Pizzicato Five - The Fifth Release from Pizzicato Five

While it was only the group's fifth American release, the Pizzicato Five had compiled a lengthy discography in Japan, and the weight of their past sounds like it caught up with them on what proved to be their swan song. Fifth Release From Pizzicato Five isn't appreciably different from what preceeded it; Yasuharu Konishi's songs are still a frothy blenderful of ultra-stylish pop, equal parts Bacharach, Motown, '60s kitsch and '90s electro. Maki Nomiya remains the perfect vocalist for this melange; her little-girl vocals (often in Japanese) seldom weighing down the songs with emotional complexity. Read More