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Hidari Mae's songs are carefully plucked mysteries with subtle nuances that compel you to repeat listening. Make no mistake, the hypnotic, arpeggiated guitars, the ghost-like vocals and the beautiful melodies of singer/guitarist Andy Myers will pull you in from the first listen. But stick around for more spins and you will be rewarded. Soft, strange washes of keyboard and organ will appear. Vocal harmonies will come forward. Lyrics that convey a resigned sadness intertwined with hope will get stuck in your head. Indeed, this emotional contradiction provides the disc's central mystery: whether things are as they should be, or if they've pretty much gone wrong. This feeling kicks in on the somber but amazingly catchy opening track, "Anonymous" and pulses through the rest of Hidari Mae's tunes (14 in all).