Ellegarden paired emo sensibilities with an anthemic delivery that produces instant classics in the iconic style of ‘00s pop-punk. In both English and Japanese, primary songwriter Takeshi Hosomi penned powerful choruses that recall the energising, melodic odes of blink-182. The fire-starting sparks that fuel albums like Riot on the Grill and Eleven Fire Crackers juxtapose playful tempo shifts and uplifting guitar riffs with mid-tempo, alt-rock movements—demonstrating the quartet's knack for a bracingly memorable takes on post-millennial J-pop life.