Buoy is the solo project of Tokyo-based singer-songwriter Misa Yoneyama, whose
intimate songwriting and understated acoustic sound have established her as a
distinctive voice in Japan’s independent music scene. She began performing
around 2018, accompanying herself on gut-string guitar and developing a musical
style rooted in simplicity, warmth, and close observation of everyday life. In
2020, Buoy released her first album, Sando Miru, followed in 2022 by Akarui
Kurai through Sweet Dreams Press. In 2021, she also formed the trio Uto Minato
with double bassist Masanori Hattori and...