Milet is a singer that is said to have origins in Canada and Japan. I honestly just found out that she had lived in Canada which makes sense as to why her English pronunciation is so good. We not talking about in a stereotypical way either. She sounds very clear singing in English and the only other person who has done this is Taka(ONE OK ROCK) or maybe Anna Tsuchiya off the top of my head if we taking about Japan born vocalists. Milet has been on the move since last year, releasing songs that were used in a Japanese drama, an Animated film, and Anime. Her best selling single is Prover from the anime Fate. Thanks to the high anticipation of Milet's debut album,(I mean they made a whole bunch of Music Videos) Eyes debuted at the top of the Oricon Charts. She's the first female singer to do so in a long time with her debut album.
01 – Again and Again (eyes mix)
02 – Parachute
03 – 航海前夜
04 – Somebody
05 – inside you
06 – Drown
07 – You & I
08 – Grab the air
09 – STAY
10 – Dome
11 – Tell me
12 – Wonderland
13 – us
14 – Prover
15 – Until I Die
16 – Without Your Love
17 – Fire Arrow
18 – The Love We’ve Made
Eyes has a whole lot of qualities working in it's favor. One thing is that a whole line of famous artists got together to work production for the compilation of songs. Take from One OK Rock jumped on the project and his name alone is enough to get people listening. Also, Toru plays guitar in The Love We Made. She's given a free easy path to shine. Does she take what she's given? Oh yeah. Eyes is one of the best produced albums of 2020. Each song is a tribute to where dance Jpop is going in the future but she album jumps into an alternative acoustic space, created by the likes of other artists such as Aimer. Milet takes a evolving genre in her hands to shape something new. There's a lot of dance tracks on Eyes that sound close to Pop tracks done by an artist outside Japan. Then tracks present a slow down side where a dark emotion presents itself in the music. Lyrically Milet is normally very emotional or love struck. Nothing to see in between that. My favorite moments on Eyes are some of the singles released prior such as Inside you, Fire Arrow(A single B-side that I didn't think would get so much love.), Drown, etc. Inside you could be considered the most experimental track on Eyes. The track takes you on a journey containing different layers, from piano ballad to build up on a band playing loudly during the chorus mind way through the song. Some instrumentation hits perfectly at the right time to give Inside you a powerful punch. That trap hip hop beat during the ending bridge was a nice touch too. It feels misplaced, yet unique. Wonderland was another single that songs so pretty instrumentation wise. I wasn't a big fan when I first heard Wonderland because it was a track so far away from where I wanted Milet to go musically, However, the sorrowing violent gives a youthful ability to imagine whatever you want. Hence the film the track is attracted to. A few moments on Eyes weren't to my tastes. These were far too little for me to overall dislike the album though. Surgery pop songs are a good mainstream strategy that isn't always something a latch on to. Grab The Air was the only exception to the rule cause I liked the catchy chorus and the pop rock dance pop mixture.
Milet's wining quality is defiantly her vocals. I'm glad that Japan is finding more unique sounding singers to bring out. Kpop listeners used to either get the super high pitched idol or the high pitched every other group to choose from unless you liked Utada, Namie, Koda Kumi Etc. Milet sounds like no other female singer in Japan right now on top of having a superstar producer team behind her. What's more to ask for? The deepness in her voice is pure gold. She can get far up in her range too. Her range seems most comfortable starting in a lower register before sliding to a higher range. Some moments on the album really show that this girl got pipes. Listen to the vocal notes toward the end of Grab The Air.
I'm excited to see Milet evolve into a more seasoned artist in the future. Normally when Taka gives his seal of approval, that artist goes on to do big things. Just look at Aimer.
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