Turn Around Front Cover

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Pointless Phone Calls (Rusuden Ver.)

Mai Mishio

あなたはいつも ぼんやりして

まともな時に ふたりで話したいだけ

昨日 今日 喪 カールコード 指に巻いて

水辺の夜は 白濁な有無

黙ってないで 私を見て

まともな夜に ふたり出歩きたいだけ

不動 駆動 歩道橋 右往左往 死

曖昧に舞う言葉は磨る

不愉快な笑い声の留守番電話

屋上に灯るネオンの字ひとつ切れただけ

変わる 意味 記号 模様 心は動揺している

会えそうな予感はしないでも惟(おも)う

街は噂の通り静か

電話をやめて迎えに行けばよかった

夢 希望 嘘 憶測 夢想 空想

辺境の朝 混濁な 無

  • Lyricist

    Mai Mishio

  • Composer

    Mai Mishio

  • Co-Producer

    Mai Mishio, Takuro Okada

  • Recording Engineer

    Takuro Okada, Shinsuke Sasakura,

  • Mixing Engineer

    Takuro Okada

  • Mastering Engineer

    Alex DeTurk

  • Assistant Engineer

    Heoliny Jung

  • Graphic Design

    Tetsuya Nagato

  • Guitar

    Takuro Okada

  • Bass Guitar

    Takuro Okada

  • Drums

    Yasuzo Kato

  • Vocals

    Mai Mishio

  • Background Vocals

    Mai Mishio

  • Trumpet

    James Hino

  • Trombone

    Marshall Hino

  • Other Instruments

    Takuro Okada, Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi, mmm

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Turn Around

Mai Mishio

  • 1

    Dawn

    Mai Mishio

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  • 2

    Cheek Time

    Mai Mishio

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  • 3

    Turn Around

    Mai Mishio

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  • 4

    Things I've Done

    Mai Mishio

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  • 5

    Melancholic Hope

    Mai Mishio

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  • 6

    If You Say So, Good-Bye (Matane Ver.)

    Mai Mishio

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  • ⚫︎

    Pointless Phone Calls (Rusuden Ver.)

    Mai Mishio

  • 8

    Yesterday and Today

    Mai Mishio

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  • 9

    Quiet Night

    Mai Mishio

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Eight years since her previous release, "Mishio Lied", Mai Mishio's latest album,"Turn Around", is an ambitious project co-produced with Takuro Okada and mastered by Alex DeTurk, an engineer at The Bunker Studio in New York whose credits include Big Crown Records, David Bowie, and D'Angelo. Alongside newly arranged, re-recorded versions of her signature songs "If You Say So, Good bye" and "Pointless Phone Calls" the album presents a diverse set that reaches beyond a conventional band sound. Highlights include "Cheek Time", which blends Chicano soul with a 1960s Japanese pop mood, and the danceable "Things I've Done", mellow and Tropicália-tinged with hints of Brazilian psych. Drifting between retro and vintage, it is a record that leaves a deep sense of fulfillment after the final note. For the album cover, the artist photographs were shot by photographer Katsuhide Morimoto. Art director Tetsuya Nagato layered photographs and paper, then re-shot them with a macro lens; the resulting image gives the album a minimal, elegant visual identity and serves as its defining artwork.

Artist Profile

  • Mai Mishio

    Mai Mishio Singer/Songwriter, Writer In 2001, she began her career with the band [Uzumibi], which disbanded in 2014. Since 2010, she has been part of the duo [Aniss & Lacanca] with mmm (Me My Mo). In 2014, she launched her solo project [MANNERS], produced by You Ishihara, and in 2017 released her solo debut album Usotsuki Mishio. She continues to perform and record under the name [Mai Mishio with Goodfellas]. As a guitarist, she has participated in various live performances and recordings, including Kazuhiko Momo's solo project [MO'SOME TONEBENDER], [Kazuhiko Momo and the Tape Echoes], and [You Ishihara with Friends]. She also works as a commercial narrator, songwriter, and essayist. Her essay collections include I Want to Live with a Cat Again (Lemon House Inc., May 2023) and Sushi Nichijo 2020-2022 Tokyo (Lemon House Inc., May 2025). In November 2025, she will release her first new album in eight years, Turn Around. [Mai Mishio with Goodfellas] Mai Mishio (Vocal, Electric Guitar) Tomoyuki Ōtsuka (Bass) Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi (Keyboard, Synthesizer) Kazuhiko Masumura (Drums, Percussion, etc.)

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