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Masterpieces and popular songs of Ultra Tower

Ultra Tower is a four-piece band from Shiga Prefecture that began full-scale activities after advancing to the Japan Final of a Yamaha-sponsored audition in 2008.

Their songs weave a unique pop sensibility and positive messages into a rock sound, creating a gentle atmosphere.

The vocalist’s clear high-range singing voice is wonderful as well.

Ultratower’s Best and Most Popular Songs (1–10)

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[Ultra Tower / ULTRA RADIO] yellowbaby Studio Live 2015/05/31
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It’s a track included at the end of the 2nd mini-album “bluebell.” Moving along with a relaxed, calm rhythm, it’s their own gentle and refreshing encouragement song that affirms being yourself, telling you, “You’re fine as you are—there’s no lie in that.”

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Ultra Tower / I Can Hear the Fanfare (short ver.)
I can hear the fanfare.urutora tawā

This is a track released as a digital-only second single.

Since it came out in the summer, it has a refreshing feel that evokes the early-summer sunshine.

True to the title “Fanfare,” it also conveys a sense of courage to move forward.

Fictionurutora tawā

Ultra Tower / Fiction (LIVE) 2015.07.21 'Fan Appreciation Festival! Ultra Request Live!'
Fictionurutora tawā

It’s a track characterized by a slow tempo and vocals that feel like they’re speaking to you.

It conveys a sense of having unwittingly wandered onto a difficult path as various elements pile up, as well as the feeling of pushing forward with all one’s might while struggling along that road.

Ultrathower’s iconic and popular songs (11–20)

Snow remaining in springurutora tawā

Ultra Tower / “Snow That Remains in Spring” Music Video
Snow remaining in springurutora tawā

A gentle yet somehow sorrowful piece that unfolds in a very quiet atmosphere.

In simple terms, it depicts life after a parting.

Even as time passes, the emptiness in one’s heart cannot be shaken off, which in turn reaffirms how strong those feelings were—a song suffused with loneliness.

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Ultra Tower / 'Sora mo Toberu Hazu' (Spitz Cover, Live) 2015.07.21 'Fan Appreciation Festival! Ultra Request Live!'
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Here’s Ultra Tower’s cover version, a band that ended up disbanding in 2017.

The arrangement is quite close to the image of Spitz’s original version—done in an acoustic style, you could say.

It’s not one of the band’s original songs, but cover tunes that every member can hum along to are nice, aren’t they?

Soulmateurutora tawā

[Ultra Tower / ULTRA RADIO] Spitz / Unmei no Hito (Cover) Studio Live 2014/12/26
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Ultra Tower with male vocals.

Choosing “Unmei no Hito” as a cover is a sharp move.

The slightly languid, androgynous singing voice is addictive.

What’s decisively different is the vocalist’s timbre.

There are many elements not found in the original, so give it a listen.

Hellourutora tawā

[Ultra Tower] Hello (Live) 2015.04.02 KYOTO MUSE
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This is a track included on the debut album “The Tower of the Sun and Moon.” Its tempo is relaxed and understated, yet within the melancholy you can sense a certain bright light.

It beautifully captures, throughout the entire piece, the loneliness felt at the moment of departure and the new hope that arises.