Bump of Chicken reveal details about new album "RAY" + National Tour

[Ryusenkai]

Today, popular Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken have revealed all of the details concerning their 7th studio album "RAY" and its coinciding tour.  Of note, the amount of tracks has been increased by one from 13 to 14.  All of the information revealed, including the Track Lists and Cover, can be found below.  The album itself will be released on March 12th of this year!

 

 

CD Track List:

 

1. WILL

2. Niji wo Matsu Hito

3. ray

4. Southern Cross

5. Last One

6. morning glow

7. Zero

8. Torch

9. Smile

10. firefly

11. white note

12. Tomodachi no uta

13. (please) forgive

14. Good Luck

 

DVD (Limited Edition Only):

 

PV Collection Track List:

 

1. Niji wo Matsu Hito

2. Zero

3. Smile ~band version~

4. firefly

5. Tomodachi no Uta

6. Good Luck

 

Best Album Live at QVC Marine Stadium Track List:

 

1. Stage of the ground

2. firefly

3. Niji wo Matsu Hito

4. Planetarium

5. Hana no Na

6. Diamond

7. Mayday

8. K

9. Tentai Kansoku

 

WILLPOLIS 2014 Tour Dates:

 

April 5, 2014 (Saturday) Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9-11

April 6, 2014 (Sunday) Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9-11

April 17, 2014 (Thursday) Aichi Japan Rainbow Hall

April 18, 2014 (Friday) Aichi Japan Rainbow Hall

April 26, 2014 (Saturday) Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall Building 4

May 3, 2014 (Saturday)  Niigata Toki Messe/Niigata Convention Center

May 10, 2014 (Saturday) Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka

May 11, 2014 (Sunday) Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka

May 17, 2014 (Saturday) Shizuoka Ecopa Arena

May 24, 2014 (Saturday) Tokushima Asty Tokushima

May 31, 2014 (Saturday) Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center North Sea Kitaeru

June 1, 2014 (Sun) Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center North Sea Kitaeru

June 7, 2014 (Saturday) Hiroshima Green Arena

June 8, 2014 (Sunday) Hiroshima Green Arena

June 14, 2014 (Saturday) Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena

June 15, 2014 (Sunday) Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena

June 23, 2014 (Mon) Osaka Intex Osaka Hall 5

June 24, 2014 (Tuesday) Osaka Intex Osaka Hall 5

July 6, 2014 (Sunday) Okinawa Convention Center Exhibition Hall

 

Source:  http://natalie.mu/music/news/107656

[DocumentaLy]

Looking forward to this.

[Stargazer1]

Yes, a new album from them. 

 

I can't wait!

[Ryusenkai]

Yes, a new album from them. 

 

I can't wait!

 

It only took them almost 3 and a half years xD  It's always weird to think of how much time has passed between each of Bump's albums.

[Stargazer1]

It only took them almost 3 and a half years xD  It's always weird to think of how much time has passed between each of Bump's albums.

It feels like an eternity with every time they release a new album since it feels like forever.

 

All I care is that they always deliver with their albums, so its okay in the time they take. 

 

Its funny that you mention about how much time has passed with each of their album since the other day I was going over how many singles and albums they have released. 

[Ryusenkai]

It feels like an eternity with every time they release a new album since it feels like forever.

 

All I care is that they always deliver with their albums, so its okay in the time they take. 

 

Its funny that you mention about how much time has passed with each of their album since the other day I was going over how many singles and albums they have released. 

 

Yeah - Bump always deliver a fairly lengthy and quality product, so if they want to take their time, it's honestly okay with me.  Yeah - they have a lot fewer releases than you'd expect given that they're going into their 14th year since they were signed to a major label.  Still, I guess this goes into the "quality over quantity" thing again.

[RubberDuckyTai]

Cannot wait!! YAY!! I don't mind that they take so long between albums. They never disappoint.

[xprixgr]

Finally! I can't wait to listen to it.

[raved]

Ahhh, I'm so excited to hear new songs from them. Their albums are always fantastic.

[Ryusenkai]

For those interested, here are the track lengths for the new album, courtesy of Tower.jp, which also confirms that the first track, "WILL", is actually an instrumental, since there are no lyric credits for it:

 

1. WILL [3:48] 

2. Niji wo Matsu Hito [3:56] 

3. ray [5:00] 

4. Southern Cross [4:09] 

5. Last One [4:38] 

6. morning glow [4:44] 

7. Zero [6:50] 

8. Torch [4:14] 

9. Smile [8:17] 

10. firefly [5:25] 

11. white note [3:16] 

12. Tomodachi no Uta [6:09] 

13. (please)forgive [4:54] 

14. Good Luck [7:04] 

[Stargazer1]

 

For those interested, here are the track lengths for the new album, courtesy of Tower.jp, which also confirms that the first track, "WILL", is actually an instrumental, since there are no lyric credits for it:

 

1. WILL [3:48] 

2. Niji wo Matsu Hito [3:56] 

3. ray [5:00] 

4. Southern Cross [4:09] 

5. Last One [4:38] 

6. morning glow [4:44] 

7. Zero [6:50] 

8. Torch [4:14] 

9. Smile [8:17] 

10. firefly [5:25] 

11. white note [3:16] 

12. Tomodachi no Uta [6:09] 

13. (please)forgive [4:54] 

14. Good Luck [7:04] 

 

Looks like a good set list. I wonder if "Niji wo Matsu Hito " will differ (album ver). 

[Ryusenkai]

Looks like a good set list. I wonder if "Niji wo Matsu Hito " will differ (album ver). 

 

They haven't listed it as having an album version, so I don't think so.

[Ryusenkai]

Well, previews of the album have turned up on iTunes Japan, but ... I'm not listening to them, since I'd like to go into the rest of this album clean when my copy arrives (the last week of waiting is going to kill me, but it'll be worth it).

 

For those who do want to indulge though, here's a link:  https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/ray/id826171342