It's been a while since the last time, I wanna shout out some up-and-coming artists!
Furui Riho is an independent artist who's been working in the Sapporo music scene for some years already (I first heard her in late 2016, under a different pseudonym). She has a bright, smooth, soulful singing voice and a groovy, mellow sound to her own songs (which she writes and produces). She currently only has a few singles out, but several more original and collaboration works of hers are floating around and can be found on Youtube, and I hope she'll keep releasing more songs.
Rebirth, released last year, is an excellent song and gives you a good idea of what she's all about
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Forever no End is one of her two songs with I've Sound, and the first time I fell in love with her voice. It's pure synthpop perfection, soaring to euphoric heights but also revealing a bittersweet edge:
If you're properly intrigued, you can check out
this live set from less than two months ago. It features lots of her unreleased material and is a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.
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Miyu Kumagawa is a teen singer-songwriter. She released her first mini-album, Phantasm, two months ago, and it's a great work of acoustic guitar pop from start to finish. She also has a really pleasant voice, I'm looking forward to her future works!
Blue Bird
Ancient Story