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Title: Not your typical J-pop female musician
Review: I've been in Tokyo for a bit more than a year, and in general find J-pop to be overly produced, overly cute; Shiina Ringo, however, was a nice suprise. Her songs are catchy even though I don't understand the lyrics.I find the intros to most of her songs lacking, but they almost always pick up steam. Her voice has a tendency to be slightly shrill, and that needs to be avoided, but doesn't take away from this her first album.On the B-side of one of her single-cds were some nice jazz covers which I really enjoyed, too. She has talent. I definitely recommend this album.
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