Passenger (Nico Touches the Walls album)

Passenger
Studio album by Nico Touches the Walls
Released	April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)
Recorded	2010-2011
Genre	Rock
Label	Ki/oon Records
Producer	Nico Touches the Walls Seiji Kameda
Nico Touches the Walls chronology
Aurora (2009) Passenger (2011) Humania (2011)
Singles from Passenger
"Sudden Death Game" Released: August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11) "Diver" Released: January 12, 2011 (2011-01-12)

"Passenger" is the third full-length album released by the band Nico Touches the Walls in Japan on April 6, 2011, through Ki/oon Records. The album features the hit single "Diver",^[1] the eighth opening song to the popular anime Naruto Shippuden, the single "Sudden Death Game" and the song "Matryoshka" that was used as the opening theme for the anime C.^[2]

The album is available in a limited "CD+DVD" edition which features an exclusive documentary on the making of the album. "Passenger" would also be released in the US, but no US release date has been announced.

Title

During the band’s split tour with "Flumpool", vocalist Mitsumura Tatsuya revealed the meaning of the name "Passenger" for the album:

“

Although the title "PASSENGER" can, naturally, be translated as both "traveller" and "someone aboard some method of transportation" (in Japanese), we intend to do it our way. So for us, it means "messenger" someone conveying "passion". “We’ve done so many live performances in the past year and a half… but now that we’ve got our energy and power back, we’re focusing to pour all that passionate zeal into our music. Please look forward to "PASSENGER"![1]

”

Releases and promotion

Promotional poster for the album Passenger (2011).

The Album contain most of the songs played in the Tour "Michi Naki Michi" in 2010 but the result of singles released from the album "Passenger" was only two: "Sudden Death Game" the only release from the band in 2010, that was announced as a single during the tour "Michi Naki Michi" at the same year, and "Diver" single released on January 12, 2011 after being the eighth opening for the anime Naruto Shippuuden months before.

Although a number of singles smaller than their previous albums, two promotional songs from the "Passenger" were released: "Moso taiin A (妄想 队员 A)" which a music video was released with the album just to promote it. And the song "Matryoshka" Chosen to be the opening for the anime C aired on April 2011 by Fuji TV.

Tour

On January 21, the band announced that they would be embarking on a nationwide tour titled "Nico Touches the Walls Tour 2011 Passenger: We Are Passionate Messenger” in April, in order to promote their newest album. The tour began on April 13 in Chiba, and was included a total of twelve concerts but later, were added a few extra performaces.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rodeo (ロデオ)"	4:05
2.	"Mōsō taiin A (妄想隊員A)"	4:19
3.	"Diver"	4:09
4.	"Page 1 (ページ1)"	4:14
5.	"Kimi Dake (君だけ)"	5:49
6.	"Survive"	4:21
7.	"Yougisha (容疑者)"	5:08
8.	"Yuujou sanka (友情讃歌)"	4:14
9.	"Matryoshka (マトリョーシカ)"	5:00
10.	"Sudden Death Game (サドンデスゲーム)"	5:29
11.	"Passenger"	7:24
Total length:		54:00

Limited Edition

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rodeo (ロデオ)"	4:05
2.	"Mōsō taiin A (妄想隊員A)"	4:19
3.	"Diver"	4:09
4.	"Page 1 (ページ1)"	4:14
5.	"Kimi Dake (君だけ)"	5:49
6.	"Survive"	4:21
7.	"Yougisha (容疑者)"	5:08
8.	"Yuujou sanka (友情讃歌)"	4:14
9.	"Matryoshka (マトリョーシカ)"	5:00
10.	"Sudden Death Game (サドンデスゲーム)"	5:29
11.	"Passenger"	7:24
Total length:		54:00

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Documentary of "Passenger" -Live.Photos and Monologues-"

Chart position

The album reached number 15 on the Oricon chart and number 16 on the Billboard Japan chart.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NICO Touches the Walls announces new album, "PASSENGER"". livejournal.com. January 26, 2011. http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/1784296.html. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
2. ^ tokyohive.com (March 10, 2011). "Nico Touches the Walls sings for anime C". Tokyohive. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/03/nico-touches-the-walls-to-sing-for-fuji-tv-anime-c/. Retrieved September 10, 2011. 
3. ^ "NICO Touches the Walls announces new album, "PASSENGER"". Tokyohiver.com. January 26, 2011. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/01/nico-touches-the-walls-announces-new-album-passenger/. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
4. ^ "ＮＩＣＯ　Ｔｏｕｃｈｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　Ｗａｌｌｓの作品(CD)". Oricon.com. August 26, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/386109/products/music/907336/1/. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 

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