Head Phones President - Vary (25 April 2003)

The metal/nu-rock band Head Phones President is perhaps best known for their vocalist: Anza Ohyama. She was the first stage actress to play the role of Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals, also performing that role longer than every actress who has followed since. Anza attempted a solo music career after leaving theater. But in 2000 she began working with guitarist Hiro on a completely different style of music (for her anyways), and that collaboration would go on to become Head Phones President. Vary is their first album. It is not as polished as their more recent work such as the album Stand in the World from 2012, but it is still a great listen, and interesting when compared against their later work, particularly the Pobl Lliw self-cover album from 2010.