Alternative-rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION have confirmed that two of their albums will be released in Europe by London’s JPU Records ahead of the quartet’s headline tour of Europe this month.
On November 6th BEST HIT AKG, the band’s chart-topping "best of" compilation featuring 17 career defining tracks, will be released. The CD includes breakout singles Piece of the Future and A Flower Named You, as well as guitar anthems Rewrite and Far and Beyond from their smash hit album Sol-fa, which sold more than half-a-million copies in Japan. Far and Beyond has had over seven million views on YouTube outside of Japan. The album also packs several songs that brought the band to international attention, including ones used as themes to popular anime such as "Bleach" and "Naruto".
Eighth and latest album Wonder Future, recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 earlier this year, will be released simultaneously with BEST HIT AKG in the UK and Europe. The release smashed its way to number four in Japan’s weekly Oricon album chart and saw the band adopt an entirely new recording style for the first time in their 19-year career, led by lead single Easter.
Both albums include extra booklets with lyrics translated into English and Romaji, while BEST HIT AKG additionally has track-by-track comments from each member in English. The album is available for pre-order now direct from JPU Records Online, as well as HMV, Amazon, FNAC and other stores.
