"Born from a sonic enthusiasm of John Coltrane, The Smashing Pumpkins and Thelonious Monk, Mei Semones is a shining new star in the angelic amalgamation of indie music, jazz and J-Pop. Her debut EP, “Tsukino 月の,” was released in late January 2022, following the original release of her first single, “Hfoas” in March 2020, and continued Semones’ tradition of containing lyricism in both Japanese and English - a euphonious love-note to her East Asian heritage."                              - Caitlin Andrews, Periphery Magazine

 

Mei Semones is an artist creating jazz influenced indie pop songs with lyrics in both Japanese and English, currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Drawing from her background in jazz guitar and her Japanese heritage, she uses creative harmonic and rhythmic concepts and two different languages to write her songs.

 

Mei’s influences include John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery,

Thelonious Monk, João Gilberto, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana. Her music incorporates a variety of genres ranging from jazz & Bossa nova to indie rock, math rock, and folk.

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