is the eighth studio album by

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band Sakanaction. It was released on March 30, 2022, through their own label NF Records, which is a

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subsidiary.

Themes

The album is a

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, dealing with what an album is in the digital age. The title "Adapt" is a reference to how the band adapted during the

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Release

Prior to the album's release, a national tour was held across Japan. The album was released on March 30, 2022. Two singles titled "plateau" and "Shock!" were spawned from the album, the latter of which was used as the theme to the film ''Lupin's Daughter''. The song "Tsuki no Wan" was also used in a commercial for the Toyota Yaris Cross. Another national tour was held after the album's release, in the second half of 2022. ''Adapt'' is part of a two album project, with a follow-up album titled ''Apply'' initially scheduled to be released in 2023; the release was post-poned as the band took a two-year hiatus due to frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi suffering from depression.

Track listing

Charts

References

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