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I know, I’ve been absent this week. I’m sorry. Here’s some new Gackt to make up for it:

I’m rather depressed today. There was an annoying mistake made on my husband’s paycheck last year and neither of us noticed it. I wish there was some sort of multivitamin that would make depression go away when life kicks you in the ass. We’ll have to be very creative in figuring out how to fix this. Well, in the meantime, here is Gackt. He always makes me feel a little better.

In June and July, Gackt released a slew of singles. “Koakuma Heaven” came out on June 10, 2009. It is a fast-paced dive into the seedy world of club hostesses and prostitutes. Yet it is really catchy and difficult to get out of your head once you hear it. It’s not my absolute favorite from his recent releases, but it’s a close second.

Tomorrow is July 4. Besides being Independence Day in the United States, it is also Gackt’s birthday. As a present, I give you his latest music video, “Flower.”

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Here is a video of Gackt performing “Love” at a John Lennon tribute concert.

Here is the music video for Gackt’s new single, Jesus.

Because I am having a terrible week, you get Gackt:

Artist: Gackt
Album: Moon
Release date: 6/19/02
Video link: Via YouTube

About the song: Noah, the first track on Moon, is a beautiful instrumental piece. There is such a variety of sounds that I couldn’t even place what instruments were played where. It really sets an almost supernatural feeling for the album. In my opinion, it’s perfect as an opening track.

Artist: Gackt
Album: Diabolos
Release date: 9/21/05
Video link: Gackt performing Farewell and Future on the televised version of his Diabolos tour

English translation by Mina-P:

A silver crescent moon flutters down into my parched heart
In this night without any moonlight, you tell me “you can walk even alone”
Those words you gave to me, with kindness and warmth
Turned the tears back into a smile on my face that was hung in dispair

Even if the tears gather, the rain will wash them away
Because if I ever get to see you again
I want to be able to tell you that I surpassed you

About the song: Gackt always has at least one song on every album that has very strong orchestrations. Farewell is one of those songs. Both the music and the lyrics give the impression of growing strong. The verses of the song give a feeling of sadness and loss but when the chorus kicks in, Gackt’s voice gains strength and you can almost feel the forcefulness of the lyrics. In the background, the drums and guitar back this emotion up. During the verses, the guitar is almost nonexistent while the drums build up to the chorus where the guitar really takes over, giving the lyrics the wings they need to fly forth. This really is quite a powerful song.