Hikaru Utada: Fantome (2XLP)

Ｆａｎｔｏｍｅ / 宇多田ヒカル

Vinyl versions of all of Hikaru Utada's past albums to be released in two installments (March 10 and April 27). Consists of two 30cm LPs cut from 24bit/96KHz high quality masters.

First time on vinyl for "Fantome," the sixth Japanese studio album (ninth overall) by Hikaru Utada. Although Utada announced an indefinite hiatus from the public eye in August 2010, she continued writing and composing material with her father, Utada Teruzane, and long-term collaborator, Miyake Akira. Musically, Fantome is a collection of tracks that emphasize acoustic and stripped-down instrumentation, alongside influences of pop, electronic, and R&B music. The lyrical content delves into themes of grief, sadness, love, and death, mostly influenced by the death of her mother, her second marriage, and the birth of her son in 2015.