Exhibiting solid production values, immeasurable catchiness, and a less-is-more approach that can be mostly respected throughout World World World's 44-minute duration, Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation may not be pushing boundaries with the fourth studio album in their catalog, but they're at the very least consistent and seem to know themselves inside and out. Few will argue that what transpires during the record is lazy songwriting, though I'm willing to counter with, "It's preferable to what a lot of modern visual kei groups are doing these days". AKFG are able to execute a rather generic sound better than even some of their Western and native contemporaries. On a side note, "After Dark" is such a memorable jam and a half.
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