Seeing that we are less than a fortnight away from summer (hopefully), perhaps it is time to post something a little more seasonal.
Singer-songwriter Manaho Mori（森真帆）is someone that I've gotten to know only recently. Although I have very limited knowledge about her history and discography, I believe that she did have her City Pop phase in her early years such as her collaboration with the late Hiroshi Narumi（鳴海寛）, "Desire", from his "Around the Thru Traffic" album.
In 2018, Mori released a single titled "Natsu no Kumo" (Summer Clouds) which was written by her and composed by Tatsuya Takidera（滝寺達也）as this very gentle and earthy pop song that pretty much demands that listeners go outside, lie on a hill and stare at the title (not a bad therapy actually). In a way, listening to this song and then remembering her early works, I'm reminded of Yurie Kokubu（国分友里恵）who started out as a City Pop singer herself in the 1980s but shifted to a quieter style in the mid-1990s.
This is a great song to get me ready for the dual summer and rain season we are having in northern Japan! Right now, some here have already started to complain about the now warmer 18°C weather we are having. I am not sure they would be able to survive in my hometown, which is already in the 33°C.
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