POWER OF THE MUSIC

[Machine Translation] Released about eight months after the release of their second mini-album "Funky Star," the first track on this album shows the further evolution and change of "Upper Ground" from the moment it begins. The title tune "Power of the Music," which begins with an aggressive piano solo that cuts through space, is a powerful and funky pop tune with a fast-moving dance beat and a piano and horn section reminiscent of a big band. The album also includes "Kotoba," a song about honest feelings toward a loved one, "Rainy Day Sunny," a superb ballad in the vein of the classic "New Moon" from the previous album "Funky Star," "Change," a fun party tune with a free soul feel, and the reggae-tinged "Rainbow in the sky," about an inevitable encounter with a person. Rainbow in the sky" is a reggae-tinged song about inevitable encounters with others, and "Upper Ground" has evolved into a more realistic sound while expanding its musicality even further.

2ndミニアルバム「FUNKY STAR」から約8ヶ月を経てリリースされた本作は、1曲目が始まった瞬間に「アッパーグラウンド」のさらなる変化・進化を感じさせる作品となっている。空間を切り裂くような攻撃的ピアノソロで始まるタイトルチューン「POWER OF THE MUSIC」は疾走間溢れるダンスビートをバックに、ビッグバンドを彷彿させるピアノ、ホーンセクションが絡むアッパーならではのパワフルでファンキーなポップチューン。また大切な人に対する素直な気持ちを歌った「コトバ」や、前作「FUNKY STAR」収録の名曲「新月」の流れを汲む極上バラード「雨のち晴れ」、フリーソウルテイスト溢れる楽しいパーティチューンの「CHANGE」、人との必然の出逢いについて歌ったレゲエテイストの「Rainbow in the sky」と、今まで以上に音楽性を広げつつ、よりリアルなサウンドへと進化を遂げた「アッパーグラウンド」を体感できる一枚。