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This is also the first record on which Schrock and Miller share songwriting duties

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This isn’t an album of summer jams or simple hooks – it’s pure energy and conviction

Kumio Kurachi - Open Today LP hiphop which she thought would beKumio Kurachi is a Japanese singer songwriter who has been active since the 1980's. This is his 11th solo album and only the second to be released outside of Japan following Sound of Turning Earth (2018) on bison. Though his songs are written and performed primarily on guitar, Open Today is a return to Kurachis full, multi instrumental recording style featuring drums, bass, strings, keys and Kurachis rich, distinctive vocals in multiple voicings.