Next month Mei Semones releases her new EP Kurage. She shared the vivacious single "Koneko" featuring Liana Flores, and now she's back with the dazzling John Roseboro collab "Tooth Fairy."
"This song is about a day I was meeting John Roseboro at his friends’ bookstore," the musician says, continuing:
I got off the train in Greenpoint and we happened to have been on the same train, and we ran into each other on the platform. He smiled and told me his tooth had just fallen out, and held out his hand to show me. So I was inspired to write a song about that and our friendship. Thanks to John for being down to join me on the song and always being a good friend and inspiration to me :) Musically, one of my favorite parts is the arpeggiated guitar chords, inspired by a Guinga tune I learned.
The tune features Semones' band — Noam Tanzer on bass, Ransom McCafferty on drums, Claudius Agrippa on violin, and Noah Leong on viola — and every contribution coalesces into a delightful, seamless flourish. Watch the accompanying Jacob Rodier-directed music video below.
Kurage is out 4/10 via Bayonet.
