Fake Ideas＜Navy Blue Vinyl＞

OASIS、TEENAGE FANCLUB要素も入ったUSインディーパワーポッパー新作!

アメリカはフィラデルフィアでパワーポップを紡ぐSSWのHURRY.。いつも以上にギターを中心に据えた、クラシックレベルのパワーポップ/ギターロックまで掘り下げた新作『FAKE IDEAS』で、LAME-Oという心強いレーベルと共にさらに深いオルタナ道を突き進む!

TEENAGE FANCLUBやFOUNTAINS OF WAYNE譲りの陽気さと切なさが混ざった感傷青春なナンバーが占める中、" (SOMETIMES I'M ABOUT IT, AND) SOMETIMES I'M NOT THERE"のOASISを彷彿とさせる激メロディアスな路線は新機軸!『BE HERE NOW』がパワーポップと出会ったと言える力強さは、聴いた最近のインディファン全員を中毒にさせる事でしょう。聴いた後にリラックス感が残るように心掛けた本作の特徴を見事に表現してみせたこの1曲だけでも必ず耳に入れるべし!

A staple of the Lame-O Records roster, Hurry has turned out a consistent flow of scuffed-up, 90s-inspired jangle pop since their formation in 2012. What began as the solo project of Philadelphia musician Matt Scottoline coalesced into a wistful power pop combo whose fourth album, Fake Ideas, is their most melodic yet. A collection of sweet love songs haloed in a gentle fug of anxiety, the album spills over with the kind of summer melancholia and yearning that could come across as too earnest if it werent so damned pleasant to listen to. Theres nothing flashy about Hurrys brand of sighing, midtempo guitar pop which occasionally legs it into a noisy half-sprint, but that down-to-earth vibe is a big part of their appeal. To borrow a couple of baseball expressions, theyre not swinging for the fences here, but stringing together enough solid base hits to win the game. Standouts like A Fake Idea and Slogging Through Summer ring with warm harmonies and an easy, chugging fuzz-pop power that makes you want to simply flip the record and play it again. ~ Timothy Monger