I can’t comment on the quality of the releases, but:
They’ve been performing at huge places - the next Osaka stop for example is Osaka-Jo Hall, 16,000 cap, which versus the tiny livehouses they used to perform in (they had 2mans with Dadaroma back in the day) is, to me, quite a huge jump. I was shocked to see them perform in arenas and festivals too; few vkei bands reach places with such capacities, within a decade too.
But yeah as to have they since went stale, I feel like demand for them has always been there steadily enough for them to do these venues. But if the hiatus is for them to regroup and think about what’s next for them that’s ok since it’s been 10 years and they’ve had an incredible run with these results, i’d like to think there’s little room for regret ![]()