentary of "Passenger" -Live.Photos and Monologues-" | ||||||||
Tour 2011 Passenger: We Are Passionate Messenger, a live DVD was recorded on June, 13 2011 in Tokyo. It contains all songs from "Passanger" and some previous records performed live.