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Abracadabra
Studio album by Buck-Tick
Released	September 21, 2020
Recorded	Spring 2019 – 2020
Genre	Alternative rock
Language	Japanese
Label	Lingua Sounda, JPU Records
Buck-Tick chronology
No.0 (2018) Abracadabra (2020) Izora (2023)
Singles from Abracadabra
"Kemonotachi no Yoru/Rondo" Released: May 22, 2019 "Datenshi" Released: January 29, 2020 "Moonlight Escape" Released: August 26, 2020

Abracadabra is the 22nd studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on September 21, 2020 by the label Lingua Sounda, subdivision of Victor Entertainment and November 20, 2020 internationally by JPU Records. It was released in two editions in Japan: regular and limited in three formats: CD + Blu-ray, cassette and vinyl. Internationally it was released on CD and cassette with bonus tracks.

Background

The name "Abracadabra", taken from the lyrics of the song "Eureka", was chosen by lead guitarist and songwriter Hisashi Imai. In an interview with BARKS, Imai says they started composing the album in the middle of spring 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the recordings were suspended for a month.

Abracadabra was directed by Junichi Tanaka and the covers were produced by Kazunori Akita.

The album features three new recordings of previously released songs. "Kemonotachi no Yoru" had previously been released as a double A-side single alongside the non-album song "Rondo" a year prior, and "Datenshi" had been released as a single earlier the same year. Both songs appear in new remixed arrangements performed by frequent Buck-Tick collaborator YOW-ROW of the band Gari. "Kogoeru" had been released one month earlier as the B-side to the "Moonlight Escape" single and appears on the album in a new remixed form courtesy of their longtime collaborator Cube Juice.

Following the album's release in Japan it was announced that the band had partnered with London-based label JPU Records to release an international special edition of Abracadabra, marking the first time in the band's history that one of their albums was officially distributed outside of Asia. The international edition comes with a new cover design and 4 bonus tracks. Initially announced with a November 2020 release date, it was eventually pushed to February 2021 due to production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tour

Due to the pandemic, the album promotion shows with audience became impracticable. Buck-Tick performed the online concert "ABRACADABRA LIVE ON THE NET" on September 21.

Chart performance

Abracadabra peaked at the third position on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold about 15,902 copies in its first week. It peaked at 5th place on Billboard Japan.

Track listing

Personnel

Buck-Tick

• Atsushi Sakurai – singing
• Hisashi Imai – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Hidehiko Hoshino – rhythm guitar
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Toll Yagami – drums

Production

• Junichi Tanaka – direction
• Kazunori Akita – album covers

References

1. Mandah (2020-07-22). "BUCK-TICK et son ABRACADABRA". Verdammnis (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-20.
2. "「ABRACADABRA」BUCK-TICK" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
3. "BUCK-TICK celebra novo álbum com "ABRACADABRA LIVE ON THE NET"". Suco de Mangá (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
4. "【BUCK-TICK リコメンド】この環境下で生まれるべくして生まれた不幸を振り払うお守りのような作品". Okmusic.jp (in Japanese). 2020-09-14. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
5. "【インタビュー】BUCK-TICK、人生のすべてを受容・肯定し、あるがままに生きたいと願うすべての人に寄り添う22枚目のオリジナルアルバム『ABRACADABRA』". BARKS (in Japanese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
6. "【インタビュー】BUCK-TICK、人生のすべてを受容・肯定し、あるがままに生きたいと願うすべての人に寄り添う22枚目のオリジナルアルバム『ABRACADABRA』２". BARKS (in Japanese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
7. "【インタビュー】BUCK-TICK、人生のすべてを受容・肯定し、あるがままに生きたいと願うすべての人に寄り添う22枚目のオリジナルアルバム『ABRACADABRA』３". BARKS (in Japanese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
8. "BUCK-TICK、デビュー記念日にニュー・アルバム『ABRACADABRA』リリース | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
9. "BUCK-TICK Reveal Exclusive Bonuses for ABRACADABRA's International Release". 2020-09-18.
10. "BUCK-TICK Reveal Exclusive Bonuses for ABRACADABRA's International Release". 2020-06-11.
11. Ziggy (2020-09-05). "BUCK-TICK's first-ever no-audience livestream performance "ABRACADABRA LIVE ON THE NET"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
12. "ABRACADABRA(完全生産限定盤A) | BUCK-TICK". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
13. "デイリー アルバムランキング 2020年09月21日付". Oricon. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
14. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-07.
15. "BUCK-TICK – ABRACADABRA [CD / Cassette]".

External links

• Music video for "Kogoeru" on YouTube
• Music video for "Moonlight Escape" on YouTube

• Buck-Tick albums
• 2020s Japanese-language albums
• 2020 albums