Animaru
2025 studio album by Mei Semones
Animaru is the debut studio album by American indie rock musician Mei Semones. It was released on May 2, 2025, by Bayonet Records.
Background
The album, recorded by Ashlawn Recording Company in Connecticut, was preceded by Semones' 2024 EP, Kabutomushi. Animaru's lead single, "Dumb Feeling", was released on February 4, 2025. The album features ten songs ranging between two and six minutes each, with Semones singing in English and Japanese. The title of the album is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of "animal". It incorporates elements of J-pop, bossa nova, and indie music.
Semones named the album Animaru to symbolize the instinctual nature of animals. “Animals, they follow their instincts. They eat when they want, sleep when they want, that type of thing.” Which also inspired the name for the track I Can Do What I Want.
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