日本传奇音乐人/作曲家坂本龙一于3月29日正式发行全新录音室专辑《async》，这也是教授自咽喉癌康复之后的首张专辑，共包含15首歌（第15首歌曲只收录于黑胶中）。坂本龙一称新专辑的构思和录制均在纽约完成，是他来自于对日常对象、雕塑和自然的感悟。
坂本龍一の8年ぶりとなるオリジナル・アルバム!
Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced a new studio album, async, out April 28 via Milan. It’s the Japanese composer’s first studio album since 2012’s Three, with Jaques Morelenbaum and Judy Kang, and his first solo album in 8 years. Sakamoto recorded and conceived of the album in New York, taking inspiration from “everyday objects, sculpture, and nature,” according to a press release.