Natsudaidai -- Dusky Dolphin

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Now that we are on the cusp of Thanksgiving here in Canada and Sports Day in Japan, it might be difficult to think of the summer and the beach, but I'm sure that there are still some folks who want to head out to places like Shonan (as pictured above) to frolic one more before the weather gets really chilly.

Maybe the young fun ladies from the music duo Natsudaidai can help out in this matter. The video for their "Dusky Dolphin" has singer Yo and trackmaker Nanae spending a fine summer day out by the surf. That titular dolphin must be the best dancer on the water considering how Yo trips the light fantastic with her vocals while Nanae's music is having the funkiest time out there, even throwing in some of those Delphinidae squeaks.

Yo and Nanae started up Natsudaidai in 2023 and their music has been described on J-Wave as some girls' chill pop. "Dusky Dolphin" is included as one track on the duo's first EP "Seikaten"（青果店...Greengrocer） which was released in August this year. I read that it was produced by Tomita Lab（富田ラボ）although I think "Dusky Dolphin" also feels like Mondo Grosso music from twenty years ago.