Here With You

ポップ才人グザヴィエ・ボワイエを中心とするフランスの人気ポップ・バンド2022年新作!


シュガーベイブの"DOWN TOWN"を日本語カヴァーして話題を呼んだ前作『FEAR OF AN ACOUSTIC PLANET』以来となる新作。お得意の70-80Sディスコ/ブギー的なアプローチに加えて、今回の裏テーマは90年代前半のUKレイヴ・カルチャー!

Since emerging in the late 1990s, French combo Tahiti 80 has been gamely exploring different subgenres ranging from breezy, low-key indie pop and synth-based sophisti-pop to guitar-heavy indie rock. There are hints of Tropicalia and 60s sunshine pop in their sound, too. They offered up a set of unplugged renditions on 2019s Fear of an Acoustic Planet. Released in early 2022, Here with You is almost the opposite of its predecessor. Like most bands hoping to make a record in early 2020, Tahiti 80 were forced to change their approach when the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person gatherings almost impossible. Pivoting to the virtual approach, the bandmembers rehearsed and recorded their parts remotely under the traffic direction of producer Julien Vignon. Given its genesis during a period of dire global tumult, Here with You is impossibly upbeat, both rhythmically and emotionally, with the glossy sheen of a mainstream dance-pop record. Standouts include the sweet and quirky "Zoo" and the stripped-down "Riddles & Rhymes," along with the overwrought, yet surprisingly likable "Vintage Creem," which plays like some sort of strange boy band amalgam. ~ Timothy Monger

活動開始から30年近く経ったフランスのバンドが発表した9枚目となるアルバム。ディスコ、ファンク、ソウルを軸としたサウンドが生み出す肉感的グルーヴは職人技の域。煌びやかで甘酸っぱいポップソングの数々は大切な誰かと過ごすときのBGMにぴったりだと思う。そう感じさせるのは、〈ここにあなたといる〉という意味合いのアルバム・タイトルと、そのタイトルに相応しい暖かい歌詞と音色が印象的だからかもしれない。
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