Devotion Implosion

差不多在首砖《Love the Virgins》出来2年后，Gliss的第二砖《Devotion Implosion》，相当华丽，相当的猛。专辑里《Morning Light》有电声的刚猛，又有柔美忧郁的旋律，《Lovers in the Bathroom》暧昧的调调。优美的和声，吱嘎的吉他声，超然的破碎的美——专辑进入我们的09年最终的最喜爱的音乐列表已无悬念。（虽然09才过去3个月，同时官方要到4月17日才会正式发售。）那么，慰劳一下你的耳朵吧，听听之前提到的这首《Morning Light》，还有这首《Anybody Inside》，别忘了下周把《Devotion Implosionnext》带回家。
# Once upon a time, Gliss were a four-piece band, plying atmospheric indie rock to an LA environs swamped with such things. They could've disappeared into the ether, barely leaving a trace, but instead the lineup splintered, and a far more magnificent Gliss emerged from the ashes. The new look trio, comprising original members Marti Klingman and David Reiss, and Danish expatriate newcomer Victoria Cecilia, kicked Gliss out of the doldrums and onto the world stage with two successful tours of Europe, where most of this album was written and in some cases recorded. There's a frisson about the band now that was previously missing, and a jolt of energy that will stun their old fans. This is obvious on "Huh What?," a raw slab of garage-styled punk, whose raucous edge echoes of the Seeds and its buzzsaw guitars of the Velvet Underground. "Blue Sky," in contrast, has all the thrust and power of the Stooges, and a guitar riff that storms round your brain for days after. A guitar riff rules "Make Believe" as well, but here it slams across a fevered piece that's equal parts indie, punk, and arena rock. Which could describe U2, but it's "Moped" whose chiming guitars brings that band's early career to mind; kick that style to stadium size, add some droning guitar and dense atmosphere to the mix, and you've got "Fade Away." Of course, no one conjured up atmospheres like the Cure, and "Innocent Eyes" pays homage to their marvelous dream-drenched style. Here, Gliss also musically acknowledge their own past, while simultaneously giving their sound a crescendoing majesty never remotely reached in the past. "Kissing the Boulevard" follows Robert Smith and his crew into tougher climes, then takes it a step further, expanding the sound, hiking up the energy, and dragging ethereal atmospheres straight into the rock realm.
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