Milk Talk -- Ah Be Rue

 

As with the previous article's Vantage & The Myracle and their "Lonely Sunday Night", I also discovered the electro boogie duo Milk Talk a few nights ago via a "Japan Times" article that had been published a week ago. Consisting of vocalist Yuqi "Q.i" Shinohara and New Jersey-born multi-instrumentalist Miles "Hair Kid" Ungar, they met back in the middle of the 2010s in New York City and very quickly, they put out their "Plastic New York" as their first song in collaboration.

However, the first song that I've tried out by the duo is "Ah Be Rue" which was released in 2019. The tune, which is a variation on the Japanese verb abiru（浴びる）meaning "to take a shower" or "to bathe in", has a certain leopard-like grace and stealth and hidden power to pounce. I do love the nostalgic funkiness and Q.i's sexy and kittenish vocals. 

Immediately below is the music video for "Ah Be Rue" and then at the bottom is a Studio Funk interview with the duo themselves. I will definitely be covering more of their discography going into the new year.