NEXT STANDARD

[Machine Translation] THUNDER, who is just 24 years old and has been in his 10th year of career, has finally completed his 3rd album "NEXT STANDARD". The album contains a wide range of songs from "SYSTEM," which was ranked No. 1 on iTunes for one month, and "ONE STORY," which has gained tremendous support from live audiences, to a song with a hard and passionate message, and a song for his late best friend. The main producer is DIGITAL NINJA 774, as on the 1st and 2nd albums, and the featured artists include a wide variety of members, so it is easy to imagine that the sound will be rich and colorful. The style of speaking passionately with rebel vibes and realistic words, which is the origin of REGGAE, has not wavered through the 1st and 2nd ALBUMs, and the style has been further refined and widely supported from various fields. RAGGAMUFFIN - A song in which he calls himself RAGGAMUFFIN. The song is about his daily life, in which he continues to move forward with RUFF and TUFF, even though his position has changed. The powerful, rock-inspired track by 774, a close friend of THUNDER's, further accentuates THUNDER's realistic lyricism. REGAL - The title of this album is named after his best friend, Regal, who passed away last year in his hometown of Amagasaki. THUNDER, who has kept silent up to now, expresses his feelings of inadequacy without overstretching himself. ONE STORY - This song is a collaboration with APOLLO, a friend of THUNDER's who has been a reggae DEEJAY since his teens. The two artists, who have different styles, tell each other's stories in an exquisite way. The song is sung passionately, "Let's move forward now with our friends, checking the path we have walked and having no regrets. APOLLO / PERSIA / DIZZLE / BUFFMAN / SNEEEZE / MAD KOH Amagasaki's own REGGAE artist, THUNDER. The more you listen to his music, the more addictive it becomes.

若干24歳にしてキャリア10年目を迎えるTHUNDERの3rdALBUM「NEXT STANDARD」が遂に完成。デジタル配信でiTunes1ヶ月間1位を獲得した「SYSTEM」や、LIVE現場で絶大な支持を得る「ONE STORY」といった話題作から、真骨頂のハードで熱いメッセージを歌い上げた曲や、今は亡き親友へ届ける一曲まで幅広く収録されている。メインプロデューサーは1st,2ndに引き続きDIGITAL NINJA 774が務め、またフューチャリングアーティストには多彩なメンバーを迎えており、色濃い音が繰り広げられる事は容易に想像できる。THUNDERのALBUMの特徴でもある喜怒哀楽が、これまで以上に映し出された1枚になっており、既に多くの支持と期待の声があがっている。REGGAEの原点である、REBELなVIBESとリアルな言葉で熱く語りかけるスタイルは1st,2ndALBUMを通してブレる事はなく、そのスタイルはさらに洗練され多方面から広く支持を得る。そして大躍進を続ける今、確かな確信と共に伝えるメッセージはリスナーに強烈な感動を残す事は間違いない。RAGGAMUFFIN ⇒自身をRAGGAMUFFINと称した一曲。立場が変化した今も、変わらずRUFFでTUFFに歩み続ける自身の日常を歌っている。盟友774が手掛ける力強くロックテイストのTRACKが、THUNDERのリアルなリリックを更に際立たせている。確かな手応えとブレない意思を強烈に感じる、まさにRAGGAMUFFIN。REGAL ⇒昨年、他界した同じ地元尼崎の親友のREGALの名がタイトルに。これまで沈黙を守ってきたTHUNDERが、今も尚続くやりきれない気持ちを背伸びすることなく等身大でぶつけている。弱さも隠すことなく、親友への募る色んな想いを、真っ直ぐに歌いあげた一曲。ONE STORY ⇒10代から共にレゲエDEEJAYとして歩んできた盟友APOLLOと共演した一曲。スタイルの違う2人が互いにストーリーを掛け合う展開が絶妙。自分たちが歩いて来た道を確かめながら悔いがないように、仲間とともに今を進もう。と熱く歌い上げている。APOLLO・PERSIA・DIZZLE・BUFFMAN・SNEEEZE・MAD KOH尼崎が生んだREGGAEアーティストTHUNDER。聴けば聴くほどクセになる多彩なF