Follow The Dream [Regular Edition]

[Machine Translation] FOLLOW THE DREAM" is the third album by OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND, which will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary since its formation, and it expressively captures the hope and melancholy beyond the worldview of the previous mini album "Yume no Ato", as if it were a road movie written in short films, and is carefully woven with a gentle and open sound. The album consists of 12 songs carefully woven together with a sound filled with tenderness and openness. The song "Yume no Ato (Trace of Dream)," a commercial for Glico's Bisco aired from 2011, has been on air for an unprecedented three years. The song, which is indispensable in live performances, has been expressed more delicately and emotionally, and has been re-recorded on this album with the band's matured atmosphere. The lyrics of "Morning Sunrise Song" were written by TOSHI-LOW at the request of MARTIN, who wanted the song to be about people rebuilding Japan after the earthquake. The song was performed live immediately after its completion, and has already received a lot of positive feedback on social networking sites and other media. Making Time" is the theme song for "New Acoustic Camp," a camping festival that TOSHI-LOW is involved in. The song begins with an uplifting intro that makes you want to raise both hands to the sky, and the violin and light rhythms let the listener experience the exhilarating feeling of freedom that comes with a festival. The song also features a pleasant layering of string tones and rhythmic numbers that will make you sway unintentionally in the outdoors, such as a landscape surrounded by greenery, a seaside area fragrant with sea breezes, or an urban green space bustling with happy voices. The catchy yet mature acoustic songs spun by six men color the album.

まもなく結成から10年を迎えるOVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUNDの三作目『FOLLOW THE DREAM』は、前作のミニアルバム『夢の跡』の世界観の先にある希望や哀愁が、まるで短編作品で綴られるロードムービーのように表情豊かに収められ、優しさと開放感に満ちた音で丁寧に編まれた全12曲のアルバム。 2011年より放送されたグリコ社ビスコのCM曲「夢の跡」は、異例ともいえる3年もの長いオンエアを継続。ライブでも欠かせない同曲はより繊細に情緒豊かに表現され、バンドの円熟した空気感と共に本作に再録。「朝焼けの歌」は、震災後の日本を立て直す人々について描いてほしいと、MARTINの要望からTOSHI-LOWが作詞。二人の未来への想いが密に溶け込んだ日本語詞の同曲は、完成からすぐにライブで披露され、TOSHI-LOWが真っ直ぐにゆっくりと語りかけるように、そして光を願う想いをのせた言葉は、すでにSNSをはじめ多くの反響の声を呼んでいる。「Making Time」は、彼ら自らが携わるキャンプフェス"New Acoustic Camp"のテーマ曲。両手を空に掲げたくなるような一気に高揚し疾走するイントロで始まり、バイオリンと軽快なリズムがフェスの爽快な開放感を聴く者に体験させてくれる。他にも、緑に囲まれた風景や潮風の香る海辺、嬉々とした声に賑わう都会の緑地など、アウトドアで聴きたい心地よい弦の音色の重なりと思わず体が揺れてしまうリズミカルなナンバーが、キャッチーでありながら6人の男たちが紡ぎだす大人のアコースティックソングとして味わい深く本作を彩っている。