Just Bring It (album)

Just Bring It is the fourth studio album and first full-length album[1] by Japanese band Band-Maid, released on January 11, 2017 in Japan via Crown Stones and February 10, 2017 internationally by JPU Records. The record was preceded by the quintet's first world tour and the single "YOLO", released in November 2016. The album reached No. 16 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[2]

Just Bring It
Studio album by Band-Maid
Released	January 11, 2017 (Japan)
Recorded	2016
Studio	Studio Birdman West Nasoundra Palace Studio Sunshine Studio Scrambles Studio Studio Fine, Tokyo Thomas Studio, Kyoto, Japan
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	49:55
Language	Japanese
Label	Crown Stones (Japan), JPU Records (International)
Producer	Junji Hayashi Yasutaka Wada Koji Goto
Band-Maid chronology
Brand New Maid (2016) Just Bring It (2017) World Domination (2018)
Singles from Just Bring It
"YOLO" Released: November 16, 2016
Music videos
"Don't You Tell Me" on YouTube
"YOLO" on YouTube
"Secret My Lips" on YouTube

The last track "Secret My Lips" was arranged in the Japanese traditional style with Kyoto dialect lyrics, and the music video was released as "Secret Maiko Lips" for 2018 April Fools' Day.[3]

The international released from JPU Records includes English lyric translations and Romaji lyric transliterations.[4]

Background

After the release of mini-album New Beginning in 2015, the group were signed to major Japanese record label Crown Stones, as well as sealing international distribution through JPU Records for the first time. The group played their first UK show at MCM London Comic Con in May 2016, ahead of the release of Brand New Maid.[5] After completing the recording of their first full-length album, the band embarked on their first world tour,[6] including stops in the UK,[7] before releasing single "YOLO" in November, along with a music video.[8] The second music video, "Don't You Tell Me", was released on 9 January to coincide with the release of the album in Japan.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RockSins	9/10[10]
Rock Sound	7/10[11]

Reviews for Just Bring It were favorable. Phillip Whitehead of the webzine RockSins praised the album's diversity and improved musicianship, giving the album 9/10.[10] Rob Sayce of the British magazine Rock Sound praised the album's catchiness and choruses.[11]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original releases.[12][13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Don't You Tell Me"	Miku Kobato, Saiki Atsumi	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	3:10
2.	"Puzzle"	Kobato	Band-Maid	Band-Maid, Tienowa	4:19
3.	"Moratorium" (モラトリアム)	Kobato	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	4:15
4.	"YOLO"	Kobato	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	4:25
5.	"Cross"	Nora, Kobato	Nora	Miraisonic	3:45
6.	"OOPArts"	Endcape	Nora	Spinstealthspike	4:06
7.	"Take Me Higher!!"	Kobato, Atsumi	Band-Maid	Band-Maid, Tienowa	3:18
8.	"So, What?"	Miwa Sasaki	Koji Goto (ck510)	Goto	3:48
9.	"Time"	Kobato	Hitoshi Okamoto	Okamoto	3:29
10.	"You."	Kobato	Band-Maid	Toshinari Ohnishi	3:43
11.	"Awkward"	Kobato	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	3:32
12.	"Decided by Myself"	Kobato, Atsumi	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	3:54
13.	"Secret My Lips"	Kobato	Band-Maid	Band-Maid	4:11
Total length:					49:55

Personnel

Band-Maid Saiki Atsumi – vocals Miku Kobato – guitar, vocals Kanami Tōno – guitar Misa – bass Akane Hirose – drums Additional personnel Shogo Yoshida – drum technician (tracks 1–4, 7, 11–13) Masato – drum technician (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Miho Ohnishi – creative co-ordination (tracks 1–4, 7, 11–13) Asumi Narita (Being) – creative co-ordination (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Yutaka Imamura (Being) – music production management (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Seven Shuffles Japan – art direction Eimi – illustration

Production Junji Hayashi, Yasutaka Wada – executive producers Kotaro Kojima – mastering Koji Goto (ck510) – production (track 8) Tienowa – sound design, direction (tracks 1–4, 7, 11–13) Minoru Toyoda – sound design, direction (tracks 5–6, 9–10), recording (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Ayako Nakanomori – vocal & chorus direction (tracks 1–4, 7, 11–13) Daisuke Ikeda (Being) – vocal & chorus direction (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Masahiko Fukui – mixing (tracks 1–4, 7, 11–13) Yusuke Matsuda (Being) – mixing (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Mayashi Yamamoto – recording (tracks 1–4, 7, 11, 13) Yusuke Matsuda – recording Shinya Suzuki (Being) – recording (tracks 5–6, 8–10) Masahiro Arai (Rec Lab) – recording (track 12) Takeshi Yoshida – recording assistant Hideaki Kuramochi (Being) – recording assistant Mitsuhiro Iinami (Studio Fine) – recording assistant

References

1. musicJAPANplus, © 2010. "BAND-MAID to release 1st Full Album "Just Bring It" - musicJAPANplus -Pick up+-". musicJAPANplus. Retrieved 2018-06-13.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. "Oricon: Just Bring It". Retrieved 26 May 2018.
3. BAND-MAID Change Their Name to “BAND-MAIKO” for April Fool’s Day
4. Just Bring It Listing at JPU Records
5. "J-rockers Band-Maid to give first European gig at London Comic Con". MCM Comic-Con. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
6. "New single "YOLO" set for release on November 16! ＆ "Brand New Maid" Release Tour World Series: Additional shows in Italy & Spain!". Band-Maid Official Website. August 30, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
7. Morton, Luke (October 14, 2016). "5 things we learned at Band-Maid's first ever UK show". Metal Hammer.
8. "Band-Maid Release Video to New Single YOLO". JPU Records. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
9. "Band-Maid Cause Chaos in New Video 「Don't You Tell Me」]". JPU Records. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
10. Whitehead, Philip (23 January 2017). "Band-Maid – Just Bring It". RockSins. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
11. Sayce, Rob (2 February 2017). "Band-Maid - 'Just Bring It'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
12. "Band-maid – Just Bring It". iTunes.
13. "Band-Maid Release 「Just Bring It」 in Europe". JPU Records. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

External links

• Just Bring It Listing at JPU Records (in English)