''The Others'' is the ninth studio album by Japanese musician

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. It was released on April 15, 2015 in Japan. It charted at number 10 on the

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chart and number 9 on '' Billboard'' Japan.

Background and release

The album was produced by

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winning Drew Ramsey and

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in Nashville. The song ''Alien Girl'' was dedicated to

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, while his title song, ''The Others'' was later released in a different version to support

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. The album features Robert Harvey in ''Unite''. For this album, Miyavi changed his electric guitar to a

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, which resulted in an "edgier and more aggressive" sound. According to Miyavi, the concept of the album was about the acceptance of being different, something that was on his mind for a long time, as he often felt pressure to conform to societal norms, especially when he moved to the United States. The album was followed by a two-part nationwide tour, a Europe tour (his fifth on the continent) and a concert in South Korea.

Track listing

References

External links

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