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Bayonet Records
Producer: Mei Semones
There’s a wondrous curveball quality to Mei Semones’ music; the Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter and guitarist has the innate ability to lead the listener down a path and then turn on a dime, and that artistic dexterity works to the immense benefit of the songs on Kurage. First single “Koneko,” which sees her performing with British-Brazilian artist Liana Flores, is a marvelously jazzy yet delicate slice of sweet indie-pop. The weightless manner with which she switches from English to Portuguese to Japanese throughout also adds plenty to songs that one could image serving as a movie soundtrack.
