{"product_id":"avocado-boys-sweet-cider","title":"AVOCADO BOYS - Sweet Cider","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 2018, this seven-piece Japanese pop band draws from a wide musical palette—spanning jazz, hip-hop, AOR, Latin, and African music—resulting in a sound that shifts in character with each release. At the core of their music is the \"magical,\" exotic, and organic voice of Lena—a Nagoya-born vocalist of Nordic\/German-Canadian heritage—whose singing exudes a truly unique presence.\u003cbr\u003eThis full-length album comprises ten tracks in total: five singles released digitally over the course of 2025, plus five newly recorded acoustic trio versions of those same songs. It also marks the band's first-ever release on vinyl LP.\u003cbr\u003eThe artwork features illustrations by the popular artist Toyameg. Her pop-style, catchy illustrations—rendered in soft, rich colors—perfectly capture the album's concept of \"imaginary Americana music and the traces of a dream.\" The design reminds us that \"enjoying music\" is a multisensory experience that extends beyond sound to include visuals and tactile sensations.\u003cbr\u003eThe album opens with the mellow, beautiful, and laid-back \"Love me back,\" followed by \"Yoko\"—a collaboration with Katie Ford, a singer-songwriter rapidly gaining attention in their hometown of Nagoya—which evokes the spirit of classic American rock. It continues with the soulful \"Friends?\" featuring Nenashi (a rapper and soul singer from Origami Productions) and the title track \"Sweet Cider,\" where a bouncy, cute pop vibe intertwines with jazzy horns. The album concludes with \"Good Life,\" a track that evokes the lingering \"traces of a dream.\" However, flipping the record to Side B reveals a stripped-back, primitive arrangement; here, the listener can experience a completely different world where the core essence of each song shines through with greater clarity.\u003cbr\u003e●Members:\u003cbr\u003eLena (Lyrics, Vocals)\u003cbr\u003eYutaka Yoshida (Composition, Arrangement, Percussion, Recording, Mixing)\u003cbr\u003eYoshiharu Sunabe (Guitar)\u003cbr\u003eSoichi Tanigawa (Saxophone)\u003cbr\u003eYu Nakao (Keyboards)\u003cbr\u003eToru Kasai (Bass)\u003cbr\u003eAkihide Suzumura (Drums)\u003cbr\u003e●Support Musicians:\u003cbr\u003eRyoji Nagase (Trumpet)\u003cbr\u003eshinox (Pedal Steel Guitar)\u003cbr\u003eMasahiro Toyokura (Violin)\u003cbr\u003e●Featuring Artists:\u003cbr\u003eKatie Ford (Vocals on M02 \u0026amp; M07 \"Yoko feat. Katie Ford\")\u003cbr\u003eNenashi (Vocals on M03 \u0026amp; M08 \"Friends? feat. Nenashi\")\u003cbr\u003e●Engineers:\u003cbr\u003eYui Kimijima (Drum Recording)\u003cbr\u003eyasu2000 (Mastering)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GUACAMOLE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":54819496591683,"sku":"RPT-32712","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/product_55727_1.png?v=1789649892","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/avocado-boys-sweet-cider","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}