Last Updated on 2025-11-12 by a-indie
From RAM’s Perspective
When the opportunity arose for me to take part in this cross-review, it appeared more challenging for me than in previous instances of these texts that Takita-san and I have been writing.
Speaking of personal experience, I am not foreign to the act of listening to music in languages I do not speak. But writing down my listening experience of an album, I can’t easily understand the lyrical content, and it ended up being a bit more complicated than I initially thought.
My angle for these reviews is always centred around my personal experience with the music. This often includes my interpretation and feelings drawn from the album. I believe it is the human aspect which is lacking from modern-day musical recommendations more than anything; therefore, I try to show my humanity as I speak about an album. Hopefully, in doing so, I may inspire someone to lend a kind ear to a work of art which they might resonate with.
Yabori was extremely kind as he presented me with a version of the lyrics translated into English for me to understand, but I felt my writing would gain a lot of depth if I decided to have my initial experience be completely blindfolded, and see how this approach would later be expanded by having the textual context of the music I listened to.
In doing this, I had my first bunch of listens of LOST AND FOUND, by ROTH BART BARON.
To Know You Are Lost
There can not be a whole without a contradiction. In order for a process to get into motion, it is essential for one truth to be put in contrast with its contradiction; Therefore, you could synthesize, for one to feel themselves found, it is essential to find themselves lost in the first place.
In ROTH BART BARON’s newest release, ‘Lost and Found’, the listener can witness this synthesis from its first stages, all the way to a sense of resolution which feels natural and earned by the time it arrives.
This work presents itself as an intimate and fragile piece which manages from the get-go to transport the listener to an abstract emotional place. It is from here that each word, note, and arrangement seems to be born. Falling to the physical world with the same cadence as drops of water coming out from a cloud which couldn’t hold it in anymore.
The listener is invited into the mind of the artist, wandering around the hallways of the feeling of loss. This set is so well crafted that you can easily interpret it without needing to understand the words being sung. The music speaks for itself. And in doing so, it resonates deep inside our emotions, leaving no questions about what the work is expressing.
This is achieved by a set of instrumentals which are varied in influences. These are successfully merged, creating an ethereal ambience which reminds us of the soundtrack of our dreams and distant memories. This is paired with vocal performances which do not shy away from showing the fragility which inspired these songs in the first place.
When adding the lyrical content into our perspective, the picture presents itself abstractly. This is the natural face of feelings. ROTH BART BARON uses dreamlike imagery, which amplifies the musical context and puts us right in the place where the feeling is born.
It tells the tale of a known emotion, one anyone could relate to. An uncomfortable place which is often dreaded but inevitably natural to all of us.
‘Lost and Found’ appears as an excellent representation of the process of healing. And in being so, it acts as a perfect companion and guide for us who find ourselves lost at any point. Wandering around our minds as we find our way to feeling found once again.
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ROTH BART BARON Album Release
9th Album『LOST AND FOUND』
Release Date: November 5, 2025 (Digital), November 19, 2025 (LP)
Label: BEAR BASE, SPACE SHOWER MUSIC
Tracklist:
1. CRYSTAL (feat. Moeka Shiotsuka)
2. Kitsunebi ＊Pre-release single September 24, 2025
3. Falling Stars Over Burning City
4. Hakumei
5. Kitsunebi – Fly to a Flame ＊Pre-release single December 18, 2024
6. Goodnight ＊Pre-release single May 7, 2025
7. S.O.S (Song of Sinking)
8. Happy ＊First performed at NHK “tiny desk concerts JAPAN” in 2024
9. ima.
10. “You’re the Best Person in This World” ＊Lead track
11. Hanafubuki – Hanafubuki ＊Pre-release single November 6, 2024
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ROTH BART BARON Profile
ROTH BART BARON is a Japanese folk-rock band that has been active since 2009, centered around singer-songwriter Masaya Mifune. They develop unique music that deeply moves listeners’ hearts with delicate poetic worlds and grand soundscapes. They have released eight original albums so far, with their latest work aptly titled 『8』. They have a strong presence at music festivals across the country, and in 2023 they appeared at
ROTH BART BARON “LOST AND FOUND” TOUR
2025 Performances
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
Venue: Kyoto, Rohm Theatre Kyoto North Hall ~with Strings formation~
Organized by: Kyodo Kansai, BEAR BASE
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025
Venue: Tokyo, Sogetsu Hall ~with Strings formation~
Organized by: DISK GARAGE, BEAR BASE
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Venue: Hyogo, KOBE QUILT ~SOLO formation~
Organized by: BEAR BASE
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Venue: Shizuoka, space-K ~BAND formation~
Organized by: BEAR BASE, ENNBOSS, MINDJIVE
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Venue: Miyagi, Aobayama Park Sendai Ryokusaikan Exchange Experience Hall ~BAND formation~
Organized by: Coolmine, BEAR BASE
2026 Performances
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Venue: Aichi, Imaike THE BOTTOM LINE ~BAND formation~
Organized by: Sunday Folk Promotion, BEAR BASE
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026
Venue: Okayama, YEBISU YA PRO ~BAND formation~
Organized by: BEAR BASE
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Venue: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Civic Hall Small Hall ~BAND formation~
Organized by: BEA, BEAR BASE
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Venue: Kumamoto, Hayakawa Warehouse ~BAND formation~
Organized by: BEAR BASE
Date: Monday (Holiday), February 23, 2026
Venue: Kagoshima, CAPARVO HALL ~BAND formation~
Organized by: BEAR BASE, WALK INN STUDIO!, CAPARVO HALL
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Venue: Hokkaido, Sapporo cube garden ~BAND formation~
Organized by: WESS, BEAR BASE
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Venue: Hokkaido, Sapporo Moerenuma Park “Glass Pyramid” ~BAND formation~
Organized by: WESS, BEAR BASE
Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Venue: Hokkaido, Sapporo Moerenuma Park “Glass Pyramid” ~SOLO formation~
Organized by: WESS, BEAR BASE
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Venue: Osaka, Shangri-La ~BAND formation~
Organized by: Kyodo Kansai, BEAR BASE
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Venue: Toyama, Kurobe City Center for Performing Arts Selene Main Hall
Organized by: BEAR BASE
Date: Friday (Holiday), March 20, 2026
Venue: Tokyo, O-EAST ~BAND formation FINAL~
Organized by: BEAR BASE
Tickets General Sale Date:
2025 Performances: Saturday, September 20
2026 Performances: Saturday, November 8
Details: https://linktr.ee/rothbartbaron
Writer: Yuuki Takita
Born in 1991, freelance writer from Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. After graduating from the same university as TEAM NACS, he entered a music vocational school and majored in the writer course.
There he produced three music free papers, conducting everything from artist interviews to editing.
Utilizing that career, he joined a cross music media company with both free papers and web media, where he experienced writing and editing review articles and sales.
After leaving, he changed careers to become an employee at a certain large record shop, also writing disc review articles for the company’s media.
That became the catalyst to begin activities as a freelance music writer. Currently a salaried worker dreaming of holding an outdoor music festival in his hometown of Tomakomai, while also working as a music writer.
He enjoys cats, watching movies, and reading. Komatsu Nana and curry and biryani exploration are his lifestyle.
Articles written so far are here
Articles written for other media are here
Twitter: @takita_funky
Writer: RAM
Student studying music composition at the Argentine National University of Arts. Passionate about writing, discovering music, and sharing and engaging with music. Also works as a software developer.
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Instagram: @ramcst
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