渚ゆく (Nagisa Yuku) is a quietly radiant album that distills the reflective, coastal mood at the heart of Japan’s early ’80s new music scene. A founding member of the folk duo Kaguyahime, Shozo Ise brings his signature tenderness and lyrical introspection into a more polished, city-inflected sound. The production is smooth yet organic — layers of acoustic guitar, electric piano, and soft percussion evoke a sense of wind, light, and distance. His voice, gentle but emotionally resonant, carries the melancholy of memories fading like footprints in the sand. Nagisa Yuku is both nostalgic and mature, capturing the bittersweet calm of standing by the sea at dusk — a quietly masterful work that bridges folk sincerity with the elegance of city pop’s golden age.