”Let It Go"は、最初のリリースから5年近く経った今、不思議なことに独自の生命を宿し、予想外の盛り上がりを見せている。Desolentによるこのリミックスは、私の手元に届いたのだが、私はこのリミックスに惚れ込み、10代の頃の古いスケートボード映像を使ってミュージックビデオを作る気になった。僕が舗道を歩くのを見ながら、このトラックで自由にヘッドバンギングしてほしい! - ピーター・ブロデリック
「Let It Go (Enamor Rework by Desolent) 」
Photo: Stephanie Bujold
モントリオール、2025年4月 — 高い評価を受けた先行シングル「I'm Afraid」のリリースに続き(英/Prog Magazineの「今週のトラック」で第1位を獲得)、Alex Henry Fosterが、新曲「The Son of Hannah」のミュージックビデオを公開。
ローリング・ストーン誌にて「予想を覆すDIYアーティスト」と称賛されたフォスターは、2018年にカナダで、そして2020年には世界に向けて初のソロ・アルバム『Windows in the Sky』をリリース。父の死後、自己と向き合うための“亡命生活”を過ごしたモロッコ・タンジールで綴られた同作は、NMEに「夢のようなポストロックの衝撃」と評され、BrooklynVeganは「HammockやAsche & Spencerを思わせるサウンドに、MogwaiとExplosions in the Skyをたっぷりと加えたような作品」と絶賛しました。
The Indestructible Water Bear is a Philadelphia-based original indie rock band with an emo edge, fronted by a powerhouse female vocalist whose voice captivates and commands. They have a ‘90s alt rock sound that has been compared to bands like Alvvays, Hop Along, The Sundays, and The Cranberries.
Known for their emotive lyrics and dynamic instrumentation, they craft songs that resonate deeply with listeners. Their music balances introspection with intensity, weaving heartfelt melodies with driving rhythms that create a unique and unforgettable sound.
Their debut album Everything Is OK is a seven song musical envelopment that "explores the complexities and power of love and how it can define our emotional landscape in ways that both heal and hurt us," shares frontwoman Gail Farmer. The album is a riveting mix of indie rock, 90's inspired alternative and dreamy jangle, with a powerful delivery.
Farmer further confides, "We wanted the songs on this album to be rich with dynamics, mirroring the intensity and complexity of feelings that come with parenthood, friendship, romantic love and loving oneself. Our hope is that every listener will be able to connect with the themes of joy, longing, security, fear, pleasure and pain that stem from allowing yourself to connect deeply with others.
A common thread across all the songs is accepting these ups and downs, because in life, there often are no great resolutions or solutions to how we feel. Rather, with these songs we explore, and ultimately accept, the way things are."
2023年、LeviはあるコンサートでプロデューサーのYoel Kreisler、通称'FRAYMES'と出会い、セレンディピティな瞬間を経験した。 すぐにクリエイティブなつながりと友情が生まれ、ふたりはスタジオに入った。 私たちは音楽と影響を交換し始め、この新しい音楽をレコーディングするための新しい方法を構想し始めた。 この新しいコラボレーションの結果であり、最初の試みがシングル "Whole As A Broken Heart "である。
彼の新しいシングル "Healing Is Coming "は、「あらゆる障害に立ち向かい、人生の計り知れない真実に立ち向かい、暗闇に立ち向かい、私たちのユニークな魂の光をもたらし、蛇の目を見据える、降伏と勇気の歌です」とリーヴァイは語っている。
「Healing Is Coming "では、ぶつかり合うギターに乗せて、リーヴァイの紛れもないヴォーカルがフィーチャーされている。 魂を揺さぶる繊細なハーモニーが曲に華を添え、美しさとほろ苦さが同居するフォーク・ポップに仕上がっている。
Levi Robin's journey of exploration and curiosity has taken him down many roads. The soul-baring folk artist’s distinctive musical style combines deeply personal and transformative lyrics with emotive stirring vocals, creating a sound that is filled with meaning and connection.
Growing up in Orange County, California, as a teenager Levi became deeply dissatisfied with what he and many describe as “the conveyor belt trajectory of the school system.” With nothing but a shirt on his back and guitar in hand, he took a chance on a different path - a musical one. Levi confides, “From being a runaway to encountering eastern spirituality, from psychedelia to unearthing my own ancient Judaic roots, songwriting has been a uniquely integrating constant.” Songwriting became a powerful way to translate his deepest feelings into melody and verse. Taking inspiration from an eclectic array of artists including Bach, Stravinski, Mingus, Hendrix, Dylan, Beck, Gaye, D'Angelo and Radiohead, and more, Levi Robin creates his own mindful and genre-defying musical releases.
