unJour

[Machine Translation] The album "with AeLL." released in September last year, which reached No. 14 on the Oricon Weekly Ranking and No. 8 on the Oricon Daily Ranking, attracted a lot of attention for its singing ability and the total perfection of its music. AeLL. (Erika Nishi, Ai Shinozaki, Haruri Ishijo, and Kuumi Takana) is a four-piece girl unit that has become a hot topic. Erika Nishi, the leader of the unit whose singing ability is currently attracting a lot of attention, has made her highly anticipated solo debut under the artist name "Erika. The contents of her debut album are a collection of city pop covers of well-known songs with a rich flavor! Erika. has been working on a collection of superb covers of classic city pop songs from the past that have been gaining momentum in recent years, as well as songs by current artists who cannot help but feel the benefits of city pop, rearranged in a variety of R&B, BOSSA, and club styles, and sung with an emotionally rich voice by Erika. This time around, Erika has included her first cover of Asako Toki's "GIFT - You're a Madonna", which is immensely familiar to the public through the lyrics "Anata~tatte wa wonders~~how old are you~~" from the Shiseido commercial, as well as covers of songs by Streamline, Junk Fujiyama and other city-pop-like artists that have been garnering attention in recent years. The album also includes "Day Side," a cover of a song by Taeko Onuki's "City," a city-pop classic that has been gaining a wider audience in recent years, and "Night Side," a cover of an 80's classic by Junko Yagami, Miki Matsubara, and others. The jacket was drawn by Raku Ichikawa, a manga artist whose book "Gold Shoes, Silver Fish" has been getting a lot of attention at Village Vanguard and other stores. Both the buzz and the quality of the music are extraordinary! The title ( unJour ) means "one day" or "someday (future)" in French, and Erika Nishi, the leader of the four-piece girl unit "AeLL." whose singing ability is currently attracting a lot of attention, makes her solo debut under the name Erika! GIFT - You are Madonna - ( ORIGINAL : Asako Toki ) / This is the first cover of the famous Shiseido commercial song, and the harmony of Erika's emotional vocals and city pop classics makes it an evergreen album that you can listen to for a long time.

昨年9月にリリースされたアルバム「with AeLL.」がオリコンウィークリー総合14位、デイリー最高8位を記録しその歌唱力と楽曲のトータルな完成度で話題を呼び、2013年3月に発売された「MAGIC⇔MUSIC/舞桜」も歌唱力と楽曲クオリティー更にはセールス(オリコンデイリー最高7位)も伸ばし話題の4人組ガールズ・ユニット「AeLL.(西恵利香、篠崎愛、石條遥梨、鷹那空実)」。そのリーダーを務め、その歌唱力に現在大きな注目が集まっている西恵利香がアーティスト名「Erika.」として超待望のソロデビュー! その内容は味わい深い名曲揃いのシティーポップ・カバー!! 近年改めて盛り上がりを見せる往年のシティーポップ名曲群 + シティーポップの恩恵を感じずにはいられない現行アーティストの楽曲群をR&B、BOSSA、CLUB系と様々なアレンジにて生まれ変わらせ、Erika.が情感溢れる声で歌い上げる極上のカバー作品集! 今回は、資生堂のCMでの「あな～たって、不思議だわ～♪あなたっていくつなの～♪」の歌詞で国民の耳馴染み度は計り知れない、土岐麻子"GIFT -あなたはマドンナ-"の初カバー収録に始まり、流線形、ジャンク・フジヤマ、など近年注目を集めるシティーポップ・ライクなアーティストの楽曲をカバーした「昼サイド」、近年、幅広い層のリスナーに再評価が高まるシティーポップの大名曲、大貫妙子"都会"を始め、八神純子、松原みき、といった80年代の名曲をカバーした「夜サイド」と3曲ごとに違った一面を魅せる珠玉の6曲を収録! しかも、ジャケットは著書「金の靴 銀の魚」がヴィレッジ・ヴァンガードなどでも大プッシュされ、俄然注目を集める漫画家「市川ラク」の描き下ろしによるもの!!話題性・楽曲クオリティー共に桁外れな1枚です!!タイトルの【unJour(アンジュール)】とはフランス語で「ある一日」「いつか(未来)」という意味。4人組ガールズ・ユニット「AeLL.」のリーダーを務め、その歌唱力に現在大きな注目が集まっている西恵利香がErika.名義でソロデビュー!GIFT -あなたはマドンナ- (ORIGINAL : 土岐麻子) / 資生堂CMソングとして有名な楽曲の初のカバーになります。Erika.の情感溢れるボーカルとシティポップ名曲群が見事な調和で長く聞けるエバーグリーンな一枚となっており