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I believe
2
Bungalow
3
Waltz America I
4
Halation on the beach
5
You should meet him
6
Monolith
7
I want to be your shadow
8
Alone, my friend
9
Ressentiment
10
Rock me baby
11
Sweet imagination
12
How many obligations should I fulfill?
13
Forever and ever
14
Waltz America II
15
4000 miles
16
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning
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"21st Century Protest Songs" is the final album and masterpiece by Keisuke Iwashita Sardine created in 2002. It features lyrics that are both personal and reflective of social issues, and incorporates every idea they had. These 16 songs, totaling 66 minutes, were written a quarter of a century ago, and I highly recommend listening to them attentively.
My name is Iwashita Keisuke, also known as Sardine. Over the 20 years from 1983 to 2003, I have recorded about 200 songs by myself. I compiled these into eight albums and released them one by one in 2024. In 2025, instead of an anthology, I will release an album edited in chronological order. Sardine's music is diverse. It ranges from accessible pop to socially conscious message songs, from progressive constructions to punk subversiveness. I'm a formidable pianist, a mad synthesizer player, a halting guitarist, a tone-reading bassist, a loose percussionist, and a clumsy singer-songwriter with solo multi-choruses. All of these parts are integrated into one persona. A mixture of romance, cold-heartedness and passion, depicting incoherent anxiety and yearning for something unattainable, this is an oldie but an evergreen. Please listen to Sardine's expressive music.