Graceful person

The band called Kuragekeikaku based in Tokyo, "Graceful person" is the new piece in 4 years since they released the EP "Dream to see for the first time" in 2019. In 4 years the band became a 4 piece band from a 3 piece band. Tangibly speaking, this song will be a return to the music scene for them.

Since 2020, this world went through a big confusion by the pandemic and recently returning to calm step by step. If you aspire to some kind of expression, the things occurred in this couple of years will definitely effect their creativity. How about Kuragekeikaku?

The danger of youth, fluctuation of uncontrollable emotions, turned into a surprisingly powerful and confident sound. Different expressions from the Kuragekeikaku's two guitars shows the contrast of light and darkness more sharper. The connections between melodious bass lines and steady drums became more harder and supports their balanced band ensemble. The rhythmic development of them, "Waltz-Alternative rock" they say, lives up to their name. People who know the formal Kuragekeikaku, will be amazed once again by how they have reached the next level as a band.

The world of "Graceful person", their voice and melody has the power free from the hustle and bustle of the era, not the peculiar dreamy beauty or penetrated realism of the Kuragekeikaku, it's more like a fable you heard when you are young, a ray of light that reaches faintly and gently to the bottom of the ocean. Of course they won't sing just simple "happiness", I want to see it myself, if the sequel to the dream Kuragekeikaku sees in the 2023 is "An Innocent World".


Music Critic : Kohichi Inoue / English Translator : Ao Yanagisawa