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1979 · THE LISTENING ROOM

Wareta Natsu

Kengo & Sweet Relation

The review

“Wareta Natsu” finds Kengo Kurozumi and Sweet Relation working in a cooler, more reflective register. The rhythm stays supple beneath a melody that suggests summer not as escape, but as something already beginning to fracture.

Kurozumi's vocal has an adult calm that lets the arrangement carry the drama. With “Tsumibukai Yoru” on the other side, the single feels like two views of the same late-night story.

Sides

  • A · Tsumibukai Yoru
  • B · Wareta Natsu

Original single

Warner-Pioneer · L-280W

Coupled with

Tsumibukai Yoru