self [Limited Release]
Nao Yoshioka
Vinyl (LP) Limited Edition

self [Limited Release]

Nao Yoshioka

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Release Date August 07, 2026
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Catalog No.MCP-38LP
JAN/ISBN 4560365714289
Product Type Vinyl (LP)
Number of Discs 1
Product Package Size (Estimated) 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.3cm

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A limited-edition colored vinyl analog record release. After touring 11 countries around the world, what she arrived at was what lay inside herself. Thirteen years since her debut. The farther she traveled, the deeper the self she encountered. Chasing after the light, she met the shadow. Bilal, Braxton Cook, Jamila Woods, My Anh, Keyon Harrold, Peter CottonTale, Khari Mateen, Devin Morrison, Sam Wills, Bnnyhunna, and MXXWLL. This album holds the reasons why artists from legends to the next generation chose Nao Yoshioka. The stronger she became, the more her fragility came into view. If the previous album "Flow" was the chapter of surrendering to the flow, then "self" is the chapter of knowing that both light and shadow are entirely her own. The moment her dream came true, she encountered a self not yet seen, an inner universe discovered at the end of a world tour. The world's soul scene comes together in a single work. Philadelphia neo-soul legend Bilal, Grammy-winning producer Peter CottonTale, Emmy winner Khari Mateen, world-renowned trumpeter Keyon Harrold, Chicago's own poet and singer Jamila Woods, Devin Morrison at the forefront of the indie R&B scene, Australian genius MXXWLL, UK vocalist Sam Wills known for his beautiful voice, Bnnyhunna from the Netherlands with roots in Ghana, rising Vietnamese star My Anh, rising Finnish artist Misha, and Taiwanese vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu. Artists from the Americas, Europe, and Asia come together in a single work. This is also the culmination of the philosophy of WORLD SOUL COLLECTIVE that SWEET SOUL RECORDS has embodied for many years. Crossing the boundaries of genre, nation, and race, it sounds out the current state of soul music on a global scale. Spanning neo-soul, indie R&B, Afrobeats, house, and spiritual jazz, Nao Yoshioka's voice ties it all together with a single thread. The connections and trust she built during the 11-country tour for her previous album "Flow" made this album possible. Evolving into a soul singer-songwriter, an awakening in her 13th year. After a 13-year career, Nao Yoshioka has now made a genuine evolution from soul singer to soul singer-songwriter. From vocalist to storyteller, and now to songwriter. She has spent over ten years honing the ability to put her own message into music. The result of that effort appeared in a special studio connected to a Manhattan rooftop, the moment Bilal, who had traveled an hour and a half from Philadelphia, walked into the booth with a notepad and pen. Lyrics were woven on the spot over the topline Nao had created, layered with overwhelming vocals. While continuing to stand on stages around the world as a live artist, her expression as a writer has deepened further as well. On the eve of her 15th debut anniversary, Nao Yoshioka is still growing. This album is proof of that, a solid step toward the next stage. The road to "self," arriving after embracing both light and shadow. When she completed the 11-country world tour for her previous album "Flow," what filled Nao Yoshioka's heart was not a sense of accomplishment but the conviction that this is only the beginning. Not a finish line, but a starting point. That instinct became the origin of this album. After 13 years of chasing only the light, she faced the shadow for the first time. Loneliness, and guilt. That was Nao Yoshioka's shadow. Not overcoming her weaknesses, but facing and loving them. She arrived at self after integrating the Jungian shadow. The moment she realized that both the self she had never shown and the self that had shone were equally her true self, her music gained a new freedom. Nao Yoshioka sounds out the gradation from darkness to light in her own voice. Collaborating artists, musicians, and engineers: Bilal, Bnnyhunna, Braxton Cook, Chien Chien Lu, Corey Bernhard, Devin Morrison, Jamila Woods, Keyon Harrold, Khari Mateen, Misha, MXXWLL, My Anh, Peter CottonTale, Randy Runyon, Sam Wills, and more. Message by Nao Yoshioka. "Album therapy." That is what I call making this album. The experience of being healed through creating. Only with my sixth album did I truly come to understand what that means. There was a part of myself I had always avoided looking at, a self that believed it was weak, not good enough, and unworthy of love unless it kept trying harder. I did not want to accept it, but it was certainly hiding within me. On this album, for the first time, I was able to turn myself into music exactly as I am, weakness and all, without fear. I filled it with plenty of hopeful songs and songs that brighten each day. But just as much, the other me, the one who kept whispering I have to try harder and I have to become stronger, also lives within this album. The moment I stopped ignoring that voice, faced it, and set it free, that was self to me. The me who was chasing the light, and the me I could never show anyone, both were truly me. To all the fans who have always supported me, and to everyone around the world who supports this music, it is because of you that I have been able to come this far. With heartfelt gratitude, I deliver this album to you. I hope it is an album that can gently accompany you in your everyday life.

