Ironic Clown

Tracklist:
1. Tsukiakari
2. dreams be
3. Tsukiakari (Instrumental)
4. dreams be (Instrumental)

Tsukiakari is Rie fu’s 7th single. It was released on the 25th of May, 2007. It climbed to 35 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and managed to sell 4, 516 copies. Tsukiakari was used as the ending track for the anime Darker Than Black.

Tsukiakari is a gorgeous ballad that commences with some distorted keyboard chords, and some soft maracas. Rie fu’s soothing voice follows soon after, she sings with a beautiful mellow tone. She doesn’t vary her voice much, until the chorus starts, where she belts out the word Tsukiakari (moonlight) with great emotion. The verses are nice, but the chorus is the part of the song that truly stands out.

Rie fu’s English is exceptional, so dreams be came as a welcome B-side. The lyrics are as always creative and meaningful and still had some of the moon and night sky theme, because of lines such as “Today, I still watch the stars.” The arrangement is more upbeat than Tsukiakari, and a little more complex than Tsukiakari, but not much.

Tsukiakari was an excellent 7th single. Rie fu continues to get better with each single that she releases, and her voice is improving too, not that it needed to be improved in the first place…

Rating4½ stars