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Elma (album)

is the second studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on August 28, 2019, by Universal J. This was their first album to be released by a major music label.

Overview

Elma serves as a sequel to the story of the previous studio album titled, That's Why I Gave Up on Music, a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy". The story now follows Elma's perspective as she receives the letters and lyrics written by Amy and travels the same path in Sweden as he once did.

The album cover shows Elma sitting on the miniature of the Visby City Wall near the Snäckgärdsporten

Release

The first press limited edition contains Elma's diary and pictures of her maps tracing the land travelled by Amy.

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" on 24 June 2019, "Rain with Cappuccino" on 1 August 2019, and "Nautilus" on 27 August 2019 were also released.

Track listing

All lyrics／music／arrangement by n-buna.

Usage

  • "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" was used in Teikyō Heisei University's TV commercial in 2019.
  • "Nautilus" was used as the theme song for the 7th Kōshien Drama Award-winning Japanese drama in 2020.

Personnel

Main
Supporting
  • – guitar
  • – bass
  • Masack – drums
  • – piano, keyboards
Recording engineers／Producers
Coordinators
  • – A&R
  • – artwork coordinator
  • – sales promotion
  • – artist management
Art
Studios
  • Recording studios – Matsusuta (Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Universal Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Recorded／Mixed by , and Mastered by at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Notes

References