pop chocolat - Leaflet

By hideki

Release Date: 09/10/2004

Review

pop chocolat: a cute name for a cute trio of girls from Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto. Leaflet, the band’s first release, is a 4-track CD-R released in 2003 after the band gained the bass talents from former member Aika, who joined that previous year. Pop chocolat is surely cute in appearance, but Leaflet was a nice contrast of both soft indie pop and indie rock that set a good base for the future of this trio.

"Visitor", a 2-minute opening track, is the introduction to Leaflet. The harmonizing done by the members in this song was especially soothing and nicely put together. At 7 minutes in length is "Fuwari", the second track. gFuwarih combined the workings of the bands soft pop and rock side by contrasting a slow and simple verse section with a more rock based chorus. Though the more heavy guitars seemed to overpower the lighter toned vocals, the song was well written overall and was a definite standout. "no way!" was more radio friendly overall but the band still had its signature instrumental workings throughout. Guitar melodies on gHikoukih brought the album to a dynamic close, and when paired with the vocal harmonies made this an amazing song to conclude the album.

When rounded up, the songs on Leaflet were all very well written for a band only just starting out. Pop chocolat surely showed promise after releases this album and it only makes me more curious as to how they evolved from this sound. In all pop chocolat is a great band for people looking for a different take on female fronted bands with an indie rock/pop style.

Track Listing

1. Visitor
2. Fuwari
3. no way!
4. Hikouki

Where Can You Buy the CD?

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