MISSING PIECE [CD]

[Machine Translation] The Flickers are a rock 'n' roll band with a sharp sensibility and a never-ending urge to create their own rock 'n' roll music. The Flickers released their album "UNDERGROUND POP" in April of last year, and because of its high level of perfection, frontman Yusuke Yasujima was conflicted by the fact that he could not help but be aware of the "limitations of a three-piece band. Ten months have passed since then, and The Flickers have been performing live with supporting members and have completed a new album "MISSING PIECE" with a six-piece lineup. This album is the result of the band's instinct to never stop moving forward into the future. <<Starting with the lead track "new romantics," which is an emotional outpouring of "Let's go find hope, baby, to the end of despair and beyond," the ten songs on this album allow the listener to feel the passionate breath and pulsating heartbeat of people living with a thirst for happiness in a very real way. The songs are a combination of devastating cries and fragile melodies, past and future, light and shadow, and despair and hope. The Flickers' rock 'n' roll, which beautifully depicts all contrasts in a distorted way, has evolved more powerfully after a time of anguish and conflict. From despair, only hope can be born. This is the definitive album of The Flickers, who bet on their music with their lives on fire.

鋭い感性と枯れることのない衝動を自らのロックンロールにぶつけるThe Flickers。昨年4月にリリースしたアルバム『UNDERGROUND POP』は、その完成度の高さゆえにフロントマン安島裕輔が”3ピースバンドの限界”を意識せずにはいられない葛藤を抱いていた。あれから10ヵ月。The Flickersはサポートメンバーを迎えたライブ活動を繰り広げ、6人編成によるニューアルバム『MISSING PIECE』を完成させた。今作は、決して歩みを止めずに未来へと突き進むバンドの本能が生んだ快作だ。<<絶望の果て さらに果てへ 希望を探しにいこうぜベイビー>>と剥き出し感情を叩きつけるリード曲「new romantics」をはじめ、収録された全10曲からは、幸せを渇望して生きる人間の熱い息吹と、脈打つ鼓動とをリアルに感じることができるだろう。破滅的な叫びと儚いメロディ、過去と未来、光と影、そして、絶望と希望。あらゆるコントラストを歪つなままに美しく描き出すThe Flickersのロックンロールは、苦悩と葛藤のときを経てより力強く進化した。 絶望からは希望しか生まれない。命を燃やして音楽に賭すThe Flickersの決定盤。