LUCKY TAPES is a three-member fusion band that formed back in 2014. Birthed from the five-member band Slow Beach, the band looks to take on the growing trend of bridging the gap of Jazz, Rock and R&B in their own unique twist. One of things that differentiate them from the pack is their approach towards composition by creating happy go lucky and melancholy works for listeners to enjoy.

This adds all the great things from Jazz ascetic such as the instruments to the vocal style and highlights it with a rock melody that vocalist and keyboardist Kai Takahashi infuses masterfully. Several examples of this skill lie in the tracks “Lonely Lonely”, “22”, and “Lady Blue” and brings the compositions to the forefront to have the listeners engulfed into the first step of the genre of Japanese fusion. The band on a dime flip the composition on its head by slowing down the pace to have listeners become even more enticed. “Gravity”, “Moon”, “Gun”, and “Ballad” are some of the prime examples of them bringing it down to a mid-low tempo bringing out the best in the band and showing us they are no one trick pony.

Lucky Tapes currently has three albums under their belt The Show, Cigarette & Alcohol, and dressing in 2015, 2016 and 2018 respectively. They’ve also released five singles “Peace and Magic”, “Touch”, “Moon”, “Actor”, and “Mars” along with three EPS Virtual Gravity, 22, and Live In (Personal) Space. Be sure to check out their official website and Twitter account along with the music video for “Actor” below!

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