MOOD ELEVATOR "Listen up"

2000(SELF) ￥2,350(taxin)

ブレンダン・ベンソンのバックバンドThe Wellfed Boysとして知られるMood Elevatorのデビュー・レア・アルバムを発掘！！本作にはブレンダンがプロデューサーとしてだけでなくヴォーカル、ギター、ドラムでも参加する見事なまでのパワーポップ・ロックアルバム。聴いてああ、納得。Brendan Benson & the wellfed boys名義の曲ではブレンダンの曲の良さを引き立たせる黒子役を演じ、そして彼らの本当のデビュー作となるLiten Upではへヴぃーなギターリフにキャッチーでほろ甘いポップなメロディーを乗せたこれぞ！と言わんばかりの王道パワーポップを披露。良い仕事してんだなぁ

Track Lisiting: （全曲試聴）
1 Butterfly Net
2 Cool Nights
3 Leisure Time Provider
4 Slow-poke
5 Holiday
6 Naturally Flavored
7 Day of Renee
8 20 Pennies
9 Better Than That
10 Dryspell
11 Slowprise

MEMBER
Renee & Brendan Benson
Loren Guzik (Drums)
Eric Pott (Bass)
Christopher Plum (Guitar)

BIOGRAPHY
Whatever happened to feel-good melodic pop - the kind that helps you through tough times and puts a smile on your face, songs that made you want to sing along to a memorable chorus or just plain put you in a good mood ? Norway's Popium seems to have found this well hidden fountain. The press are describing their sound as "sun-drenched brilliantly atmospheric pop" and "like getting a big bear hug from an old friend". Popium have carried on the traditions of their heroes, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Nick Lowe, T-Rex and Elvis Costello to name a few. The songs on their new album "The Miniature Mile" range in sound from 70's glam rock to Americana Twang, 80's new wave and hints of alt-country ("Some Other Day"), all wrapped up in rich textures of both summer happiness ("Happy To The Core") and dark melancholy "(How to Come Up From Going Under"). What else would one expect from a Scandinavian pop band ? Siren Kimme at Score! Music Magazine may have invented a new word when she reviewed the album and called it "popaliciously" enjoyable.

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