Arashi "The Digitalian" (J Storm)
Credit where credit is due — long-running boy band Arashi have zero reason to ever try out a new musical backdrop. It therefore comes as a surprise that the group's 13th original studio album, "The Digitalian," finds it trying out a more electro-pop sound: one track sounds like baby's first EDM drop, while Auto-tune is drizzled generously over vocals on other tracks.
The album's tepid embrace of electronic trends makes it far better than last year's staggering snoozefest, "Love," but "The Digitalian" still ends up being a bit unremarkable with those few good sonic ideas hanging around.