That's Why I Gave Up on Music

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That's Why I Gave Up on Music
Studio album by
Yorushika
ReleasedApril 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)
Studio
  • Dedé (Tokyo, Japan)
  • ABS Recording (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Bunkamura (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Studio Mech (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Ginza (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Matsusuta (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre
Length49:16
LanguageJapanese
LabelU&R records
Producern-buna
Yorushika chronology
That's Why I Gave Up on Music
(2019) 		Elma
(2019)
Singles from That's Why I Gave Up on Music
  1. "Deep Indigo"
    Released: December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)
  2. "Parade"
    Released: March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
Music video
Deep Indigo on YouTube

Parade on YouTube

That's Why I Gave Up on Music on YouTube
External videos
video icon That's Why I Gave Up on Music（Album Trailer）

That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta) is the first studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) by U&R Records.[1]

Overview[edit]

It is a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy", written and illustrated by n-buna. The album contains a total of 14 songs by Amy, the protagonist of the story, who wrote them for Elma while travelling to different places in Sweden.[2][3]

Making[edit]

N-buna had developed the idea of writing about a man who had quit music as a way of projecting his old self. He set the story in Sweden because of having lived there as a child and the influences it had on him.[4] He went on a trip to Sweden alone and wrote the music there.[5] He also came up with the idea for track 7, "In June, I Write About the Town After the Rain", in a hotel in Gamla Stan as he couldn't go out due to the rain.[6]

Release[edit]

In addition to the music, the first press limited edition of the album titled "Letters to Elma" also contains lyrics and letters written by Amy along with pictures of the places he visited.[7]

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "Deep Indigo"[8] on 27 December 2018, "Parade"[9] on 11 March 2019, and "That's Why I Gave Up on Music"[10] on 5 April 2019 were also released.

The duo released their second album titled Elma on 28 August 2019, which serves as a direct sequel to the story of That's Why I Gave Up on Music.[11]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics／music／arrangement by n-buna.

CD／digital download／streaming
No.TitleLength
1."8/31[a]"1:54
2."Deep Indigo (藍二乗, Ai Nijō)"4:05
3."August, That Place, Moonlight (八月、某、月明かり, Hachigatsu、Bō、Tsukiakari)"4:36
4."Lyric-Writing and Coffee (詩書きとコーヒー, Shikaki to Kohii)"4:07
5."7/13[a]"1:38
6."I'll Dance (踊ろうぜ, Odorō ze)"4:13
7."In June, I Write About the Town After the Rain (六月は雨上がりの街を書く, Rokugatsu wa Ameagari no Machi wo Kaku)"3:58
8."In May, from the Emerald-Green Window (五月は花緑青の窓辺から, Gogatsu wa Hanarokushō no Madobe kara)"3:05
9."False Night (夜紛い, Yoru Magai)"3:43
10."5/6[a]"2:27
11."Parade (パレード, Paredo)"4:59
12."Elma (エルマ, Eruma)"3:39
13."4/10[a]"2:50
14."That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta)[b]"4:02
Total length:49:16
Tower Records exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Deep Indigo (藍二乗, Ai Nijō)" (music box version)4:05
2."False Night (夜紛い, Yoru Magai)" (music box version)3:43
3."That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta)" (music box version)4:02
Village Vanguard exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."August, That Place, Moonlight (八月、某、月明かり, Hachigatsu、Bō、Tsukiakari)" (music box version)4:36
2."Parade (パレード, Paredo)" (music box version)4:59
3."Elma (エルマ, Eruma)" (music box version)3:39

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

The album peaked at No. 5 on the Oricon Album Charts.[12]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental
  2. ^ The title song of this album. A song about the struggles of Amy, the main character of the story who quit music.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "【ALBUM】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」". yorushika (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-09. 2019.04.10 RELEASE／1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "【ヨルシカ】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」4月10日（水）発売。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-09. 今作は、コンポーザーのn-bunaが描く物語を軸に楽曲を書き下ろしたコンセプトアルバムとなっており、音楽を辞めることになった青年が"エルマ"へ向けて作った楽曲、全14曲を収録した内容となっております。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-10. ．．．、音楽を辞めることを決意した青年が"エルマ"という女性に宛てた手紙と詩という形でその葛藤を描き出す作品となっている。．．．{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-15. してましたね。そういう昔の自分を投影しつつ、音楽を辞めた青年を書こうというのは最初から考えていて。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-15. 物語の舞台は、僕が幼少期に暮らしていて影響を受けたスウェーデンがいいなと思って、実際にロケハンじゃないですけど1人で旅行に行って、現地で曲を作ったりもしました。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-15. 「六月は雨上がりの街を書く」は、ガムラスタンという町のホテルで雨が降って外に出れずに曲を書いていたときに作ったものだったりしますし。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "【ヨルシカ】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」4月10日（水）発売。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-10. また、初回生産限定盤【「エルマへ向けた手紙」再現BOX仕様】は、青年がエルマへ向けて書き溜めた手紙や歌詞、訪れた街の写真などを納めた木箱を再現したボックスが付属しており、．．．{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ "ヨルシカ - 藍二乗 (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ "ヨルシカ - パレード (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ "ヨルシカ - だから僕は音楽を辞めた (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-10. このアルバムと対になる、「エルマ」というもう1枚のアルバムを出します／／／で、この「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」と対になるもう1枚として、「エルマ」というタイトルのアルバムを出します。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ "だから僕は音楽を辞めた｜ヨルシカ｜Oricon News". Oricon (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-10. 最高順位：5位{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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