"A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" Released: June 4, 2019
Elma (エルマ, Eruma) is the second studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on August 28, 2019 by Universal J.[1] 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.
Release
The first press limited edition contains Elma's diary and pictures of her maps tracing the land travelled by Amy.[2]
Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"[3] on 24 June 2019, "Rain with Cappuccino"[4] on 1 August 2019, and "Nautilus"[5] on 27 August 2019 were also released.
Recording studios – Matsusuta (Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Universal Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Recorded/Mixed by Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋 秀幸, Matsuhashi Hideyuki), and Mastered by Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司, Chinone Yūji) at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
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