Perhaps the one thing listeners immediately notice about Chara is her voice.Her singing shifts from pouty whispers to exhilarated shrieks that often capitulate with her voice characteristically cracking.

And while Chara could have been conscripted for the idol pop factory, she has instead charted a creative course of her own navigation.  Chara's music draws on a lot of classic folk-rock but also liberally incorporates influences ranging from jazz-pop to funk. Her voice is odd but her mixer is a genius.   You either hate her voice and love her music or hate her music or love her voice.