INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT  NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD.

Shugo Tokumaru

Shugo Tokumaru is an insanely talented musician. Not only does he write, perform and produce all of his music (he plays every instrument on his tracks), but he manages to take huge ambition and pull listening simplicity from utter complexity. When you’re listening to his low-fi indie pop, you wouldn’t necessarily recognize his use of over 100 instruments, both modern, classical and traditional. A lot of bands who like to experiment with changing tempos and shifting beats with mixed results. It speaks to his talents that Shugo manages wild swings in some of his songs that are seamless leaving the listener with what seems like a whole new song, but without distracting from the whole arc. He takes what on paper seems like could simply be experimental art-rock (which can suuuuuuuuuuuuuck unless you’re pretentious AF) and makes it not only commercially viable, but endlessly fun and listenable.

 

Notable Songs:

Katachi

Decorate

Lahaha

Parachute

 

CLICK HERE to follow me on Spotify. Click here  for award winning web design.

 

 

 

Say Happy Birthday to my husband.