In the year 2004,Brian Wilson brought the 60s lovers an adorable album called SMiLE. This year,Brian Wilson once again brought back the glorious days of Southern California with his brand new album That Lucky Old Sun. You can listen to the streaming of the entire album here, enjoy the sun!
想到Of Montreal就一定會想到那些詭異奇特又可愛的pop song，新專輯Skeletal Lamping也承繼了此種風格，由好幾種曲風拼湊堆疊出了奇幻又有趣的組合。延續前一張專輯Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?的主題，主唱Kevin Barnes變身成為Georgie Fruit，一位經過多次變性手術的40歲男人，由他親口敘述在七零年代加入funk樂團所經歷的旅程。Skeletal Lamping這場奇幻之旅帶你從靈魂、放克節奏一路體驗到海灘男孩(The Beach Boys)般的美麗合聲，Skeletal Lamping用最不可思議的優美方式唱出一個個具有濃濃性暗示的故事與令人莞爾的歌詞。除了仍然保有Of Montreal招牌的朗朗上口旋律，在聆聽Skeletal Lamping時也可以聽到更多出其不意的複雜小片段：舞池上微弱的光芒閃耀著、唱盤上轉著復古的迪斯可…。Skeletal Lamping比起上一張專輯較難找到特別突出的曲目，稱之為「概念專輯」又尚為不足，反正就還是喜歡聽著Of Montreal，迎接夏天的尾聲。
It’s arty, it’s playful and a lot of fun (as usual).
Skeletal Lamping will be out on October,7.
MP3:
of Montreal-For Our Elegant Caste
初聽Mercury這首單曲,我有些膽怯,就好像與朋友聊天到一半被他用椅子砸一樣不知所措.不過我也漸漸的喜歡這個新朋友--侵略性稍強的Bloc Party.在新專輯Intimacy中,Bloc Party嘗試了所有他們曾走過的曲風:強大的distortion還有密密麻麻的電音節奏,伴隨的是永不停歇的鼓點與不時冒出頭的吉他狂暴號音.聽完Intimacy猶如跑完百米,心狂跳不停又抑制不住興奮之情.重撥專輯後又會再次被開場曲Ares懸住(despite the simplicity of the lyrics).要說Intimacy唯一的缺點就是專輯才短短九首歌,在專輯結束時,已被驚奇覆蓋的聽覺瞬間被失落感給淹沒..I cannot get enough of Bloc Party!
I could watch Michael Cera for an entire day without feeling bored. The last time I saw an awkward,geeky,goofy,adorable plus music-loving modern indie kid on big screen was eons ago; thanks to the success of films such as Juno and Once, music now plays a tremendous part in some of the awards-receiving potentials. Like Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist- an adoption from the best-selling book with the same title- was about how a boy and a girl,having trouble with their love lives, met each other during a night out. I haven't read the book yet, just from the names featured in the movie trailer(Bishop Allen,We Are Scientists,Band of Horses, Richard Hawley...) I'm surely going to be anticipating this film. Besides, the story took place in one of my favorie city :New York, what's not to love?
Yep,I don't care that I've already posted an article about Oasis,I'm still gonna post a new one and that's just how much I love them. The official first single 'The Shock of the Lightning' was available for online download,I supposed all of you have felt the immense excitement around the blogosphere. So did the song live up to the expectations? I trusted that my beloved Gallagher brothers(a shout out to Noel!) deserves better than our expectations. I'm not being oblivious, I simply love everything they do and say(especially those drunken murmurs). And you've got to admit, Liam's voice has never been better! 'The Shock of the Lightning' is rocking, chugging and loud. It could drive any crowds crzay and will definitley sounds massive during the gig. It's said that Noel only took 10 minutes in writing this song, no wonder it's so fast and straight-in-your-face.
Can you feel it?Can you taste it? You can definitely sense the sound of two orchestras and a colossal Oasis album coming--just like what Noel promised. This download-only promotional single Falling Down in almost like the essence extracted from the 60s; the drumbeat, the hammering bass pulled me back to the days when musicians were experimenting and putting as much resources in the song as they can. It wouldn't be an Oasis song without the brilliance of Noel's lyrics, "If you won't save me, please don't waste my time." Indulge yourself in the rockin' sound and be sure to go to a gig to see Oasis live(if you ever get the chance)!
You can listen to the stream of Franz Ferdinand's new song Lucid Dreams on their website. The song is not a single but it could be included in the new album. It's been almost 3 years since the release of Franz Ferdinand's last album You Could Have It So Much Better, and the release date of the yet untitled third album has not been confirmed but was rumored that it could be the spring of 2009.
