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
The WAEVE(グラハム・コクソンとローズ・エリナー・ドーガルによるプロジェクト)が3曲入りEP「Eternal」をTransgressiveよりリリースしました。本作はデジタルの限定発売。試聴はこちらから。
ジェームス・フォード(Fontaines D.C)がプロデュースを手がけた3曲入りEP「Eternal」は、バンドが高評価を得た2枚のアルバム『The WAEVE』(2023年)と『City Lights』(2024年)に続く作品。エレクトロ・ シンセのどよめきと抗いがたいトップラインが印象的な推進力のあるリードシングル「Love Is All Pain」、「It's The Hope That Kills You」、そして、冬から春への移ろいを的確に反映したダークでロマンチックなタイトルトラック「Eternal」が併録されている。
16th March - St. Luke’s, Glasgow 18th March - Academy 2, Manchester 19th March - The Leadmill, Sheffield (SOLD OUT) 20th March - KOKO, London 21st March - Trinity, Bristol 22nd August - Colchester Castle Summer Series (w/ JAMES) 24th August - Victorious Festival, Portsmouth
『Holly Wholesome And The Slut Machine』には、バンドが作り上げた、怒り狂ったハンバーガーをひっくり返すピエロ、星をめぐる騎士、仮面をかぶった睡眠麻痺の悪魔などなど、作り物の世界に生きるキャラクターたちの音楽物語が収められている。 アルバムを通して、アンドレアとジョシュは、恋愛パートナーとしての自分たちのアイデンティティやセクシュアリティなど、自分たちが生きてきた経験のリアルな側面をフィクションを使って解き明かしていることに気づいた。
ここでは、カルト的な意味を持つ様々なキャラクターがコメディー映画さながらに登場し、音楽のフィクションの要素を転回させる働きを成している。小説や映画と同じように、「この音楽はフィクションです」と断った上でロックソングが始まるが、リスナーはそれと相反するリアリズムを必ずといっていいほど把捉することになるだろう。『Holly Wholesome And The Slut』は、フィクションの要素を使用してリアリズムを描くという技法が取り入れられている。しかしながら、音楽は以外なほど軽快であり、ほとんど停滞するような瞬間はない。
「Odyssey To Venice」は想像上のイタリアへの旅を意味し、ディスコサウンドの系譜にあるエレクトロの要素とポピュラー性が組み合わされ、バブリーな感覚が引き出される。この曲では、人生を謳歌するという姿勢が軽妙な感覚を付与する。それはボヘミアン的な人生観を反映させたと言える。見方を変えれば、人生における遊びの感覚、物事を深刻に取らすぎないことへの賞賛が謳われている。イントロではチープな印象がサビにおけるゴージャスなアレンジによってポップバンガーへと変化する。曲の印象が驚くほど一変する瞬間は聞き逃すことが出来ない。
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.
Goldmundがニューアルバム『Layers of Afternoon』を発表した。本作はウエスタン・ビニールから6月13日に発売され、国内盤も同時に発売予定です。キース・ケニフは、叙情的なピアノ作品を音楽的な特徴としている。『Sometimes』では、坂本龍一とコラボレーションをしたこともある。ニルス・フラーム、オーラヴル・アーノルズ、小瀬村晶のファンは必聴のアーティスト。
キース・ケニフは次のようにこのアルバムについて語る。「『Layers of Afternoon』はその“狭間”の場所を見つけ、そこから作曲することを目指しました。目標や音楽的な訓練、複雑な感情から解放された理想的な世界としての私の経験を表現したかった。この空間を訪れ、創作の中で自由に”瞬間”が浮遊するようにしたかった。」
Goldmundとして『Corduroy Road』(2005年)『、the malady of elegance』(2008)、『Famous Places』(2010)、『All Will Prosper』 (2011)、『Sometimes』(2015)『、Occasus』(2018)、『The Time It Takes』(2020)をリリース。
Kairvina, a singer/songwriter based in India/Mumbai, has released a music video and single for her new song “Eternal”. It is a beautiful pop song that beautifully expresses a sense of femininity.
The stunning soul-baring pop ballad is a look at life through the lens of confusion, chaos, and good ol'self deprecation. The artist blends pop, adult contemporary, soul, folk and even Indian classical music for an enthralling listen.
Kairvina is an alternative singer/songwriter born and raised in India. Her passion for music found her at a very young age, with evenings spent singing and writing songs about middle school relationships, surprisingly devastating heartbreaks, and brooding soul-searching anthems. It was only a matter of time before that creative energy led her to self-learn guitar and share that angsty spirit.
Taking a leap of faith, Kairvina moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18. Immersing herself in her art, she formed a band, played countless gigs, and developed a conversational way of telling the stories she wants. Inspired by Jeff Buckley, Phoebe Bridgers, and Elliott Smith, she has created her own approach to music- raw and dreamy vocals melting into soft soul and rock, with a clear passion for storytelling and poetry. Her lyrics tend to be introspective and delicate, often with an added pinch of humour, giving a stage to human imperfections.
