[Brilliance of Youth] A masterpiece of neo-acoustic. The essential go-to album for neo-acoustic!

If you’re fairly knowledgeable about Western music, you’ve probably heard of a genre called neo-acoustic.

Some of you may have learned about it because a favorite Japanese artist cited it as an influence.

In early-1980s Britain, many bands emerged on several indie labels that would later be considered prestigious, each expressing a distinctive musical approach centered on acoustic sounds.

Japanese music media collectively dubbed this movement “neo-acoustic,” or “neo-aco” for short, and that’s said to be where it all began.

In this article, we’re spotlighting a must-hear classic as your first step into neo-aco.

As a foundation, we’ll mainly be introducing British bands this time!