The new artists thread

[Kacku]

It's been a while since the last time, I wanna shout out some up-and-coming artists!

Furui Riho is an independent artist who's been working in the Sapporo music scene for some years already (I first heard her in late 2016, under a different pseudonym). She has a bright, smooth, soulful singing voice and a groovy, mellow sound to her own songs (which she writes and produces). She currently only has a few singles out, but several more original and collaboration works of hers are floating around and can be found on Youtube, and I hope she'll keep releasing more songs.

Rebirth, released last year, is an excellent song and gives you a good idea of what she's all about:


Forever no End is one of her two songs with I've Sound, and the first time I fell in love with her voice. It's pure synthpop perfection, soaring to euphoric heights but also revealing a bittersweet edge:


If you're properly intrigued, you can check out this live set from less than two months ago. It features lots of her unreleased material and is a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.

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Miyu Kumagawa is a teen singer-songwriter. She released her first mini-album, Phantasm, two months ago, and it's a great work of acoustic guitar pop from start to finish. She also has a really pleasant voice, I'm looking forward to her future works!

Blue Bird


Ancient Story

[Yoake]

I revived this thread because I discovered this new artist called Lizabet. Her voice is atypical in Japan, less in the western world. I'm fond of her debut song but her voice make me want to follow her out of the corner of my eye.