Yumiko Shiina's solo career under the moniker Sheena Ringo began in 1998, but took a back seat after Tokyo Incidents, the backing band she formed for herself in 2004, became a preoccupation. But her arresting solo work didn't stay on the back burner for long—not with vital cuts like the epic rock 'n' roll of "Nippon" and the poppy, electronic soul-jazz rhythms of "No Verao, As Noites". And with her flair for dramatic vocal delivery and a taste for epic instrumentation, Ringo strives to be an artist that's impossible to ignore.