Sepia Days Music Blog

  • #50 – Colorful Moonlight

    #50 – Colorful Moonlight

    Did you listen to my English cover of Colorful Moonlight? It’s a rare Mathew cover – check it out here on Youtube! As usual, references are available. This is an insert song from Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night (yorukura), an anime about finding one’s place and identity as an artist. Light spoilers ahead –… Read more

  • #49 – Link to the Future

    #49 – Link to the Future

    Our latest cover is up! You can find our full-length cover of Link to the Future here on my Youtube channel. As usual, check references through this spreadsheet. A special thank you to aster, who kindly translated the song for me. I had a ton of fun with these lyrics, probably more so than usual.… Read more

  • #48 – Youtaite Census 2023

    #48 – Youtaite Census 2023

    ADVISORY: This blog post is long! Each graph will be followed by my commentary. Please feel free to skip the text and jump directly between the images if you prefer. INTRODUCTION It has been a full year since the last Youtaite Census. Chorus Battles remain a staple of youtaite activities, new community resources (youtaite.com) have… Read more

  • #47 – Genyou Yakou

    #47 – Genyou Yakou

    Have you heard our cover of Genyou Yakou? Be sure to check it out! As usual, references here. As I wrap up this trio of Cerise Bouquet songs, I have to say again how grateful that I gave this group a listen. Aside from giving me something new and beautiful to listen to, it also… Read more

  • #46 – Shiori

    #46 – Shiori

    In case you missed it, my English cover of Shiori, by MyGO!!!!! References here. In an unexpected turn, I’m covering Bang Dream again after over 4 years (and my first ever bandori solo cover). My channel’s last bandori video was of Kiseki, one of Roselia’s songs, so you know how far removed I am from… Read more

  • #45 – Watercolor World

    #45 – Watercolor World

    In case you missed it, our English cover of Suisai Sekai. And as usual, references. In my previous post, I mentioned that Suisai Sekai is one of the songs that really hooked me onto Cerise Bouquet early on. Compared to Holiday Holiday, it’s a much more… vivid song. Its lyrics evoke a lot of watercolor… Read more