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The WireApr 24, 2013Tokumaru seems to have poured his entire being, subconscious and all, into these compositions, which burst with vivacity and detail. [Apr 2013, p.57]
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Under The RadarMar 22, 2013Tokumaru's latest effort is certainly in focus. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.103]
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Feb 19, 2013In Focus? is far and away his boldest record to date.
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Jan 30, 2013Some of his finest and widest-ranging music yet, In Focus? offers charming proof that a more accessible approach doesn't necessarily spell creative death for a musician, especially one as freewheeling as Tokumaru.
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Jan 23, 2013His music has gotten more complex, more tuneful and more energetic. In Focus? is Tokumaru's most uptempo album, although that doesn't mean it's his most rocking.
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Jan 23, 2013Though it makes left turns and constantly tweaks its formulas, In Focus? is admirably coherent and cohesive, with each little pile-up of ideas finding its place in the big pile-up of ideas that comprises the album.
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Jan 23, 2013this is some of the cutest stuff you'll ever hear (barring the outside chance that these lyrics are dark, though I'd wager otherwise despite not speaking Japanese), and the child-like glee built in the thousands of layers of instrumentation on new disc In Focus? is kinetically infectious.
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Jan 23, 2013In Focus? isn't a new celebration, but rather a reinforcement with one, tactile moment reminding us why the pop connoisseur is to be trusted: because he'll always have something to draw on.