CD Album

SOUL COOKIN'

THE PLAYMATES

2000yen
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Release Date November 23, 2012
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Catalog No.DAKGR-4
JAN/ISBN 4948722452218
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] The Playmates are back! While the catchy melodies, sweet vocals, and flexible beats are still present, this album shows a wider range of musicality. The title track, "Soul Cookin'" and "I'm In A Different World" show a Motown-like quality, while "I Need You Tonight" is a must for power pop fans, "Just Joking" is reminiscent of the early days of the Beatles, and "Time For Your Tears" is a straight dance number. Time For Your Tears". The last song, "By Your Side," is the Playmates' first Japanese-language number, with lyrics and chorus by Momoko Yoshino (Sanity, Tyrolean Tape, The Automatics). In 1993, a three-piece rock'n'roll band formed in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, centering on Sei Yamamoto, released their first album "Short Wave" produced by Jin Arai (ex.Northern Bright/Sunny Day Service). The band released their first album "Short Wave" in 1996. The band's musicality, which combines elements of power pop, punk, garage, guitar pop, etc., received tremendous support and shocked the indie scene at the time in terms of sales and live audiences. In 1997, they released their second album "SAD REFRAIN" from a major label. After that, Ken Stringfellow (ex. Pougies) offered to record a third album in the U.S., but he suddenly stopped his activities. In 2001, the band resumed its activities, releasing its third album, "Sweetly," and fourth album, "Listen! The band's sound, reminiscent of the Beatles' "Mersey Beat" and Motown, was highly acclaimed not only in Japan but also overseas, and even Jason Faulkner praised the band. In 2005, the group went on hiatus for the second time. In recent years, they have only performed sporadically, but in 2012, they resumed their activities in earnest. This fall, they finally completed their 5th album, 10 years after their last album. They are accelerating their activities toward 2013, the 20th anniversary of their formation.

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SOUL COOKIN' / THE PLAYMATES

ザ・プレイメイツ完全復活!10年ぶり5作目のフルアルバム。キャッチーなメロディに甘いボーカル、しなやかなビートは健在でありながら、本作ではさらなる音楽性の幅を見せている。タイトル曲「Soul Cookin'」「I'm In A Different World」ではモータウンの様相を見せつつ、パワーポップファンなら聞き逃せない「I Need You Tonight」、ビートルズ初期を思わせる「Just Joking」、ストレートなダンスナンバー「Time For Your Tears」。ラストの「By Your Side」は、吉野桃子(サニチャー/チロリアンテープ/ジ・オートマチックス)が作詞・コーラスに参加したプレイメイツ初の日本語ナンバー。バラエティに富んだ色鮮やかな名曲が詰まった最高傑作。1993年、兵庫県姫路市で山本聖を中心に結成された3ピースのロックンロールバンド。1996年、新井仁(ex.ノーザンブライト/サニーデイサービス)プロデュースによる1stアルバム『Short Wave』をリリース。パワーポップ、パンク、ガレージ、ギターポップ等の要素を併せ持つ音楽性が絶大な支持を受け、セールスやライブ動員において当時のインディーシーンに衝撃を与えた。精力的なライブ活動の傍ら、パールシュバルツ、ロイ・ロニー、フガジ、レモンヘッズ等海外アーティストのフロントアクトもこなす。1997年メジャーから2ndアルバム『SAD REFRAIN』をリリース。その後、ケン・ストリングフェロウ(ex.ポウジーズ)からのオファーによりアメリカで3rdアルバムをレコーディング予定であったが突如、活動を休止する。その後、2001年に活動再開。3rdアルバム『SWEETLY』、4thアルバム『LISTEN!』をリリース。ビートルズなどのマージービートやモータウンを思わせる音で、国内だけでなく海外でも評価され、あのジェイソン・フォークナーも絶賛。さらにN.Y.公演を実現するなどファン層を拡大するも、2005年2度目の活動休止。近年は散発的にライブを行うのみであったが、2012年から本格的に活動を再開。今秋、前作から10年ぶりとなる5thアルバムがついに完成。結成20周年となる2013年に向けて活動を加速させている。

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