These are the floating dreams that scatter upon you. Delicate, and yet
refreshing. Familiar feelings, but yet different. These are the moments
that you don’t want to wake up. These are the moments that you don’t want
to open your eyes. These are the moments you experience the evolution
of bedroom pop. These are moments you listen to Cokiyu’s “Your Thorn”.
It has been 4 years since she debuted with her critically acclaimed album,
“Mirror Flake”. During this 4 years period, this hugely gifted artist
who hails from Ehime, Japan, has participated in various projects, including
contributing 2 tracks to the soundtrack for the blockbuster movie “Kokuhaku
(Confession)”, together with artists like Radiohead and Boris. She also
collaborated with other well-known artists like Bichi (The Blue Foundation)
and Robert Svensson (Mixtapes & Cellmates). She took Australia by
storm with her Australia tour, and she also played in the SPOT Festival
in Denmark.
Armed with the renewed maturity and the freshness gained from the invaluable
experience in this 4 years, Cokiyu finally comes back with her 2nd full-length
album, “Your Thorn”. This gorgeous album is bedroom pop in its finest
form. Signature angelic voices by Cokiyu that quietly wraps you with delicate
warmth, which brilliantly infused with tantalizing electronic sounds,
creating moments that you don’t want to wake up.
In this album, you will be gently treated with a number of beautiful song-based
tracks, including a charming pop-song she collaborated with itoken (the
renowned drummer for d.v.d, Harpy, tokumaru-shugo band, and etc). Besides
that, Cokiyu even tried her hands on ambient drone music in this album,
and the result is simply breathtaking. All these have made “Your Thorn”
into not just merely a beautiful album, but also a statement of the unbounded
potential of Cokiyu’s musical talent.
Guest artists in this album, include itoken, Yuji Tanaka (the drummer
of the popular band Quruli) and Teruya Honda (of Autumnleaf).
-english text courtesy of wei @ mü-nest label
I love the feeling of the almost frozen soundscape combined with
lush melodic storytelling, dreamy vocals and digital trickery...electronica
pop for sure, but most of all..simply beautiful music! Thomas Knak aka Opiate
-tracklist-
01. Your Thorn
02. Recall
03. With My Umbrella
04. Textured Clouds
05. Drag The Beast
06. Gloomy
07. Round in Fog
08. See the Sun
09. Little Waves
