Heart as it stands isn’t a big departure for Kumi. Heart may not feature all of the songs of the styles and sounds that you’d expect from a Kumi Koda album, but it does take a couple of them and refine them, which makes for far more quality listening experience than what can be said for many of Kumi’s over the past 10 years.Ī bitch finally got rid of the kitchen sink. Heart manages to do what I thought was unthinkable for Kumi at this point in her career, and that is condense her gaggle of sounds down.
A repertoire of which got bigger, with nothing ever being let go, consolidated or refined. But Heart has managed to buck a trend in the Devil’s year of 2022.Ī massive problem (amongst others) with Kumi Koda’s music, is that she had no real sound, or suite of sounds. Because, well…*Gestures* Look at the material. I had no expectations for this album, as I choose not to for any Kumi Koda album.
Heart is Kumi Koda’s 18th studio album (I’m counting angeL + monsteR as an album, I don’t give a fuck) following a string of what have been doo-doo doggy bags.