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My Brightest Diamond

What is the saddest most beautiful song you know? For me, it's been Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now. And then I heard another devastatingly beautiful song a few months ago by My Brightest Diamond called I have never loved someone (listen here)

A week ago, my divine friend Laurel happened to tell me "oh, Shara (singer-songwriter of the second most beautiful song ever and this great song and this one too) is my first cousin".

Laurel moved back to America the following day.

I missed a skype date with Laurel (and Shara) last night, but when I woke up this morning, something very special was waiting for me in my inbox.

Oh Toshi

Meet Toshi (田原俊彦). I found him in the vinyl section of a second-hand store in Kyoto for ￥100 the other day.