More Game Boy romance, but Vol.2 leans softer and more melancholic than its predecessor. "The Teddy Bear Who Dislikes Kisses" has a title longer than most Game Boy songs and a melody that matches its gentle absurdity. "The Kingfisher's Chick" carries a bittersweet tone that the limited sound chip renders with surprising tenderness.
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The track names read like poetry ("Swaying on a Boat under the Hesitant Moon") and the compositions try to live up to them. "Moon Rabbit" closes things out with quiet nighttime energy. Everything here sounds like it's being whispered through 1998 hardware.
For anyone who thinks chiptune can't do vulnerable, these eight tracks make a convincing argument.