w-inds. member Keita Tachibana will release a new album under his solo moniker KEITA on March 25th.
inK will feature 14 tracks, including his 12 consecutive digital singles, which were released from January to December 2019, as well as two new songs titled Tokyo Night Fighter and Someday.
Tokyo Night Fighter is a collaboration with singer-songwriter Taiiku Okazaki, who provided both lyrics and guest vocals for the track. It is said to feature retro synths reminiscent of 80s new wave, and lyrically it is described as a song
for the tough people that are surviving day-to-day while striving to succeed in Tokyo.
Someday is said to be a song he created after he saw that many fans wished to hear a ballad during one of his recent livestreams. The theme of the song's lyrics is said to be "a letter to mother".
While KEITA has been honing his skills as a trackmaker in recent years, this album sees him expanding his skills as an artist even further, as he not only handled the music, lyrics and arrangement for all of the tracks himself, but also aspects of
the recording process such as the mixing and mastering.
The album will be available in two editions: a CD-only regular edition and a limited edition featuring a bonus DVD with making-of footage for Someday.
A trailer featuring clips from the making-of footage for Someday can be viewed below, followed by the MV for Don't Leave Me Alone, the first of his 12 digital singles. A YouTube playlist featuring
all 12 tracks is available here.
