Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, better known by her stage name Cuushe, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer from

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. She is based in

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. She is one half of the duo Neon Cloud along with Geskia. Her music has been released on Flau and Cascine.

Biography

Growing up in

, Cuushe spent time in

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before moving to

. She also spent extended periods of time in

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and

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. She started making music in 2008. Her debut studio album, ''Red Rocket Telepathy'', was released in 2009. In 2012, she released an EP, ''Girl You Know That I Am Here but the Dream''. Her second studio album, ''Butterfly Case'', was released in 2013. Patrick St. Michel of ''

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'' called it "a captivating collection of dream pop." In 2015, she released an EP, ''Night Lines''. "We Can't Stop", a song from the EP, was used in the American dark comedy television series '' Search Party''. In 2017, she became a victim of stalking and online sexual harassment. A fellow musician broke into her house and stole her unreleased recordings, musical equipment, and personal items such as clothes and photographs.

Style and influences

In a 2012 interview with ''

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'', Cuushe cited "musician friends, movies, ndsadness" as her top 3 musical inspirations. Colin Joyce of ''

'' wrote, "The wispy-voiced Tokyo songwriter is nominally a dream-pop act, indulgent in the stirring static and hushed whispers that have become requisite for the genre."

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Red Rocket Telepathy'' (2009) * ''Butterfly Case'' (2013) * ''Waken'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Knit'' (2011) * ''Girl You Know That I Am Here but the Dream'' (2012) * ''Scar'' (2014) * ''Night Lines'' (2015)

Singles

* "Light" (2020)

Guest appearances

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- "Gold Coat" from ''

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'' (2015) * Iglooghost - "Infinite Mint" from ''

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'' (2017) * Anomie Belle - "Unwind (Cuushe Remix)" from ''Flux Remixed'' (2018)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuushe Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Japanese singer-songwriters Japanese multi-instrumentalists Japanese record producers Musicians from Kyoto Cascine artists