The band has been praised by Robert Glasper, The Fader, Jill Scott, Tyler, and The Creator, while attracting jazz fans and R&B listeners alike, and has performed with The Internet, Kamashi Washington opening act, Stevie Wonder, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Known for their sound that freely blends soul, R&B, and jazz, the band has always explored new creative horizons based on the warmth, sincerity, and musical sophistication they have cultivated over the course of their 14-year career. Following their last album, "Starfruit," which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Progressive R&B Album, "Waves" is both a return to their roots and a step toward new challenges, and is the most personal and emotionally profound album of their career. It is the most personal and emotionally profound work of their career.
All of the members are multi-instrumentalists who write, compose, arrange, and produce everything on their own. The album is an introspective album about "emotional health," "healing," and "emotional growth," eschewing the love songs that used to dominate their work and instead drawing on the natural rhythms of life's ups and downs, joys, pains, and everything in between to create a music that says "true strength is born of embracing vulnerability. The 14 tracks of the 2LP album are a collection of songs from the band's long history. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)