Shugo Tokumaru’s music is a dream come true — literally.
“I couldn’t write lyrics, so I came up with the idea of using phrases from a dream diary I was keeping,” explains the acclaimed multi- instrumentalist singer-songwriter. Since the age of 14 (he’s 30 now), Tokumaru has kept a small notepad by his bed. And when he is able to recall them he fervently scribbles his dreams down, building up a library of surreal subject matter to inform his psych-edged pop sound.
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