ファン感涙必至!まさかの24年ぶりとなる再始動&完全新作アルバムがリリース!

稀代の名曲"Wake Up Boo!"で知られる英国リヴァプール出身のブリティッシュ・ギター・ポップ・バンド、ブー・ラドリーズ。元々はシューゲイザー・シーンから頭角を現し、"Wake Up Boo!"の大ヒット共に英国のギター・ポップを代表する存在になった彼らですが、1997年に解散。しかし、今回24年ぶりとなる再始動&完全新作アルバムがリリースという驚くべきニュースが飛び込んでまいりました!

サイス、ティモシー・ブラウン、ロブ・シーカというオリジナル・メンバー3人が顔をそろえ、サウンドの方も完全にブー・ラドリーズです。先行で公開された "A FULL SYRINGE AND MEMORIES OF YOU"や "I'VE HAD ENOUGH I'M OUT"を聴くと、あの人懐こい、キラキラしたメロディと瑞々しいハーモニーの健在ぶりに驚かされます。歌詞では安楽死、アルコール依存症、宗教といったトピックを取り上げ、内省的なトーン。バンドの新たなスタートにふさわしい力作に仕上がっております。

デラックス2CD仕様には未発表曲や別ヴァージョン、ニュー・オーダー(!)のカヴァー、デジタル・リリースされた曲の初フィジカル化など9曲を収録したボーナスディスク付き!

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2021/11/22）

When a band reappears after a long time away and releases new music, the first question to cross most peoples mind is something like this -- are they as good as they used to be? In the case of the Boo Radleys, the answer is complicated. The band imploded after two less-than-inspiring albums in the late 90s left them reeling. With that in mind, Keep On With Falling is definitely better than both 1997s melody-free CMon Kids and 1998s confused Kingsize. Its much closer to the bright and uncomplicated joys of Wake Up!, focusing on breezy guitar pop with the occasional cloudy moment, all delivered with a light touch. Partially, this is down to another factor that complicates the arrival of the album. The trio of vocalist/guitarist Sice, bassist Rob Cieka, and drummer Timothy Brown failed to extend an invitation to the groups chief songwriter and sonic architect Martin Carr. On paper thats akin to the Marx Brothers re-forming without Groucho, but in practice -- despite the slightly off-putting feelings it might engender -- it actually works pretty well. The remaining threesome managed to capture the original spirit of the band quite well, adding just enough oddball touches in the arrangements to keep things interesting while delivering a batch of songs that have all the hooks, energy, and breathless joy of the vintage Boos at their best. A track like "I Say a Lot of Things" manages to sound like a Boos 101 lecture, folding in bobbling percussion, parping trumpets, a dub break, and a chorus made to sing in the morning shower. Elsewhere, they add strings, lots of sunny backing vocals, subtle keyboards, and barely any overloaded guitars. A couple songs have surprises, like the sweeping synths and Peter Hook-style bass on "You and Me" or the unabashed romanticism of the gently dubby ballad "Here She Comes Again." Its a fine production job overall, sounding rich and live even though it was recorded remotely in bits and pieces. Top it off with Sices agelessly squeaky-clean vocals, and the album comes across like an alternate world follow-up to Wake Up! Definitely with a bit of added life experience that can be heard in the more thoughtful songs, such as "A Full Syringe and Memories of You" or the string-heavy, searching "Call Your Name," which gives the second half of the album -- where most of these songs are located -- a slightly melancholy feel. Whether the tracks are smile-inducing or a little sad, they are all big, bright, and joyful, and the group sound like they are having a blast delivering satisfying pop kicks just like in the olden days. Its easy to wish all four members had been able to work together again, but having the band back in any form and operating at such a high level is a dream come true for all Boo fanatics, and the record should be a nice discovery for younger fans looking for some classic OG dream pop. ~ Tim Sendra

Rovi