Naola’s music always comes along at times when a little relaxation…or, at the very least, something calming…is in order. “Enter” is a hushed acoustic number pushed forward by a very delicate drum beat and her faint vocals, which offer a sweet longing that never overpowers, but gets its point across all the same. This isn’t…
I’ve stared out of a lot of windows recently, a result of summer in Tokyo being truly finished and a seemingly relentless stretch of rain settling in. Everything’s changing, and all you can do sometimes is stare out at the city and watch time move slowly forward, and see how it all shakes out. Naola’s…
It seems a bit ridiculous to use a post about a song as feather-bed-soft as Naola’s “Fufu” as a diary entry…but hey, I’m paying the hosting fees, so why not. My life is pretty good on a lot of levels, but geez has 2015 left me tired. In the most literal sense — I spend…
Lord, I swear this comparison isn’t a simple “durrr both are women, both play guitar” reduction, but Japanese singer-songwriter Naola has a lot in common with Japanese singer-songwriter may.e. Primarily, they share an ability to get the absolute most out of a tiny arsenal of instruments (acoustic guitars and their voice), even if the end…