asuna: tide ripples

Asuna's Tide Ripples is a completely different beast than anything else on Home Normal. In collaboration with the beautiful vocals of Rima Kato, Tide Ripples is melodic and shows a playful use of guitar with minimal effects. It is a very direct album, retaining a tender purity which doesn't happen often given the recent output of over-produced records. This is probably the purest and most accessible, soulful album Home Normal have ever had the fortune of releasing.