This is Love Psychedelico dares you to sing along. The melodies are immediate and catchy. Phrases jump out, and the murky ones—well, we’re used to musicians who don’t enunciate, so we make up our own and hope for the best. Unless you’re Japanese, though, it’s a safe bet you got them wrong. This is Love Psychedelico looks like a hits collection for the popular Japanese band; “Your Song,” “Lady Madonna, U-Utsu-Naru Spider” and “Last Night” date back to 2000. The duo’s knack for melodies drawn from the British Invasion and California ’70s rock invite you to try to sing along, and Kumi’s relatively fluent English pronunciation makes the transition from Japanese to English mid-line almost seamless. Because of that, it’s tempting to try to substitute English homophones for Japanese words, and the English words and phrases that end the lines give you reason to think your words are right.

The tunes and the charismatic Kumi (blood type O, I learned from their Web site) makes the songs work, but the garage textures provided by Naoki (also O) give the songs weight. Hopefully, This is Love Pyschedelico will give someone a reason to keep mining the ’Delico’s catalog. After listening to it, I went to YouTube and found another handful of songs worth paying attention to.