Artist's albums
Shapes & Time
2022 · album
Like Breath
2022 · single
Just Spending Time
2022 · single
Late Summer Storms
2022 · single
Like Pebbles in a Stream
2022 · single
Every Movie Needs a Sad Scene
2022 · single
Rainy Season Again
2022 · single
Make-Believe Birdsong
2022 · single
Like Grains of Sand in Your Hand
2022 · single
Shapes in Time
2022 · single
Corduroy
2022 · single
Kotatsu Naps
2021 · single
A Tape of a Tape of a Tape of a Time
2021 · single
Late Nights and Mosquito Bites
2021 · single
Houseplant Music
2020 · EP
Music for Museum Gift Shops
2019 · album
This Book Smells Like Rain
2018 · single
Thinking About Thursdays
2017 · album
The Sounds of Spring - EP
2015 · EP
While Winter Whispers - EP
2014 · EP
Falling for Autumn - EP
2013 · EP
Summer Songs - EP
2013 · EP
Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures
2011 · album
Elevator Music
2011 · album
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Biography
Lullatone are in love with life's little moments. More "home music" than "house music" - more "commuter music" than "computer music" - Lullatone's Shawn James Seymour and Yoshimi Seymour have found the sound to turn your life into a scene from a movie. Built on a bed of indie film instrumentation and close mic'd coziness, Lullatone's albums hint at the subdued piano of Goldmund, the warm beats of Aso, and the modern classical of Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Like for the early scores of Wes Anderson's films, there is definite a whimsical quality to the album. Flourishes of glockenspiel, intimate plucks of guitalele (a Japanese inventive cross between a guitar and ukulele), hushed strings, piano and brushed drums are all used in illustrative and imaginative ways. But, despite the intricate instrumentation, the tracks never feel cluttered or lose their clarity. These are carefully considered compositions. Airy and gentle, they owe their understated quality to Lullatone's life in Japan, where subtlety and good taste are a key to life. The entire album was recorded in the group's meticulously organized studio which has been featured on Lifehacker and Apartment Therapy for its design conscious take on simplicity in life design. Like their studio, their albums show a modern take on minimalism, one filled warmth and intimacy, and proves that sometimes a lack of clutter is all that is need to inspire the imagination.