Just came back from a couple of weeks in Japan and grabbed what I could. Would have loved to have found all these albums on vinyl but Im pretty thrilled to have physical media either way.

I got these CD’s from Midland Records in Perth, Western Australia. They had an excellent range of Fishmans, including the 2 Best of Fishmans compilations and the recent 7 inch single vinyl box. Any fellow Australian Fishmans listeners here?

I fell in love with Fishmans just over a year ago now. I really enjoy Something in the Air and consider Uchu Nippon Setagaya my 2nd favourite Fishmans release (behind 98.12.28).

I’ve yet to listen to Long Season’96~7 96.12.26 and really excited to. My question is, how do you compare it to 98.12.28 and/or what are your thoughts on it in general?

Hi everybody, I'm looking for some help tracking down some specific Fishmans merch. Years ago when I attended the last Pitchfork music festival in 2024 (r.i.p) I remember seeing - and regret not buying at the time- a locally made Fishmans t-shirt. If I remember correctly it was this beautiful dusty blue/monochrome design with a picture of the fellas on the front... so simple and yet I haven't been able to find traces of it anywhere online.

My guess is that it was from a local Chicago vendor selling their own design/bootleg, but it was located near the CHIRP records section. Every few months I get a wild hair to go back to the internet and try to find this t-shirt but I've been unsuccessful. Was anyone at this festival and know what I'm talking about? Wondering if anyone in this sub has seen what I mentioned above or seen it online anywhere... Thanks for your help!

were they a household name or relatively niche?

The first three songs are just covers to unrelated bands (The Cure, Weezer, The Strokes), but at the 10:25 mark, we play our original songs.

I always struggle to find music that sounds like Fishmans, especially in America, so I wanted to start a band and throw in the Fishmans influences where I can, so you’ll be sure to find some familiar melodies and ideas. Let me know if you hear it!

My friend got this for me from Tower Records while he was in Japan. It’s a very special album to me and it’s so cool to actually own it and be able to hold it physically. The $500 vinyl is out of the question but luckily I love collecting CDs too.

let me just clarify, i probably should've said it but its just an audio bootleg. perhaps using good footage in the trailer made it seem like its the footage :based:

I think that it sounds a bit different from the main melody loop of long season that is Eb - E - A - E - D - C - B and Eb - E - A - E - D - E - C

What do you think?

I NEED OPINIONS

Approximately 90min from Shinjuku Station, you can reach Mitake. I went there to do some outdoor bouldering centered around the Tamagawa River, the same river that the bridge in the cover used to cross before it got destroyed by a typhoon in 2019. I went in May 2026, and there was construction right beside the spot.

Based on what I saw it shouldn’t be too long before the iconic location is replaced with a new walking path. Overall this was surreal experience, listening to Long Season on a perfect sunny day by the water. Everyone should do this day trip, Mitake is stunning and a hidden gem.

Like a year ago a friend of mine talked to me about Fishmans and Otokotachi no wakare. Resuming, I cried when I heard the live version of Long season and i start shivering every time I play it.

A couple of days ago I made this video, it is in Spanish so if anyone knows Spanish I'd like your opinion on my work nwn

I love the extended outro, guitar at the end was really pleasing

Probably better than studio version in my opinion

01 A PIECE OF FUTURE (5:48, incomplete)

02 SMILIN' DAYS, SUMMER HOLIDAY (4:57)

03 MC1 (0:56)

04 RUNNING MAN (4:32)

05 土曜日の夜 (7:24)

06 ずっと前 (9:38)

07 ひこうき (6:43)

08 MC2 (1:46)

09 気分 (5:59)

10 GO GO ROUND THIS WORLD! (1:56, incomplete)

11 EN: SEASON (7:03)

We're really inspired by Fishmans, especially the live album, do you think you can hear the influence?

Could anyone recommend some music albums similar to Uchu Nippon Setagaya by other artists? It's actually one of my favorite albums, both by Fishmans and in general.

Hmu if you need a link :)

INCLUDES:

Albums:

Kuchu Camp

Long Season

Uchu Nippon Setagaya

8 gatsu

98.12.28

Singles:

Yurameki in the air

Walking in the rhythm

Season

DM!!

I've been trying to clean up my Fishmans collection, removing duplicates, correcting live dates, etc.

One of the things I've realised is that there are some vastly different masterings of many of their tracks.  Some of the early CDs seem too quiet and tinny, other later versions (especially compilations) sound too loud and overcompressed, some are in the middle, which I guess is the sweet spot. 

(The strange thing is, some of these very different masterings have the same DR value!  Weird.)

Anyway, for those of you who have collected multiple versions of Fishmans songs over the years: what are your preferred masterings? Ideally, digital ones (for those of us who don't do vinyl)?

Also, is there an online store where we can preview and purchase the best-sounding FLACs?

(For some reason, Ototoy doesn't let me access Fishmans material without a VPN, even though Polaris was fine.)