東北の民謡や日本の伝統的リズムを採り入れたお祭りロック・バンドが満を持して3年ぶりに〈はなつおと〉。スペイシーなモダン・ファンク“Echo”やビューティフルなハーモニーに彩られた“十万人の橋”など、多彩なアプローチを仕掛けながらあらゆる境目を融かしていく作業を実践し、やたらとスケールの大きなサウンドを創造。現代を生きるダンス・ロック・バンドとしてさらなる進化を遂げた姿を披露している。いやはや痛快。
[English Translation]
Aragehonji “Hanatsuoto (meaning The Sounds Released)”
Best known for its specialty, Tohoku minyo (Japanese folk songs originated in the Tohoku/Northeast region）and sounds adopting traditional Japanese rhythms, the highly acclaimed festival rock band releases its much-anticipated latest sound (the album title “Hanatsuoto” literally means “The Sounds Released”) -the first in 3 years. As the spacey modern funk tune “Echo” or the beautiful harmony-embellished “Jumannin no Hashi (meaning Bridge of One Hundred Thousand People)” indicates, the unit is seen making an extensively versatile approach toward mergers of numerous musical borders to eventually create this humongous-scale sound. The new album successfully discloses its further-evolved figure as a real dance rock band alive in the present. Intensely invigorating!
