Oddtaxi

skirt's "ODDTAXI," the theme to the acclaimed 2021 anime, is mellow Tokyo melancholy dressed in a loose, late-night groove. The work of Japanese indie singer-songwriter Sawabe Wataru (recording as skirt), often paired with rapper PUNPEE, it floats on a warm, jazz-inflected bassline, brushed drums, and soft electric-piano chords — city-pop's smoothness loosened by hip-hop's swing. The production breathes; it has the unhurried sway of a cab gliding through neon streets after midnight. skirt's vocal is gentle and conversational, almost murmured, more storyteller than belter, perfectly matched to the show's wistful tale of lonely urban creatures circling one another. The emotional landscape is bittersweet detachment — the quiet ache of city solitude, of strangers passing in the back seat of someone else's night. Lyrically it leans impressionistic, sketching mood and motion rather than plot, while the groove keeps everything tender rather than sad. Culturally it sits in Japan's rich seam of indie artists who fold Showa-era city pop, soul, and modern rap into something intimate and contemporary. You play it on a night bus, a solo walk home, or whenever you want company that doesn't demand conversation. Cool, lonesome, and quietly beautiful — the sound of a city that keeps moving whether or not you do.