Lullatone
Shawn James Seymour and Yoshimi Tomida are Lullatone, a band that makes miniature melodies for everyday adventures. Their music is known for its whimsical, childlike quality and lo-fi sounds. Lullatone’s music has been featured in ads and videos for Experian, Google, Blue Apron, Volkswagen. The band has also co-created musical apps, such as Patatap, Typatone and the Raindrop Melody Maker. Their most popular song on Spotify is “falling asleep with a book on your chest”.
If you could recommend 3 books to anyone, what would they be?
Drawing a Tree by Bruno Munari
Shawn: On the surface this looks like a book about drawing, but really it is about looking. The more you read the more you realize how important it is to notice the things around you. And if you look hard enough, nothing can ever be boring.
Think and Make Like an Artist: Art activities for Creative Kids by Claudio Boldt and Eleanor Meredith
Yoshimi: One day we were stuck at home because of a typhoon. So I did a lot of the projects in this book with our kids. It was really fun. The explanations about the projects are really nice too. And the illustrations are so cute.
Saraba! by Kanako Nishi
Yoshimi: I don't think they have this book in English yet, but it is really good. It feels like it was written for people born in our generation, which is rare.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Shawn: The language, the characters and their descriptions, the situations, everything about this book was perfect. It is definitely my favorite work of newer fiction.
What are you reading now?
Yoshimi: Out by Kirino Natsuo. It is about a housewife who chops up people in her bathroom for a job. It gives you chills, which is good in the summer.
Shawn: The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13) by Agatha Christie. I'm not a big mystery guy, but our son was reading this one. So I decided to read it too so we could talk about it.
What is your favourite bookstore or library?
Shawn: Our friend here do a really nice bookshop called "On Reading"
Yoshimi: The Nagoya City Public library. I go there every week!
