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Hedigan’s Much Anticipated Debut
The first-ever live performance by Hedigan’s, whose sound source has not yet been released, was also overwhelming. The members are Yosuke “YONCE” Kawanishi (Suchmos / Vo, Gt), Shoji Kurita (Glider, Merchant / Gt), Yusuke Kurita (Glider / Key), Takuma Motomura (Yuranfune / Ba), Gaku Ouchi (Glimpse Group, AKOGARE, Burgundy, LAIKA DAY DREAM, The9Oz / Dr).
Hedigan’s was a rock and blues band. They had a dub style sound, and some songs were sung as “preachy old man’s rumba.” The band played six songs as if they were simply dedicated to the music, free of any greed or arrogance, the exact opposite of “world-weary.” Before playing the last song, YONCE said, “This is our first time playing live, and I’m not sure what kind of sound you guys are getting, but anyway, we enjoyed ourselves selfishly. Thank you Hedigan’s,” was all YONCE had to say.
Although there was no information other than the sound played on stage, or even it’s still unclear who wrote the lyrics, it sounded to me as if YONCE, who had spent a certain period of time in the chaotic place called “the glamorous world” by the public, had come to realize what he valued and wanted to live as a human being. I could hear it as if it was filled with what Yonce wants to live with as a human being now.
I was also impressed by the fact that Yonce’s singing had become even more elongated and deeper than before. The final song, “Logic is Lonely,” is a song about the cycle of thoughts surrounding “what is life,” “what is death,” and “what is happiness,” amidst a magnificent spread of clean, roaring sounds and Ouchi’s cymbal and bass drum. Is it my selfish sensation that HSU’s (Suchmos) face came to my mind? It was a live performance in which the music and soul were presented to the audience in such a bare state that after the sound stopped, I was unable to move for a moment.
