Speaking of death metal Miyuki Hara was/is a pop artist from Japan that was briefly active in the late 1980s. More specifically she was of the City Pop variety with lots of synth parts on her tracks. There is not much information about her or her discography on the English side of the internet so I can't really comment or provide any kind of context to the music on the album. Looks like she has at least 4 albums with this one being her second one and it's the only one I could find. It seems that she retired in the early 90s and is living in Europe with her family. but yea, who knows.
The album starts with a very upbeat almost "anime opener" tempo and energy but you'll quickly notice that her vocals aren't matching the energy completely. Her vocals are very subdued almost like they lack in interest of what is going on around her. I like it but it takes some time to get used to it, there is certainty a lot of strangeness in her songs from weird synth sounds to janky passages or bridges in the middle of songs. Her somber tone obviously fits better with the more slower paced and sadder tracks while the more upbeat ones are just kinda strange and detached. It still is a pop record so ti is relatively safe and accessible but some parts of it stick out which makes it more memorable to me. As with most city pop albums it is best experienced at night with a comfy cup of tea.
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