The artist first attracted attention in 2014, with the release of his debut self-titled EP as well as his subsequent tour with Matisyahu. Since then, he has shared a series of singles and albums, racking up over a million streams, garnering him a fanbase worldwide. In 2023, Levi experienced a serendipitous moment when he met producer Yoel Kreisler, aka 'FRAYMES', at one of his concerts. Sparking up an instant and immediate creative connection and friendship, the duo entered the studio. He shares, “We started trading music and influences, and began conceptualizing new ways of approaching recording this new music.” The result and first taste of this new collaboration is the single “Whole As A Broken Heart”.
His new single "Healing Is Coming", "is a song of surrender and courage, to face all obstacles, to face the ineffable truth of life, to face the darkness, to bring forth the light of our unique souls and look the serpent in the eyes," shares Levi. "Healing Is Coming" features Levi's unmistakable vocal hues over colliding guitars. Soul-baring delicate harmonies add to the song, creating a folk pop track that is equal parts beautiful and bittersweet.
BOY JR.はアリエル・アレン=ラブマン(they/them)のソングライティング&プロデュース・プロジェクトで、エレクトロニック、ポップ、インディー、パンクを融合させ、感染力のあるソングライティングとシャープなプロダクションで表現するクリエイティヴ・パワーハウスだ。
最新アルバム『I Love Getting Dumped! (2024年10月)は、傷心、ユーモア、自分探しのハイエナジーな探求である。 Galoreはこのアルバムを「魅惑的」と評し、「メインストリームとアンダーグラウンドの両方の音楽を愛するすべてのファンにとって必聴の一枚」と名付け、Earmilkはこの音楽を「衝撃的」と絶賛した。
DIYの大御所であるBoy Jr.は、全米の草の根ツアーのヘッドライナーを務め、The Living Tombstone、Lovejoy、KOPPS、Jhariah、Vial、Jerらとステージを共にしてきた。アリエルは音楽を超えて、若いクィアピープルの希望と抵抗の重要な代弁者となり、文化的・政治的な反発の中で自己表現を支持するために彼らのプラットフォームを利用している。
Black Country, New Road(ブラック・カントリー・ニュー・ロード)が、近日リリース予定のアルバム『Forever Howlong』からニューシングル「For the Cold Country」をドロップした。ホーンがフィーチャーされたクワイアと変拍子のロック、カントリーを結びつけた美麗な楽曲となっている。バンドとしては従来最もセイルティック民謡に近づいた瞬間を捉えることが出来る。
「For the Cold Country」は、ピアニスト兼アコーディオン奏者のメイ・カーショウがリード・ヴォーカルを務めるアルバム初の楽曲だ。完璧にコントロールされたこの曲は、このアルバムで最も轟く瞬間のひとつへと発展していく。下記をチェックしよう。
Black Country, New Road『Forever Howlong』は4月4日にNinja Tuneからリリースされる。
台北出身のインディー・ポップ・バンド。ヴォーカル/ギターでソングライターのココ・シャオを中心としたスリーピース。2017年にEP『緩緩』でデビュー。2020年、1stフル・アルバム『水可以去任何地方 Water Can Go Anywhere』をリリースした。2022年、EP『Blue Room Orange Man』をリリース。2023年10月、待望の2ndアルバム『When The Wind Came Across(瀏海被風吹得整個飛起來)』をリリース。
Coco Hsiao(蕭戎雯):Vocals, Guitar Myles Chang (張天偉) : Guitar Stone Shih(石哲安) : Bass Yi Jen Peng(彭一珍): Drums
バンドの初期のルーツに回帰しながらも未知の可能性や音楽的な幅広さを感じさせる2枚のEP「Songs for The Daydreamers」と「Songs of The Hazy Memories」を1枚にまとめたCDとLPが会場で先行販売される。
・Luby Sparks「Songs for The Daydreamers/Songs of The Hazy Memories [LP]」 DDJB-91255 | 4,000 Yen+Tax | Released by AWDR/LR2
・Luby Sparks「Songs for The Daydreamers/Songs of The Hazy Memories [CD]」 DPEDD40_LSEP4_8_CD | 2,500 Yen+Tax | Released by AWDR/LR2
Luby Sparks「Songs for The Daydreamers」
Songs for The Daydreamers is the EP, including four songs reinterpreting the roots of the shoegaze/indie sound.This is one of their culminations after expanding their activities overseas.The lead track "Stayaway" is their own authentic Shoegazer/Indie Rock.
A bittersweet indie pop with the mood of the early 2000s, "Somebody Else", and "NOT Okay" is an innovation combining Shoegazer and Break Beats. The last song, "Maps" is the cover of Yeah Yeah Yeahs arranged in the style of Luby Sparks.
Co-produced by Zin Yoshida, cover photo by Brooklyn-based artist Annika White, and mastered by Kentaro Kimura (Kimken Studio).
