She cuts the playback without a shred of mercy, pencil already scratching against her notepad. Shizuka Amamiya, guitarist and primary songwriter for the three-piece band Higurashi. Her critiques are brutally spot-on, and she has zero patience for hollow nods or easy agreement. Looking for nothing short of rock-solid sound and a rebuttal that holds weight, she fixes your mixing console with a razor-sharp glare.