MICHAEL FRANKS “The Music In My Head” CD

★Supervision and commentary: Kanazawa Toshikazu (Light Mellow)

The world's leading AOR legend, Michael Franks, has released his first original album in seven years, which will leave you enthralled with the same comfort!
This is the biggest release in the AOR world in 2018!

"A new album, the 18th overall, has been released, and it's the first in about seven years.
An endlessly soft voice, a whispering vocal style, and intelligent yet naive expression.
In this ever-changing world, Michael's style has remained unchanged for over 40 years.
"There is no other way but to call it a miracle." - Kanazawa Toshikazu

Michael Franks is a legend in the AOR world, who has always been immensely popular for his sweet and gentle whisper voice and his intelligent urban sound that combines jazz, fusion and bossa nova. This long-awaited new original work, his first in seven years since his amazing 2011 album "Time Together" has been released by the prestigious US label "Shanachie" as with his previous album! His trademark jazzy and mellow sound, melodies that are both warm and cool, and a voice like cotton that still retains its purity... This time, fans will be thrilled by the blissful content that can only be described as Michael Franks no matter where you cut it. And it is truly amazing that the sound world that is connected to the masterpieces of the 70s such as "The Art of Tea" and "Sleeping Gypsy" still spreads out as it is today. Even after 45 years of career, Michael Franks continues to spin high-quality works, and is truly a treasure of the AOR world.

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