Uzu may refer to:
Uzu (渦) (English: Vortex) is the tenth single by the Japanese pop-rock band Porno Graffitti, it was released on February 5, 2003.
UZU is the second studio album by Canadian experimental band Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.
UZU was released on October 29, 2013, through Paper Bag Records in Canada and Suicide Squeeze Records in the US in CD, digital download, and limited edition vinyl formats. The group embarked on a North America tour to support the album upon its release. The band also released music videos for UZU album tracks "One" and “Saturn's Return”, respectively. The track "Lamia" was featured in the Adult Swim Singles Program 2012 as a free download.
The album has been described as more "poignant and human", compared to their last record YT//ST. The Chinese goddess Mazu is said to be the central character of UZU, and is the figure illustrated on the album cover artwork. The album is said to follow nautical mythological themes to explore feelings of being "lost and adrift" in the world.
Thus far, the album has received mainly positive reviews from music critics. The aggregate review site Metacritic assigned an average score of "79" to the album based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Kogoeta yo sora no shita
Hadaka no mama oidashite
Kiitete yo ataman naka
Kishinda garakuta no oto
Mattete yo kureru made
Hitori kiri ni shi nai de
Aratte yo karadajuu
Iki tometoku kara saa
Afure sou na mizu ga wa hasuikou he
Chiisana uzu wo tsukutte nagarete yuku (iku)
Butsukatte mawari nagara kiete yuku no
Nozoki komeba sono mama bikizuri komarete iku
Anata wo omou amari yogoto boku wo sasou amai setsuna
Hito wa haka nai mo no ni naze ka konna hikare tsudukete shimau
Hanashite yo fukai soko
ENDEINGU wa nemuri de
Sawattete yo sono shita wo
Ushiro kara uragawa kara
Doko ka tsunagaru hazu no haisuikou wo
Nagai kami ga karan de fusai de yuku (iku)
Soshite yukusaki wo naku shita no ga
Koko ni aru tatta hitotsu magire mo nai shinjitsu
Awaseta yubisaki kara kasuka boku ni todoku amai kodou
Fusai da kuchibiru kara fui ni kobore ochiru amai to iki
Anata wo nikumu hodo ni yurete midare sakebu boku ga iru