Additional guest artists have been announced for the release party for Nenashi’s 1st album “Found in Tokyo”, which will be held at Tokyo’s Marunouchi COTTON CLUB on Friday, May 17th.
Nenashi released her first career album “Found in Tokyo” today, April 24th (Wednesday). This release party will feature a special trio set featuring up-and-coming drummer Takuon Yamachika and her familiar partner Kibunya.
Guests include rapper Daichi Yamamoto, who also participates in the album’s lead song, and guitarist Shingo Sekiguchi, who is also known as Nenashi’s labelmate and ally and member of Ovall. A lineup of artists with ties to. Tickets are currently being accepted online and by phone.
A special website for the album will also be opened to coincide with the release. Comments from Fat Jon, Takuya Kuroda, Kazuki Arai (King Gnu), Naoto Inti Raymi, Chara, Aile the Shota, Sincere, and more are also posted.
■Nenashi “Found in Tokyo” special site
Furthermore, a live video of “Gonna Be Good” from “origami SAI 2022 Tokyo” was also released. In the original song, J.LAMOTTA Suzume sings the part, but in this live performance, Nenashi sings the part. Check this out as well.
[Nenashi comment]
It’s been about 5 years since the debut single “Lost In Translation”.
We will be releasing our 1st album “Found In Tokyo”.
I started by hiding my true identity because I wanted people to listen to my music as it is.
The singles we have sent out and released to the world have been listened to by people in many countries.
After the coronavirus, I revealed my identity.
Looking back, I think this album is the culmination of all the efforts we’ve made to be discovered in “Tokyo,” built in the ever-changing “Tokyo,” and continued to communicate.
As the name “Neumagusa” suggests, I wanted to touch on the cultures, languages, and values of various countries and incorporate them into my music through trial and error, and for this album I was able to collaborate with artists from Japan, America, France, Israel, and Thailand. I’m glad about that. My dreams are expanding as I think that we will continue to utilize technology to create even more cross-border collaborations.
This album is
“Lost In Translation” = Passing each other
“Satellite Lovers” = long-distance love
“Be (Vis ta Vie)” = OK as is
“Gonna Be Good” = Hope for the future
“Scars” = get hurt and become stronger
“Take Me Back” = Childhood dream
“Unlikely Soul” = inner beauty
“Say My Name” = If you have any trouble, please call me.
“Pickin'” = You’ll find the right love
“Work Song” = Work hard
“Sunny” = I can’t wait for the weekend
Along with his partner Kibunya, he sings in a variety of situations, focusing on Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Electro, etc., and is also particular about the tones of the trumpet and synths, as well as the chorus work.
With the help of engineer yasu2000, I believe we were able to create a unique sound that can be heard around the world.
Also, the designer and cameraman Sachiko Yamada, who expressed the image of each song from the first single on the jacket and incorporated various ideas such as the music video, is also the best.
An origami staff member once told me, “The further you travel, the better the songs you write.”
After this album, I want to go further and deliver my songs.
[Daichi Yamamoto comment]
Say my name reminded me of Destiny’s Child, so I started working on the lyrics from there.
I thought I wrote it for someone else, but I feel like the lyrics were written for me.
The chorus work in the chorus was really cool and I learned a lot from it.
Thank you for inviting me and congratulations on the release.
【event information】
“Nenashi “Found in Tokyo” Release Party at COTTON CLUB”
Date and time: Friday, May 17, 2024
(1st.show) OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00
(2nd.show) OPEN 19:45 / START 20:30
Venue: Tokyo, Marunouchi COTTON CLUB
Cast:
Nenashi Trio set
(MEMBER)
Nenashi (Vo., Syn., etc.)
Kibunya (Tp., Syn., etc.)
Takuon Yamachika (Ds.)
(GUEST)
Daichi Yamamoto
Shingo Sekiguchi
Aile The Shota
Sincere
·ticket
Web advance reception: April 3rd (Wednesday) from noon
Telephone reception: From noon on Friday, April 5th
【release information】
Nenashi “Found in Tokyo”
Release Date：2024.04.24 (Wed.)
Label：origami PRODUCTIONS
Tracklist:
01. Lost in Translation
02. Say My Name feat. Daichi Yamamoto
03. Scars
04. Take Me Back
05. Unlikely Soul feat. FORD TRIO & Mike Larry Draw
06. Gonna Be Good feat. J.LAMOTTA Suzume
07. Be (Vis ta Vie) feat. 20syl from Hocus Pocus
08. Satellite Lovers
09. Pickin’
10. Work Song feat. Mike Larry Draw
11. Sunny
DISC2 ““At the Crib” Cover songs by Nenashi” (CD limited edition only included)
01. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (Prince)
02. Frontin’ (Pharrell)
03. Kiss of Life (Sade)
04. Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
05. Open Your Eyes (Bobby Caldwell)
■“Found in Tokyo” special site
■Nenashi:X (Twitter) / Instagram
