Single: the studs - スパイダーネスト

スパイダーネスト

Date released: 3.12.2008.

Track list
1. スパイダーネスト (Spider nest)
2. 闇のち雨 (Yami nochi ame)
3. 雫 (rain drip another version)

Spider nest is another single by the Nagoya kei kings the studs (wow, they're sure in a single frenzy).

The title track hits straight with the very characteristic semi-driving riffs, lot's of jumpy bass lines and sinister feel. Generic as hell, but still on the usual studs quality making this a track you'd play when you need a non-disturbing, present yet not, moody background music you can easily tune off to.

Yami nochi ame is, on the other hand, straightforward awesome! From the very first second of Daisuke's intro up to the the rest of the song, the song envelopes with excellent riffs being showered right at you as rain, hints of melancholy jumping all over and very strong chorus. And I love the grungy feeling and the thick layers of each instrument. This song reminds me why I love Nagoya kei and how it combines the fullness of sound with a mood that's always strong and complex.

The single closes with Shizuku or another version of rain drop. I wouldn't really call it a new version because the song still preserves some of the elements of rain drop practically unchanged or slightly improved, but it's still different enough not to be considered as a re-recording. So actually another version is more than a fitting name. And Shizuku surprises with it's unique and not generic-studs wet, droppy, almost horror-like sinister intro. I love it when bands who have a pretty closed sound do something new and unpredictable. The only thing that remains almost the same as in the old song is the chorus, but even all the similar parts are spiced up with some really good chords and notes.

Maybe among all of the recent singles Spider nest is the best primary because you get three songs that have a different (but still preserving) approach and that don't blend into one mass. Still not quite there when it comes to delivering something fully new, but on a very good way. Keep it up guys!