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This album review is gonna be a little different, cause to be frankly honest, I'm not really sure I can put each song's thoughts into pieces here. This album feels like a dream, a soft petal floating in the sky, or like a cloud flying peacefully through the air. On the day that I chose to listen to this, I wasn't having a very good day, and feeling down on myself. Despite that, I felt like perhaps this was the right time to listen to this album, and it absolutely was. The soft melodies and vocals that Ichiko Aoba presents in the 8 songs on the album felt like comfort to me in a way that not many things can feel, making me feel in the moment like everything was gonna be ok. The sheer emotion and feeling that Ichiko can bring in her songs, even if I can't understand the words, is enough to move me and bring me to tears throughout the whole album, and has a re-assuring feeling that everything is gonna be ok.

Because you know what? Everything is gonna be ok. Life really sucks, and sometimes its so absurdly stressful that the crushing weight of responsibility feels like too much, but that's not all there is to life. Life may be intense and make me feel like I need to just give up, but music like this can help remind me that there is still comfort in the world. It's ok to cry, it's ok to feel overwhelmed, but everything will be ok.

To also speak on a level about the musicality on display here, every track brings a special feeling to it, and not all of them are soft emotional pieces, there are some genuinely great pieces of music put together here, that feel diverse and interesting in their own right. Overall, it's just a really good album that I absolutely recommend with my whole heart, especially if you are feeling vulnerable and scared of the world. Thank you Ichiko Aoba ❤️