Soirée -- Suiyoubi no Sakana（水曜日のさかな）

 

This isn't only the final day of July 2024 but it's also a Wednesday, and though this song would most likely be good as an entry on Urban Contemporary Friday on "Kayo Kyoku Plus", I can't help but place a song with a title containing a day of the week on that day of the week. So there.😉

And indeed, this is "Suiyoubi no Sakana" (Wednesday Fish). However, I would like to first note the duo behind this groovy song, Soirée. The pair consists of lyricist and vocalist Mao and composer and guitarist Rabbit Fumitsuki（文月兎） (I hope that I have this name correct; if either or both members see this article and can confirm or correct me, that would be greatly appreciated), and they started up Soirée in 2022. Both of them are still technically teenagers for another year (and indeed, Happy Birthday to Mao today) and they sound very smooth and assured in their business. They remind me of another group, shaky, which also impressed me with their groovy ways while they were in their own adolescence.

"Suiyoubi no Sakana" was their 4th single from December 2023 and it's a nice slice of soul or Neo-City Pop in the megalopolis with the guitar and smooth yet sparkly keyboards. Wednesday would be an ideal night to head to that sophisticated nightclub in Shinjuku without having to worry about too many customers in the premises with this song playing in one's head. Speaking of other groovy groups, hearing "Suiyoubi no Sakana", I also got memories of the relatively older group BLU-SWING.