THE CRUSTACEANS "I'm Happy If You're Happy"

2006(POPBOOMERANG) ￥1500(taxin)

あなたが幸せなら僕も幸せ～♪このアルバムタイトル、最高じゃないでしょうか？そう、まさに彼らの音楽はそんな気持ちに満ち溢れててハッピーそのもの。1曲目、Telecaster。コレ、最高ね。たぶん、二日はあなたの頭から離れないでｙそう。同郷のJebediahがデビューした頃を思わせるような超キャッチーで、青春度高すぎのパワーポップソングたち。大学生ら？によるローファイっぽいヘタレ具合に、青臭くてナードな雰囲気もWeezerや英米のポップバンドに通じていてポイント高し。例の如く、ジャケットはひどいですがそんな若干ズレてる感じもそれっぽくて許せます。許して。

Track Lisiting: （全曲試聴）
1 Telecaster
2 Summer Heat
3 Caribou
4 Out In The Library and into the Street
5 Tumbledog
6 What I Miss Most
7 The Heavy Metal Temptress
8 Mary
9 Dexy's Midnight Questions
10 The Ambulance Driver
11 Winter In Hawaii

MEMBER
Toby Blackman - Vocals/Guitar
Vijay Khurana - Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica
Owen Cooper - Bass
Simon Robert Berckelman - Drum Set

SITE
OIFFICIL: http://www.thecrustaceans.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thecrustaceans

BIOGRAPHY
Much like a 6-year-old whose ex-hippy, now public-service-employed parents don’t believe in hospitalisation, the crustaceans were born in a backyard in suburban Sydney in 2002. Here are some things that happened to them in their formative years:
the crustaceans recorded a bunch of lo-fi two-track concept EPs, which their friends told them were rather lovely and which were occasionally played on the radio.

the crustaceans won a bunch of band competitions, including the prestigious Sydney University one, and were also responsible for the now infamous ALL-ON-BLACK incident, in which they bet their entire band comp winnings on one game of roulette at Star City casino.

the crustaceans recorded their debut album I’M HAPPY IF YOU’RE HAPPY under Simon’s grandparent’s house. The aforementioned Di and Don have just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary: will the album also enjoy such long-lasting success?

the crustaceans recorded their second album in 3 days in a bedroom in Surry Hills, Sydney. It’s way better than the first one. Due for release this year, it will either be called “INDIE POP!” or “REFRESCO”, depending on the results of a televised poll on CBC’s upcoming WOWSER program.