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Sen Morimoto
Sen Morimoto
[ he/him ]
city: Chicagocountry: USA, Japan
genre: Alternative
styles: Electronica, Art Rock, Art Pop, Jazz, Hip-Hop
Deeper
Single
Reviews and Comments
“his new album is a rich, textured listen. And don’t be fooled by the pleasing production wrapping it all together. Morimoto uses his album to critique how the music industry commodifies trauma and identity to push sales, a sinister tale of capitalism that just won’t die.” - PITCHFORK
Morimoto is on another level here. Diagnosis might only be his third record—but it sings like the work of someone who’s been perfecting their own brilliance across a dozen full-lengths. - PASTE MAGAZINE
It’s another intriguing slice from his upcoming LP Diagnosis, which is shaping up to be one of his finest efforts yet. - CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
Chicago artist Sen Morimoto is back with the next single, “Deeper”, from his forthcoming LP Diagnosis. The song harkens back to Morimoto’s earlier works as he floats between jazz guitar with angelically dreamy vocal melodies and nimble raps. It’s a serene moment on the album otherwise full of menacing rock. The song is about attempting to experience the full depth of our emotions, good and bad, Sen notes:
“There is a place in the center of my chest, tucked behind my heart, where only the most extreme depths of grief or joy make themselves known. When the context of everything in your life is squeezed into a single moment by the pressure of an overwhelming present it feels like you’re at the bottom of the ocean. Nothing’s deeper.”
The song follows singles “Bad State,” “Diagnosis” and “If The Answer Isn’t Love”.
Out November 3rd via City Slang & Morimotos’s own Sooper Records the album can – and should – prove a larger blueprint for others. It’s a guide with which to release your anger and understand yourself and the world a little better, all while freely admitting to possessing no concrete answers to the existential questions that plague our everyday. The 13-track-long effort marks a fundamental shift both sonically and thematically. Exploring a wide range of genres and musical influences— alternative pop, dark rock, bright jazzy-infused pop, glistening orchestral soundscapes, and even subdued singer-songwriter sounds are detectable within the musical revelation that is Diagnosis. The topical shift as well brings exploration of childhood, American identity, nostalgia, and the insidious nature of late-stage capitalism— a notable change from his previous introspective works such as his 2018 debut Cannonball! and the 2021 self-titled follow-up.
latest releases
EP
BONK!
out on April 25, 2024
via City Slang
LP
Diagnosis
out on November 03, 2023
via City Slang
Single
Pressure on the Pulse
out on October 31, 2023
via City Slang
Single
Bad State
out on September 06, 2023
via City Slang
Single
Diagnosis
out on June 27, 2023
via City Slang
Single
If the Answer Isn't Love
out on May 02, 2023
via City Slang
