Joanna Newsom是一个有着无限精神头的女生，特点就是年轻并且涉猎广，出生于1982年的她，出身于音乐世家，是Terry Riley的邻居，从小学习钢琴，掌握一手精湛的凯尔特竖琴，思维跳脱不局限，朋克的诗意、民谣的纯真、爵士的曼妙都是她心有灵犀的素材，并影响着她的创作动机，在民谣的肌理之上将异域民歌与先锋创作的手法融于一炉，是The Pleased、Deerhoof等多支同族Indie乐队的键盘手/竖琴手，《The Milk-Eyed Mender》是其第一张Solo唱片，展现了一副儿童般未经修饰的嗓音，浅吟低唱之处有种青葱本真的美感，古怪而甜蜜，轻轻撩动的琴弦也契合着其一尘不染的整体调调，Will Oldham和Cat Power都对其赞赏有嘉。

Julia Holter's second album, Ekstasis, is a collection of songs written and recorded across the span of three years in Los Angeles, California. Ekstasis marks a return to the playful searching of her 2007 Eating the Stars EP, but guided by newly-learned disciplines, slightly better technology, and nearly limitless home recording time. Holter's songwriting stems from a mythological reverence of that which is incomprehensibly beautiful. Stars was a first attempt at musically transcribing this beauty, while discovering the honest enjoyment of unadulterated creativity. Holter's critically acclaimed debut album Tragedy (Leaving Records, 2011) embraced Stars strains of shimmer, but used sparser textures in a narrative context. While Ekstasis reflects the conventions of her classical training, the album is also uncannily, if unknowingly, poppy. Holter's approach to crafting the songs of Ekstasis centered around what she describes as, "open ear decision: what seemed to sound best for that moment." This blindness to reverence unintentionally steers Ekstasis along the experimental pop spectrum most commonly associated to New York's Downtown music micro-universe of the 80s, specifically the works of Laurie Anderson and Arthur Russell.

对于英国独立厂牌4AD而言，当年三藩市乐队Red House Painters 加盟在旗下所带来的最大意义，是他们为公司开创了[另类民歌/另类乡谣]的门户，替其后出现的Tarnation及Liquorice开路。但在出版过95年的Ocean Beach专辑后，Red House Painters便跟4AD分道扬镳，现在手执着这张4AD为他们发表的精选专辑，忽然令人对这支乐队泛起缅怀的心情。
自当天4AD主脑Ivo Watts-Russell收到American Music Club的Mark Eitzel送来那盒Red House Painters的Demo盒带后，他们的声音已注定是被列入多愁善感，苍凉幽悒的声音范畴。不爱接受采访，也对于站在台上演出 感到不自在的主音歌手Mark Kozelek,他笔下的哀伤作品亦令他们被称之为[新悲惨主意]（New Miserabilism).乐队的每张唱片都是弥漫着一份像乌云密布的气氛，流露出是一种黑暗的美丽。
在Retrospective里我们可以重温Grace Cathedral Park这首他们最美妙的Folk Pop作品，New Jersey有着宛如美洲公路电影的无拘无束但气氛萧条之感。Medicine Bottle里还残留着Post-Punk/Gothic的低调精髓，改编自Kiss作品的Shock Me 奏出了一种源自Velet Underground的无力感地下摇滚气息，当然，Kate Song，Summer Dress和Evil都是令人听得心酸的低回苦涩声音，一曲Michael比The Smiths的I Know It's Over更惹人怜悯，而在淡淡的钢琴伴奏下Mark似乎清唱的Mistress那份惨白是他们忧郁至极点的时候。Mark的歌声 每每唱得像楚楚哀求般，即使是San Geronimo此曲能表达出三藩市的美丽风光，但天空仍是灰白色的。

The Brooklyn-based trio Widowspeak consists of Molly Hamilton on vocals and rhythm guitar, Michael Stasiak on drums, and Rob Thomas on lead guitar. The band create a dreamy vintage sound using stripped-down drumbeats, breathy vocals, and delicately placed guitar leads.
The single “Harsh Realm” is a great tune in which singer Molly Hamilton’s voice has a whispery, seductive, drugged-out vibe similar to [ Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star ] yet she retains a unique enough sound to swim in her own pond. Her rhythm guitar sounds similar to a softer, less gritty version of [ PJ Harvey’s ] early playing as she bounces between some dry chords locked in to Michael Stasiak’s minimalist but forward-moving drum groove.
The sparkles and dynamics of the song come from the band’s lead guitarist, Rob Thomas, who plays some nicely placed, shimmering guitar leads that would fit nicely on any Chris Isaak album or Quentin Tarantino or David Lynch soundtrack. The slow-tempo song “Burn Out” has a very sleepy and dreamy verse, but when the chorus breaks, the band all lock in for a unique, upbeat, and intricate hook as Hamilton sings, “It can wait, everything else can wait.”
Widowspeak’s first seven-inch single is stark but very engaging. Released in early March on Captured Tracks, the first four hundred copies were printed on white vinyl, or you can download it from the band or on iTunes. I highly recommend picking up a copy of this, and I am eagerly looking forward to hearing the band’s upcoming full-length.

