THROW ME THE STATUE ● ARABAKI ROCK FEST.10 に出演決定!

Throw Me The Statue(スロウ・ミー・ザ・スタチュウ)の ARABAKI ROCK FEST.10 出演が決定しました!! 2ndアルバム「Creaturesque」をかなり気に入っていただいたようです。メンバーも喜んでました〜。やたっ。
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Throw Me The Statue – JUICEマガジンインタビュー

このインタビューは昨年の5月にバンドのボーカル、スコットが来日したときのもの。本来彼のプライベートな旅行だったのだが急遽、渋谷でのライブとインタビューを依頼しセッティング。アコースティックギターのみのライブはボーカリストとしての彼をじっくり堪能できる内容だった。

JUICEマガジンインタビュー ⇒ WEB JUICE

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THROW ME THE STATUE|Skream! INTERVIEW – 原文

フリー・マガジン『Skream!』 Scott Reitherman インタビューの原文です。

回答者:Scott Reitherman (以下 S)

Q1. Can you give us a brief history of the band?
S: Throw Me The Statue began as a mixtape I made for a girl. Then it became a full on solo alias, and after a couple years I got my act together and finally made a record. I ran a label called Baskerville Hill with a friend of mine and we released Moonbeams in the later summer of 2007 in Seattle. Then Secretly Canadian got in touch with us soon thereafter and wanted to sign me, which I was very excited about. I had been assembling a band to play the songs from Moonbeams live, and the legit record deal and opportunity to tour really helped the whole group solidify. The four piece now of Aaron Goldman, Charlie Smith and Jarred Grimes and myself is the band known as Throw Me The Statue and together we recorded this new record Creaturesque.

Q2.
CREATURESQUE is such a pop and comforting album, but how do you feel now that it’s completed?
S: We feel very happy with how it turned  out. Those two adjectives match with how I hope people regard the album, so I’m glad you reacted that way!

Q3.
Listening to the album, there seems to be an aspect of Prefab Sprout, Belle & Sebastian, Cake, and Beck in the  sound, but are there any bands/artists in particular that you were influenced by that makes up what Throw Me The Statue is now?
S: I would also throw in the pot The Replacements, The Microphones, Spoon, Guided By Voices, The Kinks, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Arthur Russell and Roy Orbison.

Q4.
Comparing CREATURESQUE with your debut album MOONBEAMS, what is the big difference between the two, or intentionally made different from the other?
S: Well one big difference that I just mentioned is that the first album was essentially a solo album, and this new record is a product of how the band plays together. So the rhythm sections sound bigger on this record, which is partly also a product of working with Phil EK. Another great benefit of Phil working on this record is that I think the different parts and instrumentations on a given song sit in their own right place in the mix, like the instruments’ colors are strewn about the room. Moonbeams has more of a sonic quality of instruments being stacked on top of one another.

Q5.
Were there any particular theme that you had in mind making CREATURESQUE?
S: Youth, as compared to the way that feeling felt to me when I was in my early twenties.  I’m 27 now, and a lot seems to change in those few years when you really can’t call yourself a kid anymore without it feeling complicated. But while getting older does have its complications I still very bright and youthful about the world, and I hope that the pop songs on this album will have a mellower hue and structuralism that befits the change in age.

Q6.
What is it that the band value most in making your sound?
S: For me it’s all about making every song feel like a different room in a fantasy mansion. To establish a feeling or vibe or texture that makes you wonder.

Q7.
How was it working with Phil Ek? How did that come about in the first place?
S: We had worked with him on mixing one song off of Moonbeams, the song “Groundswell.” Obviously he’s the kinda guy you stay in touch with, not only because he’s a hilarious and smart dude to talk to but he’s clearly so good at what he does and working with him in the studio is a joy. So when he agreed to take a major pay cut to work with our band I was flattered and elated. It was a great thing.

Q8.
Can you tell us what are you singing about in Snowshoes?
S: Snowshoes is a song about eating mushrooms and sledding down a snow-covered street while listening to The Doors in Seattle one night last winter.

Q9.
The first song on the album “Waving at The Shore”, what is this song about?
S: Being twisted up in love.

Q10.
When do you write your songs mostly?
S: I go in phases of being a night owl, and typically those times are when I am most productive.

Q11.
How would you describe the US indie scene now?
S: Geez, that’s a really tough one. There are just so many different scenes in the States. It would be negligent of me to try and describe one over arching scene that exists, there’s too much territory.

Q12.
Any bands/artists you are interested in lately?
S: Yes, really enjoying Memory Cassettes, Adam Ant, Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s solo albums.

Q13.
What are your upcoming plans? Any tour plans for Japan?
S: We would love to come over to Japan!! Perhaps next year, but it’s not confirmed so stay tuned!

