Undeniable

[Machine Translation] Nao Yoshioka has completed his fourth album, three years after his last one. In the making of this album, Nao Yoshioka focused on the "impulse" that is stirring in the depths of her soul. Following this impulse, which she says is like a map that shows her the future she always seeks, she aimed to fuse the energy and warmth of the band's sound with solid, progressive tracks at a high level. In addition to members of the previous album's production team, including Musicman Ty, the man behind "I Love When," the band also includes indie soul king Eric Roberson, Lorenzo Johnson of Ledisi and Maysa, and Chris Dave & The Drumhedz's The tracks were recorded with a full band at The Studio, a legendary studio in Philadelphia, by a production team that included such stellar names as indie soul king Eric Roberson, Daniel Crawford (keyboardist for Ledisi and Maysa), and Vidal Davis, a Grammy-winning producer from A Touch of Jazz who has worked with Ne-Yo, Usher, and many others. The studio work was done by a full band at the legendary The Studio in Philadelphia. The studio work was directed by Khari Mateen (Jill Scott and The Roots), who worked closely with the band on the previous album, and the sound quality is outstanding.

Nao Yoshioka、前作から約3年を経て4thアルバムを完成させた。本作の制作にあたりNao Yoshiokaが見つめたのは、自身の魂の底にうごめく"衝動"。彼女にとって常に自身が求める未来を提示する地図のような存在だと語る"衝動"に従って、バンドサウンドのエネルギーと温かみとソリッドで先進性のあるトラックの高次元での融合を目指した。"I Love When"を手がけたMusicman Tyなど前作の制作メンバーに加え、インディソウル界のキングEric Roberson、LedisiやMaysaを手がけるLorenzo Johnson、Chris Dave & The Drumhedzのキーボーディストを務めていたDaniel Crawford、ア・タッチ・オブ・ジャズ出身でNe-YoやUsherなどを手がけるグラミー受賞プロデューサーVidal Davisなど豪華な名前が並ぶ豪華制作陣により制作されたトラックをフィラデルフィアの伝説のスタジオThe Studioにてフルバンドで録り直して再構築。スタジオワークは前作で交流を深めたKhari Mateen (Jill ScottやThe Rootsに関与)が指揮をとるなど、抜群のサウンドクオリティとなった。