HAKAMA

LOLOET, who successfully held their first solo live show at a sold-out Shibuya WWW in February of this year, has released a new song that they premiered that day.

This striking 10-minute long track features vocalist Ayaka Wada's lyrics, which incorporate a message of anti-war and anti-discrimination directed at a turbulent world, while referencing the history of the "hakama" (traditional Japanese trousers), and a swirling ambient dub sound. From the tranquil ambient section in the first half, which begins with ambient sounds, piano, and French recitation, to the tense, minimalist beat of the band that seamlessly follows in the second half, you'll be so immersed that you won't even notice the 10 minutes. This song represents the deepening of LOLOET's approach to contemporary society, where they look at it from an alternative perspective and express conflict and contradiction through music.