Continuing with her moody brand of hard rock while looking like a waif-like flower child, Cocco plays it safe on her third album, maybe a bit too much.
The centerpiece, however, is a most beautiful rock ballad, "Jukai no Ito (Thread in the Deep Forest)," romantic, heavy, and lush; so beautiful, in fact, that the other tracks can't help but fail to match it in melody, texture, and dynamics.
More often than not, Cocco's self-penned songs devolve into rock thrashabouts, where the sound gets muddy and Cocco turns herself up to 11.
This would be fine if it didn't feel like a crutch for a melody that isn't going much of anywhere, which it usually does.
"Polomerria" and "Shinayakana Udo No Inori (Prayer for Soft Arms)" are the winners here, which show what Cocco is capable of when the rock elements are used with the push-pull style to match the songwriting.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mizukagami | Cocco | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Ureta Tsumi | Cocco | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Shiroi Kyouki | Cocco | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Twas on My Birthday Night | Cocco | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Jukai No Ito | Cocco | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Unabara No Ningyo | Cocco | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Shinayakana Ude No Inori | Cocco | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Animal Trail | Cocco | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Beyond the Way the Clouds Go | Cocco | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | Nenai Ko Dare Da | Cocco | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Kagarihi | Cocco | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Plumeria | Cocco | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 370 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocco | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |