The Groove Music Life

I said it when I reviewed Morning Musume’s last single:

“An upbeat A-side along the lines of “Koko Ni Irusee!” and “Mikan” can’t hurt for single #41…”

Well, they didn’t disappoint:

Admittedly, the higher-register vocals threw me off at first, but when the song started to pick up steam, I knew the band had another winner on their hands. Some of the stylistic vibe of the past couple of singles is still there, but the song is way upbeat – just what the doctor ordered. Then again, with a title like “Kimagure Princess”, I highly doubt a dirge more fitting for the second side of Black Flag’s My War album would have been an appropriate musical backing.

It’s going to be a long five-week wait for this single to drop…

And as long as I’m making predictions of a sort about Morning Musume records, I’ll go out on a (short) limb: New studio album by May of 2010. That’ll be enough time to let it be the soundtrack to my final weeks of bachelorhood and my first months of married life. I wouldn’t be surprised if a “9.5″-numbered mini-album was released in time for the holidays, too.