4ever＜Colored Vinyl＞

YOASOBI×きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ×乃木坂46×マイケミ=最強インディ・ポップ爆誕!スペイン発JカルチャーLOVE軍団、全部グレードアップな新作!

名門ELEFANTより2021年作『3』が大好評だったスペイン発J-POPリスペクト軍団アクソロテス・メキシカーノ。3年振りとなる新作『4EEVERは、YOASOBI、きゃりーぱみゅみゅ迄も飲み込みながら原点なマイ・ケミカル・ロマンスへの目配せも忘れない、誰もが耳を奪われていく完璧で究極のインディ・ポップに!

とにかく先行シングル"AMARRE"を聴いてください、もう参りましたしか言えなくなります。マイ・ケミカル・ロマンス直系の豪速ビートとエモーショナルなギター、その上を舞うYOASOBI～きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ×乃木坂46の影響大なブワンブワンエフェクトがアナタを離さない!伸びやかなヴォーカルも青さ満点で泣きを誘う!そんな過程を経たからこそ、"HIMAWARI"の王道インディ・ポップぷりが際立つ構成は匠の技!カリプソ要素ちょい足しな所もニクい!

アルティメットな状態まで来てしまったアクソロテス・メキシカーノ。キャリア史上重要な印になる本作を是非!

Madrids Axolotes Mexicanos specialize in sugary, electro-charged indie pop with lyrics expressing extreme loneliness and romantic obsession. 4ever is similar in spirit to :3, the bands 2021 album, which seemed to channel pandemic lockdown ennui and the increasing social anxiety that comes with growing older. On this record, the group still deliver pop-punk sugar rushes, but they also cool off more frequently than before, with a few more acoustic-based numbers and a mellow bossa nova tune closing out the set. "Cuidar a nadie" is a slower, more introspective song about not knowing how to take care of ones self and missing happiness. The jazzy swing of the lushly arranged "miau miau" lightens up the mood a bit, and the more ballad-like "Incendio" expresses devotion to a partner. The uptempo songs still make the biggest impression, however, and the group continue to excel at crunchy pop-punk riddled with glitches and chiptune melodies, even if the production isnt as overloaded as it was on Salu2. The anthemic "La canción que escribiste" has a message of not giving up even if it seems like nobody cares. "ROSAS y ESPINAS" (featuring Aiko el grupo) is so catchy its dizzying, packing Game Boy pings, wailing guitar solos, and spiky melodies into two and a half minutes. The breezy, blippy "Domingo" details barhopping and dealing with hangovers, and the bright synth-punk rager "Amarre" mentions a love spell, a warning from a witch, and a death pact. The appropriately tropical-sounding "Himawari" is from the metaphorical perspective of a plant that needs sunlight. The jangly "Al amanecer" is a gleeful high point without being one of the albums brashest, most intense tracks. Like other Axolotes Mexicanos records, the music on 4ever is often highly entertaining, but the lyrics hit even harder. ~ Paul Simpson