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Natsuko Nisshoku’s masterpiece songs: a roundup of recommended hits and signature tracks

Nisshoku Natsuko is a singer-songwriter known for her piano-based arrangements and a voice that pierces straight to the heart.

Hailing from Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture, she gained widespread recognition after appearing on the music program “Street Fighters.” Her music, which channels raw emotions directly into her works, leaves a deep impression on listeners.

In this article, the RAG MUSIC editorial team has compiled a selection of Nisshoku Natsuko’s recommended tracks.

Every one of them is fantastic, so be sure to check them all out!

Natsuko Solar Eclipse’s masterpieces. Recommended popular and signature songs (1–10)

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Natsuko Nisshoku – Coelacanth @Flying Son 12/11/2011
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A song included on the album “FESTOON,” released in December 2011.

It’s a striking track featuring a beautiful vocal laid over a gentle, water-evoking piano.

Comparing the ups and downs of life to a fish swimming along the water’s surface, it sings of persevering without giving up, and it resonates deeply.

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Natsuko Solar Eclipse – “Leap” Official Music Video
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This is a track included on the 1st full album, “Invisible in Backlight.” Within the powerful vocals and piano touch, you can feel gentleness and fragility.

It’s a piece that feels as if it’s being sung to oneself, conveying a cool determination to stand firm.

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Natsuko Sekiguchi – “Midsummer Dinosaur” Official Music Video
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The single “Midsummer Dinosaur,” released in 2021 in a limited run of 2,000 copies, is refreshingly buoyed by a lively piano beat.

It also made waves for bringing in n-buna—who is active in Yorushika—as the arranger.

The sound brims with summery openness, making it a happy tune that lifts your spirits as you listen.

The music video, created from photo submissions of summer skies and clouds, features a variety of dinosaurs.

Why not add it to your playlist as a song to color your summer?

Natsuko Solar Eclipse’s classic songs: A roundup of recommended hits and signature tracks (11–20)

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Natsuko Solar Eclipse – 'Latency' Official Music Video
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What makes “Latency” so striking is how the lyrics bid farewell to the other person right from the start.

The title carries meanings like “waiting time” and “delay,” and the song conveys a message about not mistiming your move while being thrown off by such delays.

It’s a track from the 2017 mini-album Parrot, and it showcases Natsuko Nisshoku’s characteristically dynamic piano playing.

Be sure to check out the music video, which captures her singing and playing by a riverbed—it’s truly invigorating and fills you with energy for tomorrow!

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Nisshoku Natsuko – 'Utsurobune' Official Music Video
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Utsurobune is a danceable track set to a piano-driven dance beat.

Released digitally as a single in 2022, it is also included on the album Mimesis.

The lyrics, written around the theme of young people being thrown into the rough seas of society upon graduation, express their anxiety, discomfort, and anger.

The music video by animator and painter Hana Ono offers a distinctive portrayal of a ship braving turbulent waves.

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Natsuko Solar Eclipse – “Forty” Official Music Video
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The single Forty, released digitally in 2020, features a grand choral arrangement by a gospel choir.

The lyrics, which sing about carving out your own path forward, make it a truly empowering track.

The music video was filmed in the dead of winter in Taiki, Hokkaido, with full support from Interstellar Technologies Inc., a company developing rockets in Taiki.

It has the feel of a documentary, even featuring rocket engineers, so be sure to check it out!

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Natsuko Solar Eclipse – “Don’t Run in the Hallway” Official Music Video
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“Don’t Run in the Hallway” reminds us how important the seemingly obvious things we learned at school back then really are.

It’s a track included on the 2017 mini-album Parrot, a ballad in which Natsuko Nisshoku’s vocals and piano tones resonate deeply.

The music video was created in collaboration as a graduation project by the Film and Video Department at Vantan Design Institute and is available on YouTube.

The brass that comes in partway through also carries a certain wistful loneliness.