Ao, Tokidoki, goodbye

[Machine Translation] polly, a four-piece band formed in Utsunomiya, will release its first mini-album "Blue, Sometimes, Goodbye" on June 3. The four-piece band, polly, formed in Utsunomiya, is a newcomer with some members still in their teens. Some members are still in their teens. The first mini-album "Ao, sometimes, goodbye" features guitar tones that dramatically sing out a story, beats full of youthful energy, and pop melodies with a casual friendliness. The song "Night Diving" has a pleasant floating feeling that blurs the outline of reality with its fluffy footsteps, "Until the Rain Magic Breaks" overlays sad feelings on the scene of rain that pours down in detail, and "hello goodbye" tells a tearing goodbye with a beautiful guitar arpeggio. The richness of the arrangements and expressive power of the songs is astonishing. The listener is also gently touched by the heart of Ryoma Koshikumo (Vo&G), the songwriter behind the pop strengths of the album. When I first mentioned that "Koshikumo is an unusual surname," he replied, "I've always hated this name. Whenever I thought I would never meet this person again when I first met him, I always told him a false name. I had a dream that I had devoted myself to since I was a child. I felt that I could endure anything to achieve it. But when he became a high school student, he experienced a setback and let go of that dream that had been supporting him. It is because of this past that I have doubts about people around me, have trouble communicating my feelings, feel like I don't belong anywhere, and become bitter from thinking too much. When I had lost the meaning of life, I happened to pick up a guitar that I had bought one day and kept on display in my room. Words I spun for myself. Even now, he is still a clumsy band member who is not good at live houses, backstage, or even launches, and after a show, he often reads a book by himself on the stairs. Loneliness," which will be distributed free of charge in advance, is one of polly's songs with a particularly lively, fresh sound and bouncy rhythm, and the melody is delivered with a loveliness that seems to jump straight into your heart. The lyrics, however, start out with the words ("I hate you, Kimi no koto"), which are a preemptive punch to the listener. This may be one of the characteristics of polly. Dark lyrics with a dark performance.

宇都宮で結成された4人組バンド、polly。6月3日にファースト・ミニアルバム「青、時々、goodbye」の発売が決定。宇都宮で結成された4人組バンド、polly。まだ10代のメンバーもいるニューカマーだ。ファースト・ミニアルバム『青、時々、goodbye』から聴こえてくるのは、ドラマチックに物語を歌い上げるギターの音色と、その若さ溢れる躍動感に満ちたビート、さり気ない人懐こさを纏うポップなメロディ。ふわふわとした足取りで現実という輪郭をボヤけさせるような浮遊感が心地良い「ナイトダイビング」や、細やかに降り注ぐ雨の情景に切ない想いを重ね合わせるような「雨の魔法が解けるまで」、引き裂かれるような別れを美しいギターのアルペジオに乗せた「hello goodbye」など、そのアレンジ力、表現力の豊かさにまずは驚かされる。そして聴き手は、ポップという強みの奥に潜む、曲を手がける越雲龍馬(Vo&G)の心に、そっと手を触れてしまうことになる。話の最初に「コシクモっていう苗字、珍しいね」と言うと、「昔からこの名前がすごく嫌で。初対面で〈この人とは二度と会わないだろうな〉と思ったら、いつも嘘の名前を言ってました」なんて手強い答えをいきなり返してくるような彼だ。小さい頃から打ち込んできた夢があった。その為にならどんなことにも耐えられるような気がしていた。しかし高校生になり挫折を味わい、自らの支えになっていたその夢を手放した。周りの人を疑ったり、自分の気持ちを上手く伝えられなかったり、どこにも居場所がないように感じたり、考えすぎて苦しくなったりするのは、そうした過去があるから。生きる意味さえ見いだせなくなっていた時、たまたま手にしたのは、いつか買ったまま部屋に飾っていたギター。自分の為に、紡いだ言葉たち。今でもライヴハウスや楽屋や打ち上げだって苦手で、ライヴ後にひとり、階段で本を読んでいたりする、そんな不器用なバンドマンだ。先行で無料配信される「Loneliness」はpollyの楽曲の中でも特に躍動感のあるフレッシュなサウンドと弾けるリズムに乗って、メロディが胸に直球で飛び込んでくるような愛らしさで届けられる。だけども歌詞は歌い出しから〈嫌いだよ キミのこと〉、といきなり先制パンチを食らわせるような内容なのだ。このカラクリがpollyらしさのひとつかも。「暗い歌詞で暗い演奏をしちゃう