Akai (Hiromi Matsumoto, Robbie Matsumoto, Reed Sutter, Jana Sutter, Josh Ewer, Aaron Kleid, Krysta Kleid, Kyle Skogen) de Saint Paul, MN (USA)
Segon disc de la muti-formació dirigida perHiromi Matsumoto, japones-america, un album tranquil i relaxat, melodies pop molt fines, en directe uns 10 musics a l’escenari amb tot tipus d’instruments…. Una agradable sorpresa!!
Drawing from the common failures of many relationships, Saint Paul based Robbie and Hiromi Matsumoto began writing tongue-in-cheek pop songs soon after they started dating in 2000 and decided to name their efforts after their shared favorite color red, or in Japanese, “Akai”. Though most of their raw material was composed on two guitars, in early 2005 producer Eric Elvendahl began to arrange and record their songs with full instrumentation, which by 2006 grew into their first full-length album entitled “Pretty Songs About Ugly Things”. Today Akai draws on the talents of up to 10 musicians for live support, playing mandolin, glockenspiel, flute, classical guitar, accordion and banjo.
Releases:
2007- Pretty Songs About Ugly Things (Album)
Akai - The Coldest Hour (Is Just Before The Dawn) (Album-2010)
2010- The Coldest Hour (Is Just Before The Dawn) (Album) Self-Released
Tracklist:
01. When The Sun Goes Down (3:34
02. Breath (3:08
03. Satellite 3:53
04. Paper 3:10
05. Drifted 2:56
06. Morning Follows Night 3:58
07. One More Candle 4:16
08. The Moon Remains 3:46
09. Not In My Mind 3:40
10. An End Deserving 3:20
11. Like You 2:56
12. As Long As It’s Tomorrow 4:30
Videos:
Akai – Breath (2009)
Akai – Satellite (2010) Audio
Akai – Beautiful (Live at Starbucks in Seattle 2007)
