Aki Hano (羽野晶紀): 櫻蘭 (Rolan) (1991)
For lack of a better word, some of the “coolest” albums I own are, for all intents and purposes, those one-and-done records…
August 21, 2026
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Joy Salinas: Joy Salinas (1991)
Of all the reasons I keep this blog going, one of them has to be this: we need new heroes. For far…
August 12, 2026
Monica, Carla Vallet, Osny Melo: MERV (1997)
With most of us knee-deep in the dog days of summer, I thought I’d do something different. I think now’s the time…
July 29, 2026
Mix: 97. Your Own Little Paradise (君だけの小さな楽園)
There’s just something about summer that brings out a different side of me. Whether it’s the heat, the scenery, or simply me…
July 14, 2026
Chieko Kinbara (金原千恵子): Silence (2001)
Whenever I think of something to share, I first try to think of why I want to share it. In the case…
July 2, 2026
Gota & The Heart Of Gold (屋敷豪太): Somethin’ To Talk About (1993)
If one can come up with a phrase to chart Gota Yashiki’s life I think it’s this: Choose your own adventure. Dig…
June 25, 2026
MariMari (マリマリ): 耳と目そしてエコー (Ears and Eyes, Then Echo) (1997)
I imagine y’all have been in the same position I’ve been. How do you quantify why something makes you feel a certain…
June 11, 2026
coba (小林靖宏): ROOTS? (ルーツ？) (1995)
There’s a seemingly unwritten line written in music. It’s between those whose aim is to recreate the past and those whose gaze…
June 5, 2026
Mix: 96. Music Box On The Seashore (海辺のオルゴール)
Coming up with a music mix can sometimes feel like a nebulous thing. For me, it often takes a while to land…
May 19, 2026
Mix: 95. A Love Language (愛の言葉)
As I gather my thoughts on why I chose the songs you’ll hear in my latest LYL Radio mix, my mind keeps…
April 14, 2026
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026