Bright, summery vocal tracks bouncing off each other like a beach radio broadcast. Cotton Sound Collection CD from Chikatomo Chibikko Radio is a 2008 Windows-era compilation that lives and dies by its summer energy. "Natsumegu ~Precious Last Summer~" hits with that end-of-vacation ache, and "LAST SUMMER" doubles down on the feeling like the season is slipping away.
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"RECONQUISTA" is a wild name for a track in this kind of collection and it stands out hard. "Summer Star" brings things back to something warmer and more nostalgic. The whole thing feels like a time capsule of late-2000s Japanese indie vocal production.
Something about the numbered tracks between the named ones, like little radio bumpers holding it all together. Good listening for when summer is over and you want to pretend it is not.