First off, the lead single, “Everyone Around Me Dancing” (sample 1), is fantastic. Then there’s “Alive Inside” (sample 2), with its subtly intricate Auto-Tune vocals, which he also performed during his Japan tour last year.
There was a time when she defined her own music as “Sleep Rock,” and she exudes an aura of authority as an artist who spans indie folk, ambient, and post-classical genres. There’s also a track called “Ambient for Ichiko” (sample 3), offering a glimpse into their friendship—he even served as the opening act for Ichiko Aoba’s U.S. tour. The production is delicate yet controlled, without any sense of fragility. It’s the kind of album you can listen to for a long time. The story of how she lost her voice, spread her wings as an ambient artist, and arrived at this album, “Singing,” is truly beautiful. (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)