Yo Zushi

Bio:

Hello. I write songs all of the time and play them some of the time. My first album, Songs from a Dazzling Drift, was released in 2005 by Pointy Records. They also put out my second, Notes for “Holy Larceny”, and a couple of download singles. My third album, Jangadeiros, was released on cassette by Italy’s now sadly defunct Best Kept Secret Tape Label. I have an almost-finished album in the works, it’s probably the best so far... More news to come. Here’s what other people have said:

"His playfully eccentric lyrics about life's small moments, plucked acoustic guitar and rollicking rhythms suggest a less ramshackle Badly Drawn Boy or a better adjusted E from Eels... This could be the start of something major"
– ****, Q Magazine, "Q Recommends"

"Captivating, indeed mesmerising... Every moment is to be treasured."
– BBC.co.uk

"A raw... intriguing talent"
– Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2

"Immediately likeable and with the unerring ability to bring a smile to the lips of any music fan... Perfectly constructed lyricism... With any luck, this is just a taster of what's to come"
– Word Magazine

"Yo Zushi's folk songs have earned him plenty of high-profile fans around the world and this, his debut LP, looks certain to raise the bar even higher. A masterclass in storytelling"
– Dazed & Confused

"All the credentials to be the under-sung musical hero that we just don't get any more... Excellent"
– *****, Amelia's Magazine

"The spirit of Bob Dylan for the 21st century"
– Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 1

"Lucid tales of alcohol-fuzzled intrigue and mishap... Melodies soaked in a warm melancholia"
– Metro

"Sweet melodies that entice you back... A taste of something different"
– Maverick

"Diversity and newness throughout... Haunting"
– Comes with a Smile

"Dreamy and beautiful... Versatile yet intense... Yo Zushi's campfire tales are at once wistful and uplifting, and this talented songwriter's fire looks set to continue burning"
– **** and a half, Subba Culture

"One of the most interesting albums of 2007... A world of acoustic music coffee bars, late night semi-drunken musings and the deeper darker edges of folk is explored and discovered"
– Americana UK

"...a singer-songwriter who does more than slow and painful... upbeat melodies and enchanting lyrics... marvellous."
– **** Maverick

"...With a title lifted from a Robert Browning poem, the album is a classy collection of intelligently literate folk songs that beat with a left of centre Pop heartbeat. Understated, unaffected yet charmingly affecting, the album ought to set Yo Zushi up as one of the key singer/songwriter talents of 2006."
– Tangents

"Should contemplative singer/songwriters become the heroes they once were... then Yo Zushi is one artist who will be leading the revival."
– Flavourpill