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Numao, Shoko

The Siwnin Sails

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Shoko Numao-vocal, guotar

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Catalog ID: elsewhere 037
Squidco Product Code: 36926

Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, in July, 2025, by Muriwui.

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"The Siwnin Sails" is a solo album consisting of eight songs written and composed by Shoko Numao, an emerging Japanese singer-songwriter. Numao studied vocal and composition focusing on jazz at Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland, where she trained to use her voice as an instrument, exploring the expressive possibilities of the voice and laying the foundation for her current approach. Since returning to Japan in 2021, she has been based in Tokyo, performing her own songs, both in collaborations with various musicians and as a solo artist. She has captivated live audiences with her poetic and introspective songs as well as her translucent voice, which occasionally reveals a flickering, ethereal quality. 'The Siwnin Sails' features eight songs written and composed between 2016 and 2024, all performed by Numao herself on guitar and vocals."-elsewhere

Track Listing:

1. Drizzle 06:45

2. Ocean Voyage 04:58

3. Pyrethrum 06:02

4. Monuke 03:43

5. A Rumor of Foxes 05:55

6. Notsuki 05:29

7. Reminiscence 02:47

8. Glory Bush (Nobotan) 04:52

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