The Music Box.

Entries about the music I like.

Akhil Srivatsan 12/8/20 Akhil Srivatsan 12/8/20

Ichiko Aoba — Windswept Adan

When I last wrote about an Ichiko Aoba album this year, I said it was my favourite album of the year. I’ve since then said that about Klô Pelgag’s Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs and thought that about Yaeji’s What We Drew 우리가 그려왔. But as things stand, it might just be Windswept Adan that takes the cake. This is a beautiful piece of art: one that I believe everybody must experience at least once.

Akhil Srivatsan 6/9/20 Akhil Srivatsan 6/9/20

Ichiko Aoba — "gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)

This is an enchantingly beautiful acoustic folk performance by the Japanese artist, recorded live in a concert hall in Tokyo. What’s remarkable is its simplicity: one woman playing an acoustic guitar and singing.