Chorus.fm Record of the Week Club • Page 79

This is somehow true while also unlike everything else coming out at the time. She did not follow conventions on this thing. Someone on RYM has said it feels like being transported to a liminal, alternate-80’s dimension where something was wrong with the time machine and you’ve landed in an upside-down world where it rains all the time. A bit of a precursor to the vaporwave genre in that way.

 

City-pop rules, I wish the Pacific Breeze collection that I have on vinyl was on streaming. Excited to check this out while I work tonight

 

So obsessed with city-pop right now. So much great stuff that ranges in sound. Akina is a fav but she is one of many.

 

Oh yea, that’s was not meant to be derogatory. Really enjoyed my first listen. One thing that really stood out on my first listen is the way the vocals are mixed. They are pretty low for the most part, but every once in a while, she really belts it and they break through. It really works to create an atmosphere that I can’t quite describe at the moment.

 

FYI this comp you mentioned seems to be available as a playlist since most of the tracks are available on streaming on their intended albums.

I also have a big playlist of my own that I can share later this week. It’s city-pop heavy but also touches on a lot of other stuff. Will share after peeps check out Akina.