Every once in a while I remember that I will be seeing Hammer Head Shark not once but twice in a couple months when they come to town as part of Next Music From Tokyo, and get super-excited. More excited than my single post on the band to date would imply.

So to properly increase the Google ranking of that excitement, here’s another post with a few clips around the standout rager of a single from their 2020 debut mini-album, Bye My Naked. But first, a nice English-language introduction to and interview with the band from YouTuber Angura, who is focused on introducing Japanese underground bands to English audiences. Like me. And you.

Here’s the official video for “Midnight In Naked”:

A live performance video for the version on the One Night Stand series of live singles by Japanese artists recorded at live houses around Shibuya a few years ago:

And finally, because who doesn’t love MIDI versions, a MIDI guitar tab video of how to play the song. I find these oddly soothing.