Satellite Lovers came out of the mid-nineties Shibuya-kei moment — that distinctly Tokyo blend of bossa nova, soft soul, French pop and lounge sophistication that filtered through Shibuya's record shops. Sunnyday, Holiday, from their 1996 mini-album Sons of 1973, is a perfect distillation: light percussion, an elegant guitar-and-bass interplay, and an effortless sunny-afternoon sway. The album quietly found an audience well beyond Japan among diggers chasing the genre's airy, impeccably arranged grooves, and this track is one of its most beloved cuts.
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