Cuushe Explained

Cuushe
Birth Name:Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi
Origin:Kyoto, Japan
Genre:Dream pop[1] [2]
Years Active:2010–present

Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, better known by her stage name Cuushe,[3] is a Japanese singer-songwriter,[4] multi-instrumentalist,[5] and record producer[6] from Kyoto.[7] She is based in Tokyo.[8] She is one half of the duo Neon Cloud along with Geskia.[9] Her music has been released on Flau and Cascine.[10]

Biography

Growing up in Kyoto, Cuushe spent time in Osaka before moving to Tokyo. She also spent extended periods of time in London and Berlin. She started making music in 2008.

Her debut studio album, Red Rocket Telepathy, was released in 2009.[11] In 2012, she released an EP, Girl You Know That I Am Here but the Dream.[12] Her second studio album, Butterfly Case, was released in 2013.[13] Patrick St. Michel of Pitchfork called it "a captivating collection of dream pop."[14] In 2015, she released an EP, Night Lines.[15] "We Can't Stop", a song from the EP, was used in the American dark comedy television series Search Party.[11]

In 2017, she became a victim of stalking and online sexual harassment by the glitch musician Ametsub, who broke into her house and stole her unreleased recordings, musical equipment, and personal items such as clothes and photographs.[16]

Style and influences

In a 2012 interview with Dazed, Cuushe cited "musician friends, movies, [and] sadness" as her top 3 musical inspirations.[17]

Colin Joyce of Pitchfork 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."[18]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese artist Cuushe details stalking and abuse by Ametsub. Resident Advisor. Andrew. Ryce. 24 August 2018. 23 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Track Premiere: Cuushe – "Hanabi". Beats Per Minute. Joshua. Pickard. 18 September 2013. 23 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Cuushe (No 1,364). The Guardian. Paul. Lester. 3 October 2012. 23 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Premiere: Cuushe – "Shadow (Nite Jewel Remix)". Under the Radar. Laura. Studarus. 14 April 2015. 23 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Cuushe's new EP is a long, lonely night in Tokyo. Dazed. Aimee. Cliff. 31 March 2015. 23 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Cuushe - Night Lines EP. The 405. Mike. Townsend. 8 April 2015. 23 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Exclusive: Cuushe's Kyoto Dream-pop. Dazed. Mika Hayashi. Ebbesen. 17 July 2013. 23 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Cuushe, "Tie". Impose. Lexy. Cullinan. 23 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Geskia, Cuushe team up on impressive Neon Cloud side project. The Japan Times. Russell. Thomas. 18 March 2014. 23 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Cuushe dreams of perfect pop on 'Night Lines'. The Japan Times. James. Hadfield. 12 April 2015. 23 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Inside Japanese Artist Cuushe's Dreamy Musical World. Vice. Kat. Aileen. Keenan. MacWilliam. 17 November 2016. 23 September 2019.
  12. Web site: Cuushe - 'I Love You' (Listen). The 405. Tim. Boddy. 3 April 2013. 23 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Cuushe's 'I Miss You' Is a Shoegazing R&B Dream. Spin. Chris. Martins. 17 September 2013. 23 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Cuushe: Butterfly Case. Pitchfork. Patrick St.. Michel. 2 October 2013. 23 September 2019.
  15. Web site: FADER Mix: Cuushe. The Fader. Duncan. Cooper. 7 April 2015. 23 September 2019.
  16. Web site: FEM emerges from the darkness with a newfound light. The Japan Times. Rebecca. Saunders. 19 June 2020. 18 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Cuushe Video Premiere. Dazed. Owen. Myers. 15 August 2012. 23 September 2019.
  18. Web site: Cuushe "Tie". Pitchfork. Colin. Joyce. 9 April 2015. 23 September 2019.

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