wanted a contract with them after listening to a record he got from an acquaintance. It marked their American debut. This album was also released on June 18, 2008 in Japan as This is Love Psychedelico ~U.S.Best~. Style Stylistically, Love Psychedelico is highly reminiscent of the British Invasion of the late 60s, both members having cited The Beatles and Led Zeppelin as influences, though the influence of American folk and blues are also present (Kumi having claimed Janis Joplin and Sheryl Crow, and Sato Bob Dylan, as influences). To pay tribute to their influences, Love Psychedelico sometimes borrow song titles from the bands that influence them. Kumi's lyrics mix English and Japanese; while doing so is common in popular Japanese music, Kumi's performance is marked by fluent English pronunciation and an English-inflected pronunciation of Japanese, similar to that of many Japanese who have spent significant time abroad. While she did spend three years in San Francisco from the ages of 2 to 5, her spoken Japanese does not display the same affectations. This pronunciation makes the group's songs difficult to reproduce in karaoke performances in contrast bands such as Superfly who have a similar stylistic approach but without the English-affected Japanese. Discography DVDs The Film 1999.12—2002.05 (November 21, 2002) In Concert at Budokan (December 7, 2005) Golden Grapefruit Box (June 18, 2008) LOVE PSYCHEDELICO Live Tour 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE at THE NAKANO SUN PLAZA (May 9, 2018) References Works cited External links Official site Love Psychedelico at Musicjapanplus Love Psychedelico – The Film DVD Review at cityonfire.com Early Times CD Review Nippon Project interview Japanese rock music groups Japanese musical duos Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups from Tokyo