『I』西野 カナ (Nishino Kana)
The PV is particularly strong for a debut artist, with excellent effects and a dark, underwater setting. Despite a lack of choreography or dancing, the PV features a great wardrobe, great imagery and good direction: nary a moment is boring. When you mix captivating visuals with well produced sound, you come out with a a well rounded PV. “I” is a great debut, probably one of the best since JYONGRI’s “Possession.” Although Kana Nishino’s vocals aren’t particularly strong, the rock riffs and synthetic instrumentation work well with the layering to create a good song. “I” may be difficult to love first listen as it features harder, somewhat discordant rock, but the production and arrangement work well in the end.
Kana Nishino is an artist to look out for. Her debut single, “I,” will be released February 20, 2008. I’ll be sure to review the single around it’s release.
The Single Information / Cover:
~Track Listing~
01. I
02. In Stereo
03. Just a friend
You can visit her official website here.
A big thanks to moviebuffwwc for the tracklisting and Lemonlime for the news.
Striking visual, and the song is in English … but musically, it’s all over the place. Chorus is OK, but it’s hard to tell where it’s going at the start. Diction is lacking, so it’s hard to understand it … Voice is really magnetic and I desperately want to hear something coherent; this just isn’t it, but I can’t stop watching the video.
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