1) Kimi no Todoke
2) Sayonara no Shunkan
3) two of us
4) Ashita e no Kaeri Michi
5) Akashi
6) Yume Kara Samenaide
7) Hydrangea
8) Dareka no Haru no Kazen i Natte
9) Donna Mirai ni mo Ai wa Aru
10) Hana ni Nare
11) A Spring Breath
Songs indicated in bold are new material included in A Spring Breath while the other songs are re-arranged & newly recorded .
The newly recorded version of flumpool's 5th single Kimi ni Todoke was released digitally on 11th March . A video was made for the re-recorded version of the song but it's not included in the physical copy of A Spring Breath . Not only that , flumpool are not featured in the video .
The newly recorded version of flumpool's 7th single Akashi was released digitally on 4th March .
Sharing the same title as the concept album A Spring Breath was released digitally on 16th Feb .
Promo wise , A Spring Breath was used as the ending theme for morning show Mezamashi 8 for March . A video was made for A Spring Breath but it's not included in the physical release of the concept album .
Unlike the video made for the re-recorded version of Kimi ni Todoke , flumpool appears in the A Spring Breath video .
flumpool brings A Spring Breath of fresh air with an acoustic arrangement concept album that follows the flow of the band's 1st acoustic live tour ROOF PLAN ~Acoustic in Billboard Live~ that took place last Dec .
This hands down has to be flumpool's most unique release to date & even though they've been in the business for so long , I thought I've seen it all but A Spring Breath is such an interesting release , I was like why didn't they or any other artistes came up with something like this much earlier ?
For starters , I made a decision very early on to listen to the newly recorded songs & new material of A Spring Breath separately as I do not like how everything's all jumbled up together in the release .
Newly recorded songs wise , except for Hydrangea which I'm not familiar with , the rest are all pretty good & completely different from what they used to sound like .
Kimi ni Todoke & Akashi are still 2 of flumpool's best known songs to date so it's not a surprise they chose to re-record them . I must admit that I feel both songs are very over rated but something about the re-recorded versions resonate with me .
I also enjoy the other 3 re-recorded songs especially Hana ni Nare as it was the very 1st flumpool song I heard years ago when I began supporting them . It's also the longest track in A Spring Breath but that did not stop me from liking the new version just as much as the original .
New material wise , the new songs are different from each other which could be a good or bad thing . A Spring Breath frankly is not catchy on 1st listen but it's a grower as time goes .
Aside from the concept album's structure which I prefer flumpool spiltting the new songs & newly recorded tracks into 2 separate parts , I like what I've heard in A Spring Breath . I'm sure flumpool could have released a standalone mini album but for them to re-record some of their older but still great songs , it's something I appreciate as it showcase how much they've grown musically .
With A Spring Breath being their 1st independent release after they left AMUSE last year , I look forward to see what else they have plan in store in due time .