Reira Serizawa continues
OLIVIA inspi’ REIRA (TRAPNEST)
Wish/Starless Night
cutting edge
October 11 2006
Reira Serizawa continues
Is it an insult to OLIVIA’s persona to say that I like her better as Reira Serizawa?
It’s just that the singles and the album she has as the character sound much better and more cohesive than any of her other works. Double a-side Wish/Starless Night is no different, delivering hard-hitting power pop rock in the perspective of a fictional character. “Wish,” the second opening theme to the NANA anime, is a powerful rocker with pristine vocals, loud guitars and quite the melodic chorus. Most definitely suitable for a J-Rock bad of epic (fictional) proportions. “Starless Night” follows along the same lines, with the guitars, mild electro production and anthemic melodies. Suitably, “Close your eyes” is more OLIVIA than Reira, a wonderful recalling of her ethereal electronica beginnings. Much like a little pain’s “tears & rainbows,” this song is dreamy and kind of trip-hoppy.
I’m guessing we can say the OLIVIA = Reira Serizawa. Unless… you know. She doesn’t like to be compared to someone who doesn’t actually exist. Even so, I’m leaning more on the Reira side of OLIVIA.
ONE WORD: REIRA SERIZAWA
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