Q14.
Please give us a message to the Skream! readers.
S: We promise a high energy rock n roll show — please attend the party!
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THROW ME THE STATUE / CREATURESQUE

Lo-Fiひねくれポップの新時代到来!!デビュー作となる前作『MOONBEAMS』でローカル・ヒットを飛ばし、USローファイ・ポップ・フリークを虜にした、シアトル発THROW ME THE STATUEの2ndアルバムが届きました!
既に卓越したLo-Fi Pop manner を携えていた彼らですが、今作では更なる遊び心をそのサウンド・スケープに表しています!!チープで小気味よい音作りを土台に、軽快な電子音、ひねくれたアレンジ、そして以前よりも色濃く感じるようになった極彩色のサイケな感覚・・・、それらが混然一体となって心を奪うほどの抜群のメロディーセンスに流れ込み、ナチュラルに響く唄心で綴られる、すばらしくカラフルでジェントルな作品です!!
JENS LEKMANの唄心、OF MONTREALのひねくれポップ・センス、更にはBECKのオルタナ感やTAHITI 80の普遍のメロディー・センスまでも匂わせる、まさに優良インディーポップの見本市!!!

CREATURESQUE

 

1. WA VING AT THE SHORE
2. PISTOLS
3. TAG
4. ANCESTORS
5. NOISES
6. SNOWSHOES
7. DIZZY FROM THE FALL
8. CANNIBAL RAYS
9. HI-FI GOON
10. BABY,YOU’RE BORED
11. SHADE FOR A SHADOW
12. THE OUTER FOLD

 

Creaturesque - Throw Me the Statue

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【PROFILE】 Throw Me The Statue (スロウ・ミー・ザ・スタチュウ)は2004年スコット・レイザーマンが中心となり、ローファイ・インディーポップな自主制作CDを作り始めたことから始まる。2007年ファーストアルバム『Moonbeams』が完成。市場に出た途端、数多くのインディーズアーティストを扱う、 Secretly Canadiansの目に留まり、再リリース。 アマゾン・ミュージック・ベスト・オブ2008年では、100位中16位を記録。Pitchfork Mediaでフィーチャーされ、シアトルのラジオ局KEXPでもエアプレイされる等、次第に広まっていく。2008年にはアメリカツアーをする中、SXSWやSasquatch Festival等に出演。地元シアトルではCakeのオープニングを飾る。

 

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TMTSの2ndアルバム HMV渋谷店 試聴機展開中!

Lo-Fiひねくれポップの新時代到来!!
デビュー作となる前作『MOONBEAMS』でローカル・ヒットを飛ばし、USローファイ・ポップ・フリークを虜にした、シアトル発THROW ME THE STATUEの2ndアルバムが届きました!

既に卓越したLo-Fi Pop manner を携えていた彼らですが、今作では更なる遊び心をそのサウンド・スケープに表しています!!
チープで小気味よい音作りを土台に、軽快な電子音、ひねくれたアレンジ、そして以前よりも色濃く感じるようになった極彩色のサイケな感覚・・・、それらが混然一体となって心を奪うほどの抜群のメロディーセンスに流れ込み、ナチュラルに響く唄心で綴られる、すばらしくカラフルでジェントルな作品です!!
JENS LEKMANの唄心、OF MONTREALのひねくれポップ・センス、更にはBECKのオルタナ感やTAHITI 80の普遍のメロディー・センスまでも匂わせる、まさに優良インディーポップの見本市!!!

【HMV/渋谷店・by大山さん】
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THROW ME THE STATUE / Moonbeams

リズミカルなビート、ネオアコ風味のアコギとホーンのローファイアレンジなカラフルポップがメランコリックなメロディと歌声で綴られる。CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH、JENS LEKMAN、OF MONTREALのひねくれポップ・センス。USローファイ・ポップ・フリーク必聴!!の笑い泣き必至のミラクルなポップ・ソングが満載のアルバム。

2004年、中心人物のスコット・レイハーマンが自宅で録音した音源を自主でリリースしたところから始まる。その後ペトロ・ザ・ライオンのメンバーを含む数人がドラム・マシンやシーケンサーを持ち寄りバンド編成へと発展し、2007年には最初の音源である「Moonbeams」をSecretly Canadianからリリース。Pitchfolkやインディ系ラジオ局でも絶賛されバンドが本格的に始動。08年には全米ツアーを開始し、SXSWやサスカッチフェスティバルに参加。CAKEらとの共演をはたしている彼らの音源が邦盤化!

Moonbeams

1. Young Sensualists
2. Lolita
3. A Mutinous Dream
4. Your Girlfriend’s Car
5. Conquering Kids
6. About To Walk
7. Yucatan Gold
8. This Is How We Kiss
9. Groundswell
10. Written In Heart Signs, Faintly
11. Take It Or Leave It
12. Moonbeams
13. The Happiest Man On This Plane

 

Moonbeams - Throw Me the Statue

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