You have to feel sorry for Takahashi, the forgotten woman in Jpop - a promising start to her career aided by the power of Gundam has petered out to almost nothing, culminating with the embarrassing No.200 chart position of recent single Poolside (a collab with PE’Z’s H ZETT M).

Or perhaps she’s content sacrificing chart success for a chance to work with some of the rock/indie scene’s more famous names - the aforementioned H ZETT M, Chara, Nakamura Koji/iLL, Hidaka Toru & ROLLO all lend a hand on PICORINPIN. 

The results are not always cohesive or pretty; Wo Ai Ni is pretty much as drearily dull as it was a few years ago, but there are moments of absolute splendour - the bombastic Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the in-your-face attitude of Walkin’, the effervescent 恋するピエロッティ.

It’s a fine balance between the good and bad, but there’s enough on here to warrant at least a couple of listens.