Beginning with the haunting alt-pop smash “Ocean Eyes” in 2016, Billie Eilish made it clear she was a new kind of pop star—an overtly awkward introvert who favors chilling melodies, moody beats, creepy videos, and a teasing crudeness à la Tyler, The Creator. Now 17, the Los Angeles native—who was homeschooled along with her brother and co-writer, Finneas O’Connell—presents her much-anticipated debut album, a melancholy investigation of all the dark and mysterious spaces that linger in the back of our minds. Sinister dance beats unfold into chattering dialogue from The Office on “my strange addiction,” and whispering vocals are laid over deliberately blown-out bass on “xanny.” “There are a lot of firsts,” says Finneas. “Not firsts like ‘Here’s the first song we made with this kind of beat,’ but firsts like Billie saying, ‘I feel in love for the first time.’ You have a million chances to make an album you're proud of, but to write the song about falling in love for the first time? You only get one shot at that.”
Billie, who is both beleaguered and fascinated by night terrors and sleep paralysis, has a complicated relationship with her subconscious. “I’m the monster under the bed, I’m my own worst enemy,” she told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe during an interview in Paris. “It’s not that the whole album is a bad dream, it’s just…surreal.” With an endearingly off-kilter mix of teen angst and experimentalism, Billie Eilish is really the perfect star for 2019—and here is where her and Finneas' heads are at as they prepare for the next phase of her plan for pop domination. “This is my child,” she says, “and you get to hold it while it throws up on you.”
Figuring out her dreams:
Billie: “Every song on the album is something that happens when you’re asleep—sleep paralysis, night terrors, nightmares, lucid dreams. All things that don't have an explanation. Absolutely nobody knows. I've always had really bad night terrors and sleep paralysis, and all my dreams are lucid, so I can control them—I know that I'm dreaming when I'm dreaming. Sometimes the thing from my dream happens the next day and it's so weird. The album isn’t me saying, 'I dreamed that'—it’s the feeling.”
Getting out of her own head:
Billie: “There's a lot of lying on purpose. And it's not like how rappers lie in their music because they think it sounds dope. It's more like making a character out of yourself. I wrote the song '8' from the perspective of somebody who I hurt. When people hear that song, they're like, 'Oh, poor baby Billie, she's so hurt.' But really I was just a dickhead for a minute and the only way I could deal with it was to stop and put myself in that person's place.”
Being a teen nihilist role model:
Billie: “I love meeting these kids, they just don't give a f**k. And they say they don't give a f**k because of me, which is a feeling I can't even describe. But it's not like they don't give a f**k about people or love or taking care of yourself. It's that you don't have to fit into anything, because we all die, eventually. No one's going to remember you one day—it could be hundreds of years or it could be one year, it doesn't matter—but anything you do, and anything anyone does to you, won't matter one day. So it's like, why the f**k try to be something you're not?”
Embracing sadness:
Billie: “Depression has sort of controlled everything in my life. My whole life I’ve always been a melancholy person. That’s my default.”
Finneas: “There are moments of profound joy, and Billie and I share a lot of them, but when our motor’s off, it’s like we’re rolling downhill. But I’m so proud that we haven’t shied away from songs about self-loathing, insecurity, and frustration. Because we feel that way, for sure. When you’ve supplied empathy for people, I think you’ve achieved something in music.”
Staying present:
Billie: “I have to just sit back and actually look at what's going on. Our show in Stockholm was one of the most peak life experiences we've had. I stood onstage and just looked at the crowd—they were just screaming and they didn’t stop—and told them, 'I used to sit in my living room and cry because I wanted to do this.' I never thought in a thousand years this s**t would happen. We’ve really been choking up at every show.”
Finneas: “Every show feels like the final show. They feel like a farewell tour. And in a weird way it kind of is, because, although it's the birth of the album, it’s the end of the episode.”

False Alarm is the fourth studio album from Two Door Cinema Club via Prolifica Inc / [PIAS]. Alum's first new single to be unveiled is ‘Satellite’, an infectious Krautpop-influenced slice of future pop that accepts as a species we’re “in it together” – be it Brexit, climate change or any other man-made modern day terror. Details of the release were unveiled in a typically irreverent live stream which saw the trio launching the new album cover into space, whilst simultaneously commentating on the event and answering questions from fans.
The band’s first album to be released in full collaboration with Prolifica Inc, False Alarm finds the three piece gloriously unshackled and creatively at the peak of their game. Across its ten tracks False Alarm wryly scans and satirises the social and environmental woes of 2019 through the prism of wonderfully off-kilter pop, simultaneously borrowing from and warping elements of future pop, disco, rock, funk and soul.

