2002年にWeezerに例えられる独特のメロディーと、キーボードを多用した革新的なアルバム"Piece Of Sun Shine"でヨーロッパのみならずアメリカをも席巻したScarrots（日本でもSTMなどパンク/ハードコアサイトなどで話題になった）。
だが、その後訪れたメンバーの脱退、マネージメント会社との決裂などによる4年間の暗黒期。長らく表舞台に経つことはなかった彼らだが水面下でベルギーの名門レーベルFUNTIME RECORDSと契約。The KillersやInterpolらの爆発で世界的に火がついた80's New Waveへの回帰を機にシーンへと復活したのだ！！。アルバム発表と同時にダース・ベイダーのお面をつけて踊り狂う。ダンスホールのウィーザー！？などとこのバンドの形容しがたい魅力をメディアがこぞって持ち上げた。
8月15日、Scarrots "The Sound Of Being Lost"ジャパン・リリース決定。
Together for more than ten years, Belgian dance pop punks Scarrots only now release their second full length album The Sound Of Being Lost. The opener Arrows Of Light is clearly aimed at radio stations, and while its melodic and melancholic approach sure enough is nice and dreamy, it is anything but a proper way to begin an album. Fortunately the short Paradise Paralyse which follows on the track veers into a faster and sunnier direction, and from here on Scarrots offer song after song of bright bubbly dance emo pop punk songs that are not only perfectly produced, but the six-piece confront their powerful guitars with very interesting synthesizer arrangements. The vocalist has a charismatic voice, always melodic, never whiny, and furthermore a pronunciation that makes you think you’re listening to an American band. Experience must have taken all provinciality from Scarrots who sound like a US band, making them eventually the Belgian answer to the equally great Action Action.
The Sound Of Being Lost may start a bit lamely, but the overall impression is more than just positive. Complemented by artistically pleasing artwork, Scarrots have catapulted themselves to the top of the Belgian music scene, and are in my opinion among the best bands of their busy label. Fans of melodic punk rock who don’t shy away from keyboards definitely need to check out this CD.