日本にとどまらず海外での活動が充実している昨今のLuby Sparksの集大成となるEP。
ルーツであるシューゲイザー/インディ・サウンドに回帰した4曲入りEP「Songs for The Daydreamers」。インディ・ロック/シューゲイザーのサウンド「Stayaway」。清涼感に溢れたインディポップ・ナンバー「Somebody Else」。
同年6月には、初のワンマンライブ「Search
+ Destroy Live」(WWW X) も行い、ソールドアウトとなった。10月にはタイでの海外公演、2023年3月全米7都市にて「US
Tour 2023」、9月「Strawberry Music Festival 2023」を含む中国全7都市「China Tour
2023」、10月韓国、11月インドネシア「Joyland Festival」へ出演を行うなど海外での展開も積極的に行なっている。
2024年5月にリリースした「Songs for The Daydreamers」EPに続き、2025年1月24日にも「Songs of The Hazy Memories」EPをリリース。
Luby Sparks is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 2016. The band’s current lineup is Natsuki (bass, vocals), Erika (vocals), Tamio (guitar), Sunao (guitar), and Shin (drums). The band’s self-titled debut album, Luby Sparks (2018), was recorded in London with Max Bloom (Yuck/Cajun Dance Party) as a co-producer. In 2019, they released a single titled “Somewhere,” which was remixed by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins). In May 2022, Luby Sparks released their second album,
Search + Destroy, which is produced by Andy Savours, a Mercury Prize-shortlisted producer and engineer in London, who is known for working with My Bloody Valentine, Black Country, New Road, and Rina Sawayama. The album launch show at WWW X in Shibuya held in June was successfully sold out. In October, they performed in Bangkok, Thailand. In March 2023,
Luby Sparks were actively expanding overseas with their first headline US tour around seven cities (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles). In September of the same year, they were touring in seven cities in China, including a show at Strawberry Music Festival 2023, followed by a performance in Korea, and the worldwide festival Joyland Festival 2023 in Indonesia. Following the release of the last EP Song for The Daydreamers released in May 2024, new EP Song of The Hazy Memories will be released on January 24th, 2025
New York-based singer-songwriter and TIkTok influencer Matty Reynolds has released a new song, "Timbuktu."
The new track is a hopeful single about how love paramounts the struggle of distance. He shares, "The reason it means so much to me is because it was written so quickly in the heat of my emotions, without any overthought. I was driving to see my long distance girlfriend and the verses naturally came to me, exactly as you hear them today, perfectly describing what it feels like to be so far apart yet always knowing I'll make that drive a million times over to make it back to her."
"Timbuktu" is the first single off of his forthcoming EP Somebody Like Me set for release this summer. The artist teamed up with acclaimed producers Jackson Hoffman and Andy Tongren of Young Rising Sons fame. Matty's music has over 10 million streams.
Born and raised as the youngest of four kids in a small suburb just outside of New York City, Matty Reynolds has always had a knack for performing. He remembers jumping on his bed singing “Shut Up and Let Me Go” by The Ting Tings at just five years old, and peeking his head out of his bedroom late at night to watch Justin Bieber busking over his big sister’s shoulder. Matty grew up on this big sister’s pop music taste with artists like Katy Perry, Maroon 5, and Miley Cyrus, and developed his love for music through singing duets with her. When he was 10, he was gifted a keyboard and a guitar, and began teaching himself how to play both.
Once Matty found Tik Tok in 2019, he started a secret account dedicated to posting covers, and says he was too self conscious to sing for anyone besides his family. However, as his account began to grow he realized it would be impossible to hide any longer. He gained confidence from both acquired Tik Tok fans and people he knew personally reaching out complimenting his voice and cover styles. Once he had built a following and also endured his first real heartbreak, he took his talents to the pen and paper. Initially writing sad love songs, he found that ruminating in his pain only made him feel worse about it. He then began writing fun songs that made him happy and took him away from his anxieties. This led to his highly successful sophomore single “(another) hotel party” released in 2021. The song quickly took Tik Tok by storm and launched Matty’s career forward tangibly for the first time. The young and free anthem has garnered critical and commercial acclaim, with the single now close to 12 million streams. Matty has remained independent, releasing a series of captivating singles since.
His upcoming debut EP Somebody Like Me is set to release early summer 2025. The artist collaborated with the likes of acclaimed producer Jackson Hoffman and songwriter Andy Tongren of Young Rising Sons fame for the six song genre-defying musical collection. The music is centered around his girlfriend and the internal struggles he faces from living hundreds of miles away, while also focusing on the hope and happiness he gets from making it all work. These upbeat, promising love songs fuse pop with folk rock and Americana, for an enthralling listen.
Single "Timbuktu" is a hopeful single about how love paramounts the struggle of distance. He shares, "The reason it means so much to me is because it was written so quickly in the heat of my emotions, without any overthought. I was driving to see my long distance girlfriend and the verses naturally came to me, exactly as you hear them today, perfectly describing what it feels like to be so far apart yet always knowing I’ll make that drive a million times over to make it back to her." "Timbuktu" is out now on all platforms.