Just the other day I was browsing the forums of 'Popjustice' and was lucky enough to come across a song called 'Lights' by a girl named Nobuchika Eri.
Released back in 2004, 'Lights' starts off as a piano ballad that shows of Eri's beautiful voice perfectly. However, by the chorus it has transformed into an incredible dance track. The changes in style between verse and chorus keep the listener hooked and created what was, in my opinion, an incredible debut single. Someone in the comments of the YouTube video has pointed out how the track reminds them of Sophie Ellis Bextor, who I love. Eri has a more powerful voice than Sophie but in terms of the laid-back dance style I can definitely see the comparison.
Eri's songs 'Sketch for Summer' and 'Kodou' which both have a sort of jazzy style, as well as 'Voice' which is a dance track powered by an acoustic Spanish sounding riff (shouldn't work but does).
Nobuchika Eri has now become the second 'personal favourite' that I have featured on this blog (the first was the incredible Shizukusa Yumi). I hope to continue highlighting some of the great J-music out there that maybe doesn't get quite the recognition it deserves.
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