Xìn by Baku Furukawa

"Xìn" - Chinese character meaning "letter," "belief," or "news".
"Xìn" is the long-awaited 3rd album by Baku Furukawa, a singer-songwriter and supporting member of cero, after 4 years from his last album "Seascape". With guest musicians such as Manami Kakudo, Mei Inoue, Shin Rhizumu, Ami Tseng (DSPS), Wakana Ikeda, Ryo Sugimoto, Kano Tajima, Shuntaro Oishi, etc., and with arrangements by Hiroki Chiba, Shunya Gomi (Kiwokuza), Yuji Tanaka, Masabumi Sekiguchi, the album features songs created during the time of pandemic from 2020 to 2021. The songs are carefully composed as if writing a letter to friends, family, lovers, or to oneself.

「Xìn」（シン）ー中国語で「信」、手紙、信じること、消息などの意味を持つ。
シンガーソングライター、ceroのサポートメンバーとしても活躍する古川麦4年ぶり待望の3rdアルバム「Xìn」。ゲストミュージシャンに角銅真実、井上銘、シンリズム、曾稔文(DSPS)、池田若菜、杉本亮、田島華乃、大石俊太郎等、編曲に千葉広樹、五味俊也（キヲク座）、田中佑司、関口将史を迎えて、2020年からのコロナ禍で制作された楽曲を中心に、友人、家族、恋人に、そして自分自身に手紙を書くように丁寧に想いが込められた楽曲たちを収録している。

Tracklist

1.	Angel	4:38

2.	Ritual	4:40

3.	Weep	4:49

4.	Why feat. Manami Kakudo	4:14

5.	雪	4:40

6.	Vacilando	4:37

7.	灯火(Xìn mix)	4:08

8.	見つからなかった(Xìn mix)	3:38

9.	Town of Light feat. 曾稔文(Xìn mix)	4:52

10.	Gomennasai	4:11

Credits

released July 6, 2022

Musicians:
Baku Furukawa(Vo, Gt, Tp, Arrangement&mix)
Manami Kakudo(Vo, Cho)
Mei Inoue(E. Gt)
Shin Rhizumu(Bs, Key)
Ami Tseng from DSPS (Cho)
Wakana Ikeda(Fl)
Ryo Sugimoto(Pf, Key)
Kano Tajima(Vl, Va)
Shuntaro Oishi(Fl, Cl)
Hiroki Chiba(Cb, Bs, Synth, Arrangement&mix)
Shunya Gomi(Perc, Vib., Arrangement)
Yuji Tanaka(Dr, Arrangement)
Masabumi Sekiguchi(Vc, Arrangement)

Mastering: Moe Kazama(studio Chatri)
Recording Engineer: Shinsuke Sasakura(Tsuchi no ue wo aruku)

Design: Tadao Kawamura
Photo: Ryuichiro Suzuki, Tatsuya Hirota

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