Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Ichiko Aoba has announced a new album, Luminescent Creatures, due out on February 28 via hermine/Psyhcic Hotline. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s Windswept Adan, and about it, she says, “Luminescent Creatures was born from Windswept Adan. It began when I started wondering what happened after the protagonist of Windswept Adan disappeared along with the music of the island’s inhabitants. What would be left?” See the cover art and tracklist below.
The lead single is the pretty, twinkly, and quietly cinematic “Luciférine,” which you can hear below.
Ichiko has also announced her biggest tour yet, a 2025 run that includes shows in Asia, Europe, the UK, and North America. The North American run begins in April and wraps up in May, and you can see all dates below.
The NYC show is at Kings Theatre on May 14, and , and with Wordless Music Quintet. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, November 15 at 10 AM local time, with various presales happening now.
ICHIKO AOBA – LUMINESCENT CREATURES TRACKLIST
1. COLORATURA
2. 24° 3′ 27.0″ N 123° 47′ 07.5″ E
3. mazamun
4. tower
5. aurora
6. FLAG
7. Cochlea
8. Luciférine
9. prisomnia
10. SONAR
11. 惑星の泪 (Wakusei no Namida)
ICHIKO AOBA: 2025 TOUR DATES
Mon. Feb. 24 – Hong Kong, CN @ Xi Qu Centre, Grand Theatre [with Musicians from HK Phil]
Wed. Feb. 26 – Seoul, KR @ Sky Arts Hall
Thu. March 6 – Taipei, TW @ Zhongshan Hall
Mon. March 10 – Barcelona, ES @ Paral.lel 62
Tue. March 11 – Valencia, ES @ Teatro Rambleta
Thu. March 13 – Milan, IT @ Auditorium San Fedele
Sat. March 15 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
Tue. March 18 – Hamburg, DE @ Laiszhalle
Wed. March 19 – Berlin, DE @ Urania (Humboldtsaal)
Fri. March 21 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg (Grote Zaal)
Sun. March 23 – Groningen, NL @ Oosterpoort
Tue. March 25 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
Thu. March 27 – Paris, FR @ La Trianon
Mon. March 31 – London, UK @ Barbican [with 12 Ensemble]
Wed. April 2 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
Fri. April 4 – Gateshead, UK @ The Glasshouse
Sat. April 5 – Glasgow, UK @ City Halls
Thu. April 17 – Honolulu, HI @ Hawaii Theatre
Sat. April 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Chan Centre
Sun. April 20 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. April 21 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore
Wed. April 23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland
Sat. April 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern [with Wordless Music Quintet]
Sun. April 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern [with Wordless Music Quintet]
Tue. April 29 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center
Thu. May 1 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Sat. May 3 – St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
Tue. May 6 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Wed. May 7 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Fri. May 9 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre
Sat. May 10 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
Mon. May 12 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
Wed. May 14 – New York, NY @ Kings Theatre [with Wordless Music Quintet]
Sat. May 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Miller Theatre
Sun. May 18 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Thu. May 22 – Mexico City, MX @ Teatreo Metropolitan