Brand New Maid

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Brand New Maid
BandMaid BrandNew.jpeg
Studio album by
Band-Maid
ReleasedMay 18, 2016
Recorded2016
Studio
  • Studio Birdman West
  • Sound Crew Studio
  • St. Soul B1
  • Scrambles Studio
  • Nasoundra Palace Studio, Tokyo
  • Thomas Studio, Kyoto, Japan
Genre
Length31:09
LanguageJapanese
LabelCrown Stones (Japan), JPU (international)
Band-Maid chronology
New Beginning
(2015) 		Brand New Maid
(2016) 		Just Bring It
(2017)
Music video
"The Non-Fiction Days" on YouTube
"Before Yesterday" on YouTube
"Alone" on YouTube

Brand New Maid is the third studio album by Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released on May 18, 2016, and was their first album to be released internationally.[1] Music videos were made for "The Non-Fiction Days," "Before Yesterday," and "Alone."[2] The album reached No. 19 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart.[3] One reviewer noted that the album was "bigger, tougher, deeper" than the band's previous releases.[4]

The international album from JPU Records includes English lyric translations, Romaji lyric transliterations, and the live bonus track "Real Existence".[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Non-Fiction Days"Kanata NakamuraToshinari OhnishiOnishi4:44
2."Look at Me"Miwa SasakiKoji Goto (ck510)Goto4:00
3."Order"SasakiAkihito TokunagaTokunaga3:24
4."Brand-New Road"Shinichiro YamashitaGotoGoto3:55
5."Yuragu"Miku Kobato, Saiki AtsumiAtsushi YamaguchiSpinstealthspike4:05
6."Freedom"KobatoIchiro IguchiScrambles3:46
7."Before Yesterday"NakamuraHitoshi OkamotoOkamoto3:47
8."Alone"Kobato, AtsumiBand-MaidBand-Maid3:28
Total length:31:09
Alternative edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
9."Real Existence" (live)Sasaki MasakazuGoto4:26
Total length:35:35

Personnel[]

Band–Maid
  • Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals
  • Miku Kobato – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Kanami Tōno – lead guitar
  • Misa – bass
  • Akane Hirose – drums

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 19

References[]

  1. ^ "BAND-MAID Release First International Album "Brand New MAID"". JPU Records. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Sahota, Shalimar (June 26, 2016). "Review:Brand New Maid". MYMBuzz. Retrieved 24 May 2018.[dead link]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Band-Maidのアルバム" [Band-Maid albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Cirone, David (May 12, 2016). "Review: Brand New Maid". JRock 24-7. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ "BAND-MAID - Brand New MAID [CD + Translations]". JPU Records. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 30, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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