Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Ichiko Aoba has a new album on the way: Luminescent Creatures will be released on February 28 via her imprint hermine. Its lead single, ‘Luciférine’, is out today. Along with the news, Aoba has announced a 2025 world tour. Listen to ‘Luciférine’ below, and scroll down for the album cover, tracklist, and the list of dates.
Aoba’s previous album was 2020’s Windswept Adan, which was conceived as the soundtrack to an imaginary film about a girl who journeys from her home to the fantastical Adan Island. “Luminescent Creatures was born from Windswept Adan,” Aoba explained in a statement. “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?”
Luminescent Creatures Cover Artwork:
Luminescent Creatures Tracklist:
1. COLORATURA
2. 24° 3′ 26.98″ N, 123° 47′ 7.5″ 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
Wed March 6 – Taipei, TW – Zhongshan Hall
Mon March 10 – Barcelona, ES – Parallel 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
Fri May 2 – St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theatre
Tue May 6 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Wed May 7 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Thu May 8 – 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 – Teatro Metropolitan
