DOWN TOWN / Boy Meets Girl [Pre-order only limited release]

[Machine Translation] Argyle is a Showa-born Naniwa Shibuya-kei? Party band, Argyle. In 2020, Argyle released their first new album in 13 years! A miraculous double-sider that will bring a windfall to the stagnant world of analog records! The song "Downtown", a city pop classic, has been arranged in Argyle's style with homage and love, and furthermore, arranged in a danceable way. The featured vocalist is Sachiko Maekawa. Speaking of Sachiko Maekawa, the band she formed with Argyle leader Tetsuro Kai, Sachiko Maekawa and the Good Looking Guy, released an analog version of their famous covers of "Tokimeki Tonight," "Robinson," "City," etc., which sold out immediately. Another Argyle original, "Boi Mitsu Garu," featuring Rie Aoki of flexlife on vocals, is urban, cool, and a bit sad soul music. The cover illustration is by Hajime Sakurai, who is extremely popular in various fields. The illustration for "Boi Mitsu Garu" is by Yayoi Goto of Piment (Pimon), a company whose bizarre and cute sundries are extremely popular. He is also a member of the cult favorite accordion group, Jardin du Luxembourg. <profile> The most "chic" parley band in Kansai with a total of 10 members including horns and flutes, led by Key&Vo Kai, who is also active in very popular bands in the Osaka club scene (hot hip trampoline school, pug27, etc.). The band's music is based on soul music, but also includes funk, Latin, jazz, lounge, soft rock, and other various musical essences. The hot and cool stage performance by the twin male and female vocalists, Ky and Yuri, is a world of "Yellow Skined Soul" or "Golden Snake Spirit of Sound". Their live performance is soaring in popularity, and they have been participating in various events with the audience's participation. Free Soul always gets the floor going with a thump and a nosebleed.

昭和生まれの浪速の渋谷系!?パーティバンド、Argyle。令和2年に13年ぶりの新作完成!停滞した世の中にアナログレコードで風穴をあける奇跡のダブルサイダー!!シティポップの大名曲「ダウンタウン」をArgyle流にオマージュネタと愛を込めて、さらにダンサブルにアレンジ。フューチャリングボーカルは前川サチコ。前川サチコといえば、Argyleのリーダー甲斐鉄郎と組んだバンド、前川サチコとグッドルッキングガイでは「ときめきトゥナイト」「ロビンソン」「都会」等の名カバーでアナログをリリースし、即完売したのも記憶に新しい。もう1曲はボーカルにflexlifeの青木里枝をフューチャリングしたArgyleオリジナル曲「ぼーい・みーつ・がーる」はアーバンでクール、ちょい切ないソウルミュージック。マニア心をわし掴みの「DOWN TOWN」ジャケットイラストは各方面で絶大な人気を誇るさくらいはじめ。「ぼーい・みーつ・がーる」のイラストは奇天烈かわいい雑貨が大人気のPiment(ピモン)の後藤弥生。カルトな人気があるアコーディオン集団、リュクサンブール公園のメンバーでもある。<プロフィール>大阪クラブシーンで大人気のバンド(hot hip trampoline school、pug27など)でも活躍中のKey&Voキャイを中心に、ホーン隊・フルートを含む総勢±10人の関西一「シュッとした」パーリィ・バ ンド。ソウルミュージックを基調にしつつ、ファンク、ラテン、ジャズ、ラウンジ、ソフトロックなど多様な音楽のエッセンスを取り入れた楽曲で聴かせてくれる。そしてキャイ&YURIとの男女ツイン・ヴォーカルで繰り広げるアツくてクールなステージはいわば”Yellow Skined Soul”ワールド,または「音の金蛇精」。観客を巻き込みブワァーッと盛り上がるライブパフォーマンスにより、様々なイベントに参加、人気急上昇中!Free Soulで常にフロアはドッカン、鼻血ブゥ!!でございます。