I know that I introduced the duo KAGAMI just last Friday, but on hearing this other song of theirs in the last few days, I simply couldn't leave it alone. It's just that attractive to me.
Their debut album "Time Machine" was released earlier this year in April, but then I encountered this single that had come out even earlier in February titled "Endless Midnight", and the guest vocalist here is Hikari（ひかり）. Now, if that name sounds familiar to all those into their Neo-City Pop, then it's because she has been often aligned with another artist, Tokimeki Records, in covers and original material such as their "Sweet Escape" from 2022.
Well, "Endless Midnight" may be a fresh new song from 2025 but its arrangement sounds like something from the original City Pop days (and nights) of the 1980s. With Hikari cooing softly into the mike, the arrangement reminds me of Tomoko Aran's（亜蘭知子）"Slow Nights". And overall, KAGAMI may have made another ideal driving song as one is traveling to, through or from the big city around the bewitching hour.
This is a smooth one, and it has both saxophone and a little bass guitar, too. Both, of course, tend to be the ingredients for success.
ReplyDeleteFor City Pop fans, bass is always welcome. Saxophone is a nice cherry on top, too.
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