Man With A Mission
Feb 22, 2017
The five-piece rockers, Man With A Mission recently released their new single called "Dead End In Tokyo." It was co-written and produced by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump. This track marks the first global single for the group- Tokyo Tanaka (vocals), Kamikaze Boy (bass), Jean-Ken Johnny (vocals and guitar), DJ Santa Monica (DJ) and Spear Rib (drums) and it is their first release via Epic Records.
"It's mainly about the city of Tokyo," says Jean-Ken Johnny (vocals and guitar). "It's a really crazy city. Almost everything happens there. At the same time, almost everything ends there. I believe there are a lot of cities that have that in common. It's a common perspective on big cities around the globe. We focused on the people who come to Tokyo, have big dreams, but end up stuck in a dead end. We talked it through with Patrick, and we were on the same page. It was amazing working with him."
"Dead End In Tokyo" illustrates the band's evolution and embrace of its earliest influences as well. "What we do is rock music, but we mix in other genres we love like hip-hop, alternative, electronic, and metal," shares Johnny. "That's what makes a solid rock song. Every time we go to America and perform, it feels like I'm tracing back what I've been listening to."
Formed in 2010 in Shibuya, Japan, one distinguishing feature of Man With A Mission is that all of the members wear differently designed wolf masks during both their concerts and their music videos. In 2011, they released their self-titled debut album shortly followed by their second album, “Mash Up the World” in 2012. “Tales of Purefly” came out in 2014 and then “The World’s On Fire” was released in 2016.