約3年5カ月ぶり、通算9枚目となるフルアルバム「aurora arc」(読み:オーロラアーク)をリリースすることが決定!
今作には、2016年8月に発表した「アリア」以降のナンバーを余すことなく収録。
制作中、2017年には「リボン」「記念撮影」と2曲のスマッシュヒットを世に送り出すと共に、
約30万人を動員した全国ツアー「BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR 2017-2018 PATHFINDER」を実施。
ツアー後も、映画、TV アニメ、ゲームと、さまざまなメディアの作品とコラボレーションを果たし、
きらめくような新曲の数々を生み出してきた。
そんな果てに完成したこのアルバムは、この3年強にわたり BUMP OF CHICKEN が歩んできた道程をなぞる、
ドキュメンタリーのようなアルバムに仕上がった。
デジタルシングル、CD シングルとしてリリースした楽曲はもちろん、
フルサイズの公開が待望されている「月虹」「新世界」の全貌も明らかになる。
さらに、オフィシャルサイトや公式SNS で段階的に公開されてきた「流れ星の正体」もフルサイズで楽しめる、
全音楽リスナー垂涎の豪華アルバムだ。
今作のアートワークはVERDY 氏率いるVK DESIGN WORKS と、写真家・太田好治氏がタッグを組み制作。
カナダ・イエローナイフにて太田氏が撮り下ろした美麗なオーロラの写真と、
VK DESIGN WORKS によるロゴデザインのコラボレーションで、
今までにない印象をもたらすポップなデザインが表紙を飾る。
さらにブックレットには、オーロラ撮影に同行したメンバー写真も掲載。
このアートワーク自体が、「aurora arc」を作り上げるための旅の通過点を記録した“ドキュメンタリー" にもなった。
仕様は初回限定盤A、B、通常盤の3種。初回限定盤A付属のDVDおよびB付属のBlu-ray Discには、
昨年末に出演した大規模音楽フェスティバル「COUNTDOWN JAPAN 18/19」で演奏した全10曲のライブ映像と、
ミュージックビデオ全 11 曲を収録。
さらに全形態初回生産分には、「aurora arc」ロゴステッカーを特典として封入する。
アルバムリリース直後の7 月12日(金) からは、
全国ツアー 「BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR 2019 aurora ark」に乗り出すBUMP OF CHICKEN。
全国3都市のドーム公演に加え、5都市のライブハウス公演も決定した。
結成丸23年を経てもなお輝きを増し、幅広い世代に訴求する彼らの曲に生で触れられる、
絶好の機会だと言えるだろう。

常に反響を呼ぶMY FIRST STORYのアコースティックアレンジが遂にCD化! MFS人気曲が、予想を遥かに上回るクオリティでアレンジ!! 「ALONE」や「ACCIDENT」などライブ人気曲をアコースティックアレンジにした超レア盤!!

“夜幕苍穹下的音乐散文”
如果说首张专辑《与世界温暖相拥》是阳光下的浪漫诉说，那么《群星闪耀时》则展现出乐队的成长与探索，和心中挥之不去的忧郁情愫。毫无疑问，这是对茨威格传世经典《人类的群星闪耀时》的一次跨世纪致敬。《群星闪耀时》更像一部散文集，从不醉心于宏大叙事，用11首歌曲忠实记录了乐队近几年的生活片段和旅途所感。整张专辑一如既往地热衷于经典摇滚乐的粗硬线条，也有并行不悖的抒情线索。这像极了懵懂少年的心路历程——喧嚣过后，总有夜深人静时。
专辑开篇即是同名曲《群星闪耀时》，以忧伤的英伦摇滚作基底，缘起于多年老友离队所带来的巨大虚空与无奈。仰望满天星斗，人们却身处孤独之中，专辑如此展开了。
接下来的《东方明星》，一跃而起，是舞台上我们熟悉的那个狂放身影。其曲风明显受到美国南方摇滚的影响，以轰鸣的吉他 riff 宣告经典摇滚的回归。点睛之笔在结尾处那段激情澎湃的解说录音，道出了足球运动与乐队的不解之缘。
盘尼西林一方面保持了对根源音乐的热望，同时也坚持着歌曲的旋律性，这集中体现在首发的三首单曲《快！快！》、《瞬息间是夜晚》和《缅因路的月亮》中。原本不羁的失真吉他在此保持了足够克制，无论歌唱青春，还是描绘月夜，优美流畅的旋律线条始终占据着听者的耳朵。抒情过后，则是一首「非典型」的盘尼西林作品——《狂欢》。这首歌里，鼓和贝斯的轻快律动成为主角，他们继承80年代曼城Madchester前辈衣钵，给摇滚乐注入足够的跳舞性。
2019年春天的一次巴西之旅，让盘尼西林大开眼界，那里无处不在的文化冲撞和奇闻轶事，令他们创作出《圣保罗》这首专辑里最快的歌曲。我们再一次听到了60年代的英伦摇滚经典之声，由大音量的吉他声响勾勒出大千世界的狂乱种种。短暂欢愉过后，便是温凉的夜，伴着《夏夜迷语》那悠扬的民谣风情，手风琴把人带回到旧日的夏梦中，专辑的节奏也再一次舒缓了下来。我们听到了《她消失在黑夜里》这样鬼魅十足、叙事性很强的三段式作品，也有夜幕酒馆里的吉他小调《午夜情歌》，那是 Tom Waits、Leonard Cohen 这样有故事的老男人会唱的歌，真像一部黑白电影。
专辑最后，一首《梦在黎明破晓时》与《群星闪耀时》首尾呼应，由钢琴带领的抒情摇滚作为点题之笔，为专辑画上了圆满句号。
夏末秋初，盘尼西林再度与世界温暖相拥。所有的非议和追捧、相聚与别离，都让他们更加紧密、更明白自己想要的——一切尽在在音乐中。
Two years after the first album was released, Penicillin brought a new album of 2019, When the Stars Shine, through the growth and exploration of the band.
When the stars shine, like a collection of prose, never indulge in Grand narrative, faithfully records the band's life and journey in recent years with 11 songs. The album is as keen on the hard lines of classical rock music as ever, and has parallel Lyric clues. It's like ignoring the course of a teenager's mind. After the noise, there's always a quiet time in the middle of the night.
The album opens with the same title song "When the Stars Shine", based on sad British rock and roll, followed by "Oriental Star", announcing the return of classic rock and roll with the roaring guitar riff. The first three singles, Quick! Quick! 》 The melodic lines in "Instantaneous is Night" and "Moon on Maine Road" always occupy the listener's ears. After lyricism, a song "Carnival" injects enough dancing into rock music. Sao Paulo, the fastest song on this album, has made us hear again the classic voice of British rock and roll in the 1960s. The accordion in "Summer Night Myth" brings people back to their old summer dreams. We can hear such a ghostly and narrative three-stage work as "She Vanished in the Night" and the guitar minor "Midnight Love Song" in the night pub. At the end of the album, a song "Dream at Dawn" echoes the beginning and end of "When the Stars Shine." Lyric rock and roll led by the piano, as a point pen, completes the album satisfactorily.
In late summer and early autumn, penicillin embraced the world warmly again. All the criticism and pursuit, gathering and parting make them closer and more aware of what they want - everything in music.

