''Space Vacation'' is the seventh album released by New York City based Japanese punk group
Peelander-Z
Peelander-Z is a Japanese-American punk rock band formed in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas. They bill themselves as a "Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander". While the founding members of Peelander-Z were ...
, released on April 10, 2012.
This album strays away from the band's
Ramones
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influenced punk rock, towards a new wave sound prominently featuring keyboards, similar to
Devo
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. Peelander-Z toured throughout 2012 to promote the album, with advanced copies of it for sale at the shows.
Track listing
#"Intro" – 1:58
#"Space Vacation" – 3:56
#"Under Zero Gravity" – 1:22
#"Galaxy Smile" – 2:22
#"Star Bowling" – 4:20
#"Mr. Tea" – 4:01
#"Big Bang" – 1:04
#"K.M.G.T." – 0:29
#"P-Radio" – 0:59
#"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
(Cyndi Lauper
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cover)– 3:01
#"Space Kiss" – 2:27
#"Get Glasses" – 3:30
#"Love Love Peelander-Z" – 4:43
#"Sa Yo Na La-La" – 3:02
#"Outro" – 1:46
References
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2012 albums
Peelander-Z albums