You Should Go Listen To The New Especia Single Now: “Ya Me Te”

I’ve already written a bit about one of the three new songs to appear on Osaka idol group Especia’s latest single, and now you can hear all three songs over at SoundCloud. Let’s focus on the pair I haven’t had a chance to virtually blab about yet. The titular track, “Ya Me Te,” is a horn-heavy number that’s one of the liveliest pieces of music to emerge from this group’s small (but great!) song catalog to date. The singing members of Especia take turns stepping into the spotlight to do their thing, with the music itself pulsing forward and offering up spots seemingly built for dance-offs (which, well…I saw Especia live and they do actually do this, the non-singing members breakdance and stuff during these moments, it is great). That leaves “Ame No Parlor,” the longest and most laid-back song of the three here. It’s also the weakest moment here, but pleasant enough, and the still has some great horn sounds and synth droplets. Listen below.