Review | Miyu Irino “Uso to Mirai to”

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Miyu Irino‘s “Uso to mirai to” will render you in tears with its delicate sound and impressive performances.

miyu irino uso to mirai to
Title: Uso to mirai to
Label: Kiramune
Release date: 06/04/16 
Genre: J-Pop/Rock

Tracklist:

1. 嘘と未来と
2. 朝焼け
3. I am I

Track by track analysis:

1. 嘘と未来と

Miyu is back with a powerful acoustic ballad. “Uso to mirai to” has a sweet piano melody as the lead, being joined by splashy slow tempo drums, acoustic guitar, rhodes piano, and a contrabass.

This gentle and delicate instrumental is enough to grab our attention for its simplicity. Miyu’s honeyed vocals left us dazzled.

His performance is spotless and of top-tier quality throughout the whole song. The emotion on his vocals and his tone stability showed us an improved Miyu ready to show everyone why he’s the most talented member among his Kiramune peers.

Flawless performance in one of the most beautiful ballads in his repertoire. 

2. 朝焼け

With only acoustic guitars as his backing, Miyu tackles this sweet ballad in a haunting way.

With such a simple formula it’s safe to say that Miyu is going to shine, and we weren’t wrong with what he got from this track.

The spotlight is completely over his vocals and the emotion he manages to put on it.

With each chord, Miyu honeys his way into what is a brilliant display of vocal prowess from him. His falsettos and adlibs are mesmerizing, reaching, and sustaining without breaking, those high, emotional notes in the chorus. Clean, simple, beautiful. 

3. I am I

Putting the acoustic guitars aside, Miyu gives us a jazzy lounge sound to complete this flawless release.

I am I” is a track that features Miyu showcasing various talents (some of them hidden) of his: rap, singing, adlibs, falsetto, and English pronunciation.

This track that smells like a Sunday afternoon in the summer, is one impressive piece. The instrumental features a rhodes piano, splashy mid-tempo drums, funky bass, and melodic guitar laying down the most summer like riffs.

The bridge is worth some kind of award with the explosion of emotion coming from the guitar solo. Vocally Miyu is simply outstanding.

“I am I” is a kind of rendition to Maroon 5‘s “Sunday Morning“, UVERworld‘s “ENOUGH-1” and SID‘s “Rainy Day” and as all of those things have in common, it’s a memorable release.


Final considerations

Sweet release from Miyu breaking away from Kiramune‘s trademark bright releases. Resorting to slow-tempo acoustic songs, Miyu shines brighter than ever. His approach to the lyrics and the emotion he put into them is felt by the listener and you can’t help but be moved to his songs.

It’s impressive how much Miyu has improved in such a short amount of time. His vocals are gentle, smooth, and sweet, melting us right off the bat. His notes are as clean as ever and his falsetto has taken higher flights, leaving us in awe.

People often think that good songs are those that make us dance and feel happy.

It’s obviously subjective but no one will deny that it’s when an artist has to tackle an acoustic song or an acapella that we truly see his/her talent. It’s no exception with Miyu‘s performance in this single.

We know he’s a good singer, one of the best, if not the best in Kiramune, but sometimes it’s impossible to listen to his clean, slightly husky vocals with so much going on in the background.

This release is perfect for those who love acoustic songs but also for those who love Miyu‘s voice without any kind of tricks on it. Raw and breathtaking.

There are so many words we could write to describe how flawless this release is but it’ll certainly turn into a dissertation.

Miyu has finally released a perfect single where nothing fails, his vocals are polished to their maximum, the instrumentals are minimal but of top quality and the final result is what we believe to be a sure contender to a single of the year.


Uso to Mirai to” is available for purchase at CDJAPAN.

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Vanessa Silva
Vanessa Silvahttps://www.handthatfeedshq.com
The Hand That Feeds HQ founder, content creator, and music reviewer. Basically, the only person managing everything at The Hand That Feeds HQ. Stumbling upon Mamoru Miyano's "Orpheus" in 2011 was the start of this journey. If music is thought-provoking or deep, you may find her writing almost essays (not limited to, but it happens a lot with Soma Saito's music). She's the producer and host of the male seiyuu-centric podcast, SEIYUU LOUNGE (see Spotify link in this profile).

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

嘘と未来と
朝焼け
I am I

SUMMARY

Miyu Irino is back with a new single. Kiramune's golden boy brings us "Uso to mirai to", a single that will stun everyone. Miyu's voice takes is undoubtedly the spotlight in this release, impressing us with several special talents of his. Whatever it is you're doing, stop everything and listen to what is the main contender for single of the year.

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