Alopecia

アングラ/エレクトロ・ヒップホップ・シーンを牽引し続ける“アンチコン”の人気ユニット、天才ヨニ率いるユニット＝Why?。フォッグのアンドリュー・ボーダーとマーク・エリクソンを迎えた5人体制でレコーディングされた今作は、あいかわらずの素晴らしき歌心、フォーキーでドリーミーなオリジナル・ワールドはより深みを増し、リスナーをアナザー・ワールドへと誘ってくれる文句なしの“ワイ”節が楽しめる。

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