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1stアルバムリリースから約一年早くもSHIPYARDSの2ndアルバムが完成！まじでこのアルバムのすごさったら！前アルバムリリース後すぐに今アルバムの完成を目標に曲作りを始め一年間練り込んだ今作は敬愛する90'sジャパニーズ・メロディックパンクの先輩達からの影響と90'sエモからの影響をミックスさせたバーニングかつエモーショナルメロディックをさらに深化させているんだけど、このサッドぶりは半端ない。今作ではDINOSOUR JR.やSUPERCHUNKといったUSインディーロックからの影響もさらに押し出しネクストレベルに到達！根底はパンク、しかしエモから国内のオルタナインディーロックバンドが好きな人にもきっと気にいてもらえるであろう作品に仕上がってる！青臭いメロディーに合唱コーラス、流れるようなギターワーク、疾走感ばっちりなリズム隊とメロディックファンのハートを今作も鷲掴み間違いなし！なんなんだろこの充実っぷりはさ！(O)

間違いなく俺の今年のベスト音源になるであろう傑作。前作での曲の良さは定評済みだったが、ギリギリなヴォーカルに冷や汗な面もあり評価はまちまちだったものの、今作を聴いてたまげた。バンドなんて長くやってればなんて言葉は嘘になるであろう、瞬間的な内に溜めた音楽センスが爆発したであろうこのアルバム。非の打ちどころがない。既に何回このアルバムを再生しただろうか？この素晴らしいメロディーに駄文は不要。感じることだ。(R)





A few months ago Waterslide records sent me a big pile of CDs to review. There have been some pretty great albums that I've discovered as I've gone through them, but I think I've saved the best for last one I'm going to be able to review this year. I would have gotten to it sooner, but I started to get into a time crunch to have all of the 2016 albums reviewed in time for my end of the year list, which is coming soon.

I don't know how I had never heard of Shipyards before hearing this CD. Maybe it's just that I'm getting older and I can't keep track of things as well as I could when I was a younger fellow, but if I had missed this album completely, that would have been tragic. Shipyards is playing the exact kind of punk rock that I want to listen to. They are the very epitome of the great Japanese punk band. When I listen to this album, it reminds me of the glory days of the mid to late 90's, when bands like Blew, Lovemen, Sprocket Wheel, The Urchin and International Jet Set were putting out some of my very favorite records.

About Lights is a direct descendant of the sort of music that these bands bands were playing. Shipyards are are crafting energetic, but still very melodic punk rock. They have a fierce guitar attack, but the songs are just so damn catchy. They have the kind of group backing vocals that just make you want to punch your fist in the air and scream along at the top of your lungs.

If it isn't obvious, I love this record. I only wish it had come in 2016 so I could have put it on my favorite albums of the year list. Or, I wish I would have heard it in 2014 so I could have put it on that years list. Regardless, better late than never. I'm just glad I didn't miss this near perfect album.（Tim PopKid）