Ironic Clown

Tracklist:
1. Infection
2. LITTLE BEAT RIFLE

Infection/LITTLE BEAT RIFLE a double A-side single and is Chihiro’s 5th single and reached #5 on the Oricon charts selling 172, 000 copies.

Infection emotional song that starts off with a soothing piano solo, which is a great start to the song, making it feel genuine. This ballad has powerful and wonderful alto vocals, which is why Chihiro Onitsuka without doubt is the best ballad singer/writer ever! Someway through the song Oni adds beautiful strings. English lyrics are scattered throughout, which is good for non-Japanese speaking people. The lyrics are just amazing, but they did face some controversy, this is one of Oni’s best songs!

LITTLE BEAT RIFLE opens up with a cheery piano, and Oni’s fantastic vocals. The arrangement isn’t nearly as good as Infection, but Oni’s amazing voice is enough to satisfy anybody. The lyrics and atmosphere to the song are somewhat happier then Infection and it sends a nice message across. While I thought this song was amazing, the arrangement got on the boring side for me and it didn’t have to same emotional appeal as Infection has, but a very good try.

Chihiro’s 5th single is great! Infection being the main attraction, but LITTLE BEAT RIFLE is still a great song! A strong single from the strongest voice in the Japanese music industry!

Rating
4 stars