沖縄出身の〈ギタ女〉による初のフル・アルバム。そう書くとよくあるタイプのようだけど、主にエリック・リボムの手掛けた音像は例えばテイラー・スウィフトなんかの欧米ポップ作品に近い整い方で、歯切れ良い主役の歌も相まって耳にとても快い。カップスと三線の絡みが可愛い“LOVE TO YOU -by CUPS-”の爽やかさも、真摯な“いちばん星☆”のピュアネスも絶妙。休養中なのは残念、なれどこの続きは楽しみに待つべきものです。
[English Translation]
Suzu "Mirai Chizu (meaning Future Map)"
The first full album by one of the 'Gita-jo (=guitar playing girls)' from Okinawa. This description in itself may sound ordinary, but the sound image produced by the popular Swedish songwriter/producer Erik Lidbom are fixed up in a way similar to the songs of Western pop artists such as Taylor Swift in which the sound features crisp vocals creating a pleasant harmony to the ear. The cute mood created by 'Cups' (that uses plastic cups as a percussion instrument) and Sanshin (snake-skin Samisen, an Okinawan instrument) in the fresh song “LOVE TO YOU -by CUPS-” and purity in the earnest song “Ichiban Boshi☆ (meaning The First Star of The Evening)” are both exquisite. It's a shame that she is on hiatus from her music activity, but let's wait and see her future.
