Search - Aiko :: Sakura No Kinoshita

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Jennifer Lee | San Jose, CA USA | 03/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album was a little foreign to me when I first picked it up. It was in a Japanese supermarket where I found it, and it was much more expensive that this. Overall the album is very inventive, colorful, and girly. Aiko has a very cute voice, though not bubbly in any way. She has a very childlike sound in style and vocals, but her imagination shows through in her tracks.She has a very distinct and recognizable style and her visual style stands out as uniquely Japanese. The paper inserts inside suggest that she is young at heart and has the freedom to do as she pleases.Her songs are very light and carefree and are for those nice breezy summer days when there is nothing to do but relax and read a magazine. I would suggest this to people who enjoy calm, upbeat but light, and airy music. This is not hard in any way, though she may attempt a bit more rockish style in some tracks, but only briefly. Cute and to the point."