Today PUFFY have announced their new single for Japan entitled "All Because of You", written by Butch Walker and Avril Lavigne(!). Here's the full track listing:
1. All Because of You (Butch Walker/Avril Lavigne)
2. Frontier no Pioneer (Tamio Okuda)
3. Closet Full of Love (RYUKYUDISKO Remix)
The release date is May 5, and there will be two versions, one of which comes with a DVD.
I think it's a safe bet that the title track will be sung in English. Could be the rumored bonus track for the US edition of honeycreeper as well - it would make sense. No announcement of that as yet, though, so it's pure speculation on my part. Not sure I'm all that into the idea of Avril Lavigne writing songs for them. I can't say she's at the top of my favorites list. She's a lot closer to the top of my "people who are probably the Antichrist" list.
Anyhow, there's also a small tour to go along with the single. Here's the deets for those of you in Japan (or planning to be there soon):
July 8 (Tuesday) Osaka Namba Hatch
July 9 (Wednesday) Nagoya Club Diamond Hall
July 11 (Friday) Tokyo JCB Hall
Tickets apparently go on sale tomorrow.
I doubt this is a one-off tour. I'm not sure there's ever been such a short PUFFY tour that wasn't almost immediately followed up by something larger. This is probably something like a rehearsal tour. Summer's usually a very busy touring season for PUFFY, with a lot of festivals and major tours going on nearly every year.
Two possibilities for a follow-up tour that I think are about equally likely:
a) A US tour to promote the release of honeycreeper (assuming it actually happens)
and/or
b) A larger Japanese tour to support a brand new album.
Possibly both! We'll just have to see, won't we.
Exciting times.
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