辑介绍：
香港MCB杂志评出的100张欧美最具革命性专辑之一，评语为：“美国后摇滚体系的先锋乐团，一张影响着整个后摇运动发展的导航唱片。”
存在于1987-1991年间的美国post-rock乐队，这是他们的第二张，也是最后一张完整的录音室专辑，专辑发行不久乐队即告解散。他们在音乐中大量使用吉他噪音和怪异的和弦来营造旋律和氛围，人声退居到很不显眼的位置。这张专辑被许多人认为是第一张后摇滚专辑，影响十分深远。专辑发行的时候，封套上留了个地址，希望有兴趣参与的女音乐人和他们联系。PJ Harvey曾经给这个地址去过信，但那时乐队已经不存在了。
关于Slint：
（引自jickbin朋友在
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肯塔基州路易维尔的 Slint 成军于 1987 年，在出版两张叫好不叫座的专辑《Tweez》(1989) 和《Spiderland》(1991) 后便宣告解散﹝1994 年出版的迷你辑《Slint》录制于 1990 年左右﹞，但影响力却随着团员四散新组的乐团，和无数受 Slint 启蒙而纷纷仿效的后进，而与日俱增。被众多媒体包括 Alternative Press、 Pitchfork 等选为90 年代百大专辑，NME、Melody Maker 等选为乐史百大专辑，由 Steve Albini 制作的 《Spiderland》是乐史第一张可以称作后摇滚的唱片。这个堂皇的冠冕虽然成就了后来 Slint 无与伦比的传奇名声，但实际上听过 Slint 音乐的人，其实少得可怜，不少人可能只听过 1995 年发的《Kids》原声带里收录的结束曲〈Good Morning Captain〉。但无庸置疑的，从 Polvo、June of 44、Dirty Three 到 Mogwai、Godspeed You Black Emporer!、Sigur Ros，Slint 的影响至今持续发酵。
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Myra Ellen "Tori" Amos is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Arthur Tatum Jr. was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest in his field. Tatum grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he began playing piano professionally and had his own radio program, rebroadcast nationwide, while still in his teens.

Tracks 1-9 & 14 originally issued by Folkways Records in 1964 as 'Mary Lou Williams Presents' F 2843; all tracks recorded in New York City at Cue Studios and Nola Studios between August 1962 and November 1963. Tracks 10-13 previously unreleased.
Reissue compiled, annotated, and produced by Fr. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J., on behalf of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation.
℗© 2004 Smithsonian Folkway Recordings

歌手：Oh Susanna，原名Suzie Ungerleider，是一位在加拿大长大的美国女子，音乐风格游走在民谣和乡村音乐之间。
推荐：相信很多朋友都听过她的代表作品“forever at your feet”——选自她在2001年发行的《Sleepy Little Sailor》专辑，新专辑延续了她的一贯曲风，虽然没有多大突破，但可听性极强，炫音的朋友们不要错过了。
评论：oh susana的forever at your feet（永远追随）
整个音乐的背景是下雨的声音，加强了因痴情而伤感的氛围，包括歌者淡淡的而饱含感情的唱腔。这种配合天衣无缝。
雨声、雷声、钢琴声，缓缓的提琴声，
加上低吟的女声，潺潺的流水声……
这样的音乐让我陷进一种情绪里不能自拔……[评论来自网络]

前独立唱片公司4AD麾下主将2005年最新专辑。

His Name Is Alive的第二张专辑，更加的黑暗、困扰同时唯美，他们的音乐仿佛要带你进入一次黑暗的精神之旅，28首歌曲从柔和的民谣风格到吉他噪音的迸发，Karin Oliver的声音随着情绪自然的发展，制作上Warren Defever加入各种纷繁的乐器用以营造一种超现实的感觉，怪异的歌词如梦魇一般挥之不去。（ "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" 、"Hope Called in Sick"、"Put Your Finger in Your Eye"）其中Ivo Watts-Russell（4AD创始人）参与Remix了两首作品"Are We Still Married?," and "The Dirt Eaters'" 《Home Is in Your Head》是他们在音乐和情绪上进一步的探索，并且是乐队早期的最佳代表作。

某新人穿上马甲制作发行的专辑。
类似艺人: The Weeknd
建议在amazon买 比itunes便宜 我就亏了……

My Beautiful Sinking Ship is an album by Devics, released on September 4, 2001.