Her new song "Eternal" is a look at life through the lens of confusion, chaos, and good ol'self deprecation. Her first single of 2025, with many more to follow, she is on a journey of carving the musical world she's been restlessly envisioning.
Currently residing in Mumbai, Kairvina continues to pursue her sound with even more tenacity and supposed optimism.
エミリーのソングライティング・キャリアとコラボレーションは、アンディ・グラマー、ジョイ・オラドクン、グリフィン、アビー・アンダーソン、ミキ・ラツーラ、デヴォン・ガブリエラなど、幅広いアーティストに及んでいる。また、CNN、The Sex Lives of College Girls、The L Word、The Hills、Batwoman、Teen Momなど、テレビや映画でも活躍している。
Acclaimed songwriter Emily Haber has released a new single, “Nostalgia. This song shows the importance of brevity in popular music.
She shares, "The single, “Nostalgia,” is my tribute to the childhood I longed for but never truly had, blending wistful dreams with the heartbreak of growing up." The song is the first off of her upcoming EP of the same name produced by Grammy-winning Daniel Dávila (Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, Timbaland).
Emily's songwriting career and collaborations span a wide range of artists, including Andy Grammer, Joy Oladokun, Gryffin, Abby Anderson, Miki Ratsula, Devon Gabriella, and more. Her work has also resonated across television and film, with placements on CNN, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The L Word, The Hills, Batwoman, and Teen Mom...
Known for her evocative lyricism and profound storytelling, Emily’s journey is one of resilience, creativity, and a lifelong love for music.
Born with severe hearing loss in both ears, she wore hearing aids from the age of four. Giving back, the artist will donate a portion of the proceeds of the new single to The Starkey Hearing Foundation, which gives the gift of hearing and connecting people with the world around them.
彼女のコラボレーションは、アンディ・グラマー、ジョイ・オラドクン、アンナ・クレンデニング、グリフィン、アビー・アンダーソン、カロベエ、ミキ・ラツーラ、デヴォン・ガブリエラ、エリカ・ジェインなど、幅広いアーティストに及んでいる。また、CNN、The Sex Lives of College Girls、The L Word、The Hills、Batwoman、Teen Momなど、テレビや映画でも活躍している。
Emily Haber has spent her life immersed in music, from her earliest days growing up in an award-winning family band to becoming a sought-after songwriter in Los Angeles. Known for her evocative lyricism and profound storytelling, Emily’s journey is one of resilience, creativity, and a lifelong love for music.
Born to two musical parents who had paused their careers to focus on their family, Emily’s arrival marked the beginning of a new chapter. When she was six, her parents started a children’s band called "Laughing Pizza", bringing Emily front and center. Signed to Sony/Epic Records, Laughing Pizza toured the United States for ten years, performing on PBS Kids and on stages nationwide. From age 7 to 17, Emily lived on the road, creating lifelong memories and building the foundation for her future in music.
In 2015, she lost her mother to stage 4 ovarian cancer—a loss that profoundly influenced her life and art. With a decade of experience working solely with her family, Emily’s loss began her solo music journey, shaped by both triumph and heartbreak.
Working professionally in her younger years, Emily faced unique challenges. Born with severe hearing loss in both ears, she wore hearing aids from the age of four. For a decade, Emily performed by relying on instinct and muscle memory.
Her hearing aids frequently failed mid-performance, leaving her to navigate live shows in near silence. It wasn’t until advancements in hearing aid technology at 13 that Emily truly heard her own voice, and by 17, she experienced intricate layers of music for the first time thanks to the Starkey Foundation.
Emily finally was able to combine her unique feel for music with the reality of how most people understand sound - giving her a 6th sense that is palpable when listening to her recordings.
At 19, Emily moved to Nashville, determined to carve her own path. She kept her history with Laughing Pizza private, building her career from the ground up. She briefly attended Belmont University before diving headfirst into the city’s vibrant songwriting community.
Emily worked at the iconic Bluebird Cafe and co-wrote tirelessly, honing her craft and immersing herself in music. A chance meeting with Grammy-winning songwriter Liz Rose at Eddie’s Attic proved pivotal. Liz invited Emily to her house to write, introduced her to Nashville’s tight-knit songwriting circle, and encouraged her to pursue her dreams.
In October 2017, Emily signed with Prescription Songs, marking the start of a prolific professional songwriting career. Her collaborations span a wide range of artists, including Andy Grammer, Joy Oladokun, Anna Clendening, Gryffin, Abby Anderson, carobae, Miki Ratsula, Devon Gabriella, and Erika Jayne. Her work has also resonated across television and film, with placements on CNN, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The L Word, The Hills, Batwoman, and Teen Mom.
In March 2023, Emily met her co-producer, Daniel Dávila, when they were both asked to speak on a panel for a songwriting class at USC. Together, they created her upcoming EP, Nostalgia. For the first time, Emily felt there were stories only she could tell, and this collection reflects her unique voice as a storyteller. Nostalgia is a testament to Emily's growth and artistic vision. The title track is a tribute to the childhood she longed for but never truly had, blending wistful dreams with the heartbreak of growing up.