Japanese rock rarely moonwalks across the line between existential dread and irresistible hooks quite like 終活クラブ (Shūkatsu Club). Their new video for 「タテホコダンス」 (Tatehoko Dance – “Vertical-and-Horizontal Dance”) turns bottled-up modern anxieties into a gloriously addictive rhythm bomb, proving that emotional whiplash can still make an excellent dancefloor companion. The track also serves as the April ending theme for TV Tokyo’s “Jikkuri Kiitarō ~Star Kinkyō (Hi) Hōkoku~” (“Let’s Hear It Thoroughly: Stars’ Secret Status Report”) and arrives ahead of the band’s major 3rd EP 『全力タイアップ』 (Full-Power Tie-Ins). Fresh from their major-label second anniversary concert “Sōzōryoku” (“Imagination”) at LIQUIDROOM, the Niigata-based outfit continues to write riffs sharp enough to cut through doomscrolling while keeping the crowd bouncing in perfect sync.
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