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self [数量限定盤] / Nao Yoshioka

数量限定カラーヴァイナル仕様アナログレコードをリリース。世界を11カ国回って、辿り着いたのは自分の内側だった。デビュー13年。最も遠くへ行ったとき、最も深い自分に出会った。光を追いかけていたら、影に出会った。Bilal、Braxton Cook、Jamila Woods、My Anh、Keyon Harrold、Peter CottonTale、Khari Mateen, Devin Morrison、Sam Wills、Bnnyhunna、MXXWLL。レジェンドから次世代まで、彼らがNao Yoshiokaを選んだ理由が、このアルバムにある。強くなるほど、弱さが見えてきた。前作『Flow』が"流れに委ねる章"なら、『self』は"光も影も、全部自分だと知る章"。夢が叶った瞬間、彼女は"まだ見ぬ自分"と出会った─世界ツアーの果てで発見した「内なる宇宙」世界のソウルシーンが、一つの作品に集結。フィラデルフィアのネオソウル・レジェンドBilal、グラミー受賞プロデューサーPeter CottonTale、エミー受賞のKhari Mateen、世界的トランペッターKeyon Harrold、シカゴが誇るポエット/シンガーJamila Woods、インディR&Bシーンの最前線を走るDevin Morrison、豪州の鬼才MXXWLL、UKの美声ヴォーカリストSam Wills、ガーナにルーツを持つオランダのBnnyhunna、ベトナムの新星My Anh、フィンランドの気鋭Misha、台湾のヴィブラフォン奏者Chien Chien Lu。アメリカ、ヨーロッパ、アジアの表現者たちが一つの作品に集結。これはSWEET SOUL REC ORDSが長年体現してきた「WORLD SOUL C OLLECTIVE」の思想の結実でもある。ジャンルや国、人種の境界を越え、ソウルミュージックの現在地を世界規模で鳴らす。ネオソウル、インディR&B、アフロビーツ、ハウス、スピリチュアルジャズまでを横断しながら、Nao Yoshiokaの声がその全てを一本の糸で繋ぐ。前作『Flow』で11カ国を巡ったツアーで築いた人脈と信頼が、このアルバムを可能にした。ソウルシンガーソングライターへの進化―13年目の覚醒。13年のキャリアを経て、Nao Yoshiokaは今、ソウルシンガーからソウルシンガーソングライターへと確かな進化を遂げている。歌い手から語り部へ、そしてソングライターへ。自分のメッセージを音楽に落とし込む力を、10年以上かけて磨いてきた。その成果が現れたのは、マンハッタンのルーフトップと連結した特別なスタジオで、フィラデルフィアから1時間半かけて訪れたBilalがメモ帳とペンを手にブースへ入った時だった。Naoの作ったトップラインをベースにその場でリリックが紡がれ、圧倒的なヴォーカルが重なっていく。ライブアーティストとして世界の舞台に立ち続けながら、ライターとしての表現もさらに深化している。デビュー15周年を目前に、Nao Yoshiokaはまだ成長の途上にある。このアルバムはその証明であり、次のステージへの確かな一歩。『self』への道のり: 光と影を抱きしめた先で。前作『Flow』のワールドツアーで11カ国を完走したとき、Nao Yoshiokaの胸に広がったのは達成感ではなく、「まだ始まったばかりだ」という確信だった。ゴールではなく、スタート。その直感がこのアルバムの原点となった。光だけを追い続けた13年の先で、初めて影と向き合った。孤独、そして罪悪感。それがNao Yoshiokaの「シャドウ」だった。弱さを克服するのではなく、向き合いそして愛すること。ユングが語る「シャドウ」の統合を経て辿り着いた「self (自己)」。見せたことのなかった自分も、輝いていた自分も、そのどちらも本当の自分だったと気づいたとき、音楽は新しい自由を手に入れた。暗から明へのグラデーションを、Nao Yoshiokaは自分の声で鳴らす。COLLABORATING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND ENGINEERSBilal, Bnnyhunna, Braxton Cook, Chien Chien Lu, Corey Bernhard, Devin Morrison, Jamila Woods, Keyon Harrold, Khari Mateen,Misha, MXXWLL, My Anh, Peter CottonTale, Randy Runyon, Sam Wills and more・・・MESSAGE BY NAO YOSHIOKA「アルバム・セラピー」。私はこのアルバム制作をそう呼んでいる。作ることで、癒される体験。6枚目にして初めて、その意味を深く知った。これまでずっと、見ないようにしていた自分がいた。弱くて、足りなくて、頑張っていないと愛されないと信じ込んでいた自分。受け入れたくなかったけれど、確かに私の中に潜んでいた。このアルバムでは初めて、その弱さごと自分をそのまま音楽にすることができた。怖がらずに。希望に満ちた曲も、毎日が明るくなるような曲も、たくさん詰め込んだ。でもそれと同じくらい、「もっと頑張らなきゃ」「もっと強くならなきゃ」と囁き続けていたもう一人の私も、このアルバムの中に生きている。その声を無視せず、向き合って、解放した瞬間。それが私にとっての「self」だった。光に向かっていた私も、誰にも見せられなかった私も、そのどちらも本当の私だった。ずっと応援してくださっているファンの皆さん、そして世界中でこの音楽を支えてくださっている方々へ。あなたたちがいるから、私はここまで来られた。心からの感謝を込めて、このアルバムを届けます。皆さんの毎日に、そっと寄り添えるアルバムであることを願っています。

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