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AlbumApr 15, 2022

Japanese Cherry Blossom

SyWavy

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Tracklist and lyrics

  1. 01Overture7 notes
  2. 02Losing Petals8 notes
  3. 03Stigma11 notes
  4. 04Partake6 notes
  5. 05Chanel Fragrance18 notes
  6. 06Advisor8 notes
  7. 07Gold Tears5 notes
  8. 08Far17 notes
  9. 09Starfall9 notes
  10. 10Blossom18 notes
  11. 11Red Panda10 notes
  12. 12Dreamland9 notes
  13. 13Sable13 notes
  14. 14ShapeShift14 notes
  15. 15Postal15 notes

The sound

SyWavy and Jett2Fly spent about a year on their first album, and it's where Jett2Fly's synth-heavy sound began. Overture opens with Jett2Fly as the captain welcoming everyone aboard, then runs one melody and drum pattern through every instrument on the album while SyWavy previews each song in his lyrics. From there, every beat hides a hint of the next: in the second half of each song, Jett2Fly tucked in the instrument the following track is built on, playing in the current key. Bright, roomy and hard-hitting, it's made to be played from start to finish.

Track by track

Japanese Cherry Blossom is built as a flight and a season at once. Jett2Fly takes the captain's mic on the opener, and from there the songs follow a cherry blossom's cycle: shedding petals as a relationship falls apart, blooming again after a run of losses, and letting go by the end. It moves from wounded to searching to sure of himself, and it lands on a letter he's still hoping to get.

  1. 01Overture

    Takeoff: Jett2Fly welcomes everyone aboard, and the blossom's story begins.

  2. 02Losing Petals

    The shedding starts: a relationship comes apart and he can't find the brakes.

  3. 03Stigma

    Still hopeful, he treats love like a book and hopes she reads it.

  4. 04Partake

    Reaching back out after three years apart, hoping to close the distance.

  5. 05Chanel Fragrance

    Her perfume lingers after she's gone, and he can't stand it or forget it.

  6. 06Advisor

    He admits he needs help, then learns the real guidance starts with himself.

  7. 07Gold Tears

    He turns to his mother with the thanks and apologies he never said.

  8. 08Far

    One more try at a future together, until the distance wins.

  9. 09Starfall

    Friends fall away, and he stops caring who approves of him.

  10. 10Blossom

    The turn: everything he lost becomes the soil he blooms from.

  11. 11Red Panda

    Feeling rare and out of place, he claims an endangered animal as family.

  12. 12Dreamland

    He drifts into a dream world where he calls the shots.

  13. 13Sable

    He keeps clapping for someone who let him down.

  14. 14ShapeShift

    He asks her to stand where he stands and see what he sees.

  15. 15Postal

    Letting go: heading home, he waits on a letter that may not come.

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