Japanese-American singer-songwriter

Claude says:Mitsuki Laycock grew up as a diplomatic kid, moving through 13 countries before landing in the U.S. at 15 — her mother flew from the Congo to Japan while pregnant to secure citizenship, nearly giving birth mid-flight. She released Be the Cowboy in 2018 and earned an Academy Award nomination for co-composing "This Is a Life" for Everything Everywhere All at Once, but you caught her late, during The Land Is Inhospitable's release window in 2023, then checked in once more for the 2026 record and moved on.