

Take a step back, however, and it would do well to remember that Haru to Shura’s hype didn’t actually come out of nowhere and there was a scene tuned into her pre-2018 this bring us to her 2017 EP Atom Heart Mother. It never skipped a beat and the energy behind her performance came across so clearly that it was difficult not be swept away by virtually any given moment. The album’s warm, wall-of-sound production coupled with Nemuri’s passionate stream-of-consciousness vocal style and occasional well-documented screams. Haru Nemuri’s 2018 album Haru to Shura was a powerhouse release that generated a rare level of cross-genre hype and gave her the platform for an unexpected but well-earned international breakthrough.

Review Summary: Haru Nemuri's pre-breakthrough EP shows her gaining momentum but not quite hitting lift-off
