Ohhh...still digesting my meal from last night. All that roast beef, roast turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes have continued to keep me fairly sleepy, so typing on the keyboard has taken on some rather hilarious tendencies. However, the show must go on as I complete the final 2025 day for Urban Contemporary on KKP.
And there's nothing better than a fine emulation of the old days of music. As soon as I heard the opening notes of Uwanosora's（ウワノソラ）"Heart no Tekagami" (Hand Mirror of Heart Shape) from October 2021, I immediately thought Sakanaction's（サカナクション）"Wasurerarenaino"（忘れられないの）and felt that both bands were plucking from the optimistic synthpop songbook of the 1980s.
"Heart no Tekagami", which was written and composed by Uwanosora's leader Hirohide Kadoya（角谷博栄）, is definitely pulling one page out of the "Heart Cocktail" book by that design on the CD cover. The use of those particular keyboards (and the melody they spell out) is thrilling to hear as an old City Pop fan, and vocalist Megumi Iemoto's（いえもとめぐみ）singing style reminds me of Yumi Matsutoya（松任谷由実）in the late 1970s when she took on a peppier approach to her music once she got married. It contrasts quite nicely with the previous Uwanosora song I posted, "Autumn Ballad" , from 2023.
I like everything about this! I like the cover it is pop art but anime like at the same time! The song is a pure type of 80's city pop, too!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the nostalgia is strong with this one!
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