This week I listened to Tennis Girl by eureka! who I will call Eureka for the remainder of this review. Sometimes the internet just serves you something completely out of left field in relation to what you normally view, and that is how I stumbled upon this album. I can't say this kind of jazzy electro-pop is something I'm listening to very often, in fact I'd say that I have extremely little experience in listening to this music. But new experiences are the whole point of this project, so upon first hearing the song "Program" I decided to put the album in the weekly album schedule. I have to say this album surprised me quite a lot, in multiple ways. For starters, I enjoyed it quite a lot. I found myself grooving to it, and even counting out the time signatures which for me is a sign that I am listening to a song with intent and enjoyment. Secondly, this album surprised me in its sonic range. From the jazzy breakbeats of, "Missing Fundamental" to the folkier, jazz-rock adjacent tracks like, "Cry For The Moon" and the aforementioned "Program", the album covers a large range of sounds while still maintaining consistency across the tracks. One of my favorite aspects of the album are the vocals, sung by Miyuki Kido who makes up half of Eureka. Her voice is very pretty and she sings so effortlessly. She is a joy to listen to on the whole album, as all but 2 songs feature her vocals. The internet can often be very terrible when it comes to actually recommending you things as all the algorithms everywhere are so borked, so when it can actually find you something interesting and enjoyable, it is a real treat. 9/10 album
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