“外面下雨了，今天哪里都不想去，我们在家里跳着奇怪的舞蹈，播放着《少女》，当我抱着你的时候，我希望我们的人生就是这样了。”
Otomen: 指有少女心的男孩。
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为了第六张专辑的第一首歌，
用电子邮件环游世界一圈，
试探自己的能耐7749圈。
流着鼻血的eleven，
Wyman的讯息，
跑步机上的Al Green，
夜里狂奔揣摩着James Jameson的bass呼吸，
基隆夜市楼上的boom bap，
大安森林公园地下室的Juno声音，
让电脑通电亮在世界不同房号的房间。
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一百年后，外面下雨了。你们哪里都不想去，在家躲雨放着这舞曲，视它为古人的作品。
要知道当时人类最浪漫的声音，不是脱口而出我想你；
而是在电话里，语音给那一头的他/她说我好想你。
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恋爱的男子，每一个都是少女。

我们已经与年少的自己渐行渐远。日夜斑驳颠倒，你想起身倒杯水，却不小心与夕阳撞了满怀。星月击沉落日，世界的巨幕落下。得之不能，失之不能，理想之不能。你最终倒戈，背身走向人海。

杰尼斯人气团体《关8》第43张单曲
振奋所有共同生活于当今时代的“朋友”之应援歌
隶属杰尼斯的《生田斗真》主演日剧「我的事说来话长」主题曲
杰尼斯人气团体《关8》第43张单曲「朋友啊」，是隶属杰尼斯的《生田斗真》主演日剧「我的事说来话长」主题曲。共同生活于没有答案的当今时代，献给所有“朋友”《关8》毫无保留的爱与坚韧不拔的决心，并以粗旷且强而有力的方法诠释。是一首不管经历多少挫折都能在背后推你一把，无论内心多么的受挫，也都能令人重新振奋的应援歌。
本作共发行3版本，除了主打歌「朋友啊」，3版本CD皆加收成员《大仓忠义》作词、《安田章大》作曲的新歌「My Story」。【普通盘】CD加收新歌「Faaaaall In Love」，此为担任日本环球影城“环球水晶圣诞大使”的《关8》，期间限定搭载在游乐设施「好莱坞美梦 - 乘车游」的歌曲。
関ジャニ∞ ニューシングル（43枚目のシングル）『友よ』は、生田斗真主演の日本テレビ系土曜ドラマ『俺の話は長い』（毎週土曜 22：00）主題歌。答えが無いこの時代を一緒に生きる全ての "友" に向けて、関ジャニ∞の惜しみない愛と揺るがない覚悟を、無骨で力強く絞り出すように吹き込んだ楽曲。繰り返した挫折の数だけ何度でも背中を押してくれる、打ちのめされた心を何度でも奮い立たせてくれるような応援歌となっている。

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