Lover Callots -- Pierrot（ピエロ）

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonrnSZzYNc

As well, I can't bring in any videos directly so once again I've got the YouTube link for you to refer to. Back in February, I introduced the pop and jazz duo Lover Callots（ラバーキャロッツ）who had their run between 2002 and 2005 with "Lover Callots no Theme"（ラバーキャロッツのテーマ）. There was also quite a bit of Shibuya-kei swing in their arrangements which is why I'm back with them to show off their "Pierrot", their June 2004 single. It is also a track on their 2nd album "Itazura Scat"（悪戯スキャット...Teasing Scat） which was released later in November that year.

Oh, so groovy, so good. Listening to "Pierrot", it's like being in a retro beatnik jazz bar in Paris in the early 1990s. From the funky keyboards to the tight percussion to the song stylings of vocalist TAMAc, it's just a pity that Lover Callots couldn't keep the fun going for a bit longer.

7:38 pm July 15th: Ah, we are back if a bit jittery!