Rock band betcover!!, led by frontman Jiro Yanase, released their latest album Yūki on June 11. The release marks their first full-length album in a year and eight months since 2022’s Uma.
The new record features a six-piece lineup including Yanase on vocals, Riki Hidaka on guitar, and Falconman on bass, alongside three new members to the betcover!! studio lineup—Kai Ōgimi on drums, Hajime Shirase on keys, and saxophonist Kei Matsumaru. Acclaimed musician and producer Jim O’Rourke handled both recording and mastering duties, lending his distinct sonic touch to the project.
The album’s artwork was created by Yanase himself in collaboration with graphic designer and art director Riku Hoshika.
To support the release, the band will kick off their betcover!! WORLD TOUR ’25 this June, with a total of 31 shows scheduled across Asia, the UK and EU, and 13 cities in Japan.
betcover!! Yūki
[Tracklist]
- Wasure-ru Onna (The Woman Who Forgets)
- Mīko no Concert (Miiko’s Concert)
- Gō Gō Suteemu (Go Go Steam)
- Samārando (Summerland)
- Yāen (Wild Monkey)
- Sutei Uizu Mī (Stay with Me)
- Ginga Gōruden Bōi (Galaxy Golden Boy)
[Streaming Link]
https://big-up.style/9zoEMKuhs9
betcover!! WORLD TOUR’25
[ASIA]
6/17 (Tue) Guangzhou – Republic Of Sound
6/18 (Wed) Shenzhen – MAO LIVEHOUSE
6/19 (Thu) Xiamen – Full House
6/21 (Sat) Shanghai – VAS est ★
6/24 (Tue) Beijing – Fullof Livehouse
6/25 (Wed) Jinan – Caperland
6/26 (Thu) Xi’an – Core Space
6/28 (Sat) Ürümqi – Run Live
7/02 (Wed) Chengdu – Full House
7/03 (Thu) Chongqing – Impact Motion
7/05 (Sat) Changsha – MAO Livehouse
7/06 (Sun) Wuhan – VOX Live
7/09 (Wed) Hong Kong – Portal ★
[UK/EU]
7/12 (Sat) Manchester, UK – Fuel The Music ★
7/13 (Sun) London, UK – Brixton Jamm ★
7/15 (Tue) Paris, France – Supersonic Records ★
7/16 (Wed) Berlin, Germany – Badehaus Berlin ★
7/18 (Fri) Warsaw, Poland – VooDoo Club ★
[JAPAN]
8/12 (Tue) Kanagawa – Enoshima OPPA-LA
8/16 (Sat) Kagawa – Takamatsu DIME
8/17 (Sun) Okayama – YEBISU YA PRO
8/20 (Wed) Yamaguchi – BAR Indoyō
8/21 (Thu) Fukuoka – BEAT STATION
8/28 (Thu) Akita – Club SWINDLE
8/29 (Fri) Miyagi – Sendai darwin
8/30 (Sat) Tochigi – Utsunomiya HEAVEN’S ROCK VJ-2
9/04 (Thu) Ishikawa – REDSUN Kanazawa
9/05 (Fri) Aichi – Electric Lady Land
9/07 (Sun) Kyoto – Kyoto FANJ
9/11 (Thu) Hokkaido – Sapporo cube garden
9/16 (Tue) Tokyo – Zepp DiverCity ★
Lineup:
Vo. Jiro Yanase
Ba. Falconman
Gt. Riki Hidaka
Key. Tsukasa Shirase
Dr. Umi Ogimi
★ Featuring Kei Matsumaru on saxophone
