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Haru Nemuri is one of those artists that have just felt kind of weird to me. She mixes a lot of the brighter aesthetics from j-rock (a very familiar palette for me) with a really distressing edge that feels uniquely her own. She infuses a lot of her songs with a sort of nihilism, but a nihilism that wants to have its mind changed. Vibes based blathering aside, all of the instrumentation on this album sounds really solid, even if the arrangements don't blow me out of the water like they ... read more

I hate when the fuckin corpos use great music

I went into this album without translating the lyrics despite all the reviews telling me not to do that, but even without meaning, the first and last songs on this thing are pretty undeniable, and hold their ground musically. The opener in particular is incredible.

I've never understood why some people look down on desperation in lyrics. No, it's not the most dignified position to be in, writing lyrics like this, but sometimes you just don't know if there is anyone, and that desperation can feel like the realest fucking thing in the universe during those moments. I'm glad some artists are using music to share feelings like these, because sometimes, songs like these reach people when they feel a little bit on the pathetic side.