"VELVET QUIET" by mifumei opens with this lush, slow-burning groove that fits Azusa Miura's mature vocal tone perfectly. Her MASTER ARTIST 4 volume takes the talk-and-song format and fills it with Chiaki Takahashi's actual voice actress personality between tracks.
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"Jinsei wa Yumedarake" by TAKT brings an upbeat, life-affirming energy, bright keys over a steady pop rhythm. Shuhei Tsubota's "Ito" pulls things into acoustic territory, stripped and intimate. Then "Maji de...!?" by Takafumi Sato adds playful flair, bouncy and fun.
The radio drama segment at the end is a whole bonus story. If you've followed Azusa since the arcade days, this album feels like catching up with an old friend who only got better with time.