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It's Not Me, It's You 豆瓣
8.2 (116 个评分) Lily Allen 类型: 流行
发布日期 2009年2月9日 出版发行: EMI
"IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU dials down the sass in favor of sincere self-reflection and a greater grasp of morning-after consequences."
窒息 豆瓣
7.9 (44 个评分) Shayne Ward 类型: 流行
发布日期 2007年11月26日 出版发行: Sony Bmg Europe
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Clayton, Manchester) is a British pop singer of Irish background, who rose to prominence in the UK and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor.
Two years after winning The X Factor, Manchester-born Shayne Ward follows up his eponymous 2006 debut. While that album was predominantly composed of ballads, this release sees Ward "acting his age" with a collection of infectious, uptempo, RnB-influenced pop. Produced by pop supremos extraordinaire Maratone (Britney, Westlife, Celine Dion) and Ryan Tedder (J-Lo, Natasha Bedingfield, Leona Lewis), it includes the singles 'Breathless' and the no.2 double A-side hit 'No U Hang Up'/'If That's OK With You'.
Strangeland 豆瓣
8.3 (59 个评分) Keane 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2012年5月7日 出版发行: Island Records
新专辑《Strangeland/异乡》将会是一张很“基音”的专辑,新歌大部分都会让人一听就会“过耳难忘”。新单曲《Silenced By The Night/夜的沉默》是一首在情感上有着巨大驱动力和感染力的单曲,其煽动力可以与极其催泪的《泰坦尼克号》相提并论。这首歌曲,也将会是第一个线索告诉乐迷这将会是一张怎样的专辑。
距离基音乐队上一张专辑《Perfect Symmetry/完美对称》,已经时隔四年,想必所有基音乐队的忠实的狂热的粉丝,都很想知道这将会听起来会是怎样的一张专辑。而每张基音的专辑,也都能从上一张专辑有一个明显的进步和变化。
今年二月,新专辑录音完成以后,基音乐队宣布将于3月9日和10日在德拉沃尔美术馆/De La Warr Pavilion——这个乐队成员青少年时期经常出没并且离录制乐队唱片很近的地方,进行两场特别演出。而公布这条消息的当地报纸在5分钟之内就被一抢而光。
乐队灵魂键盘手Tim Rice-Oxley最近谈到新专辑说道:“《Strangeland/异乡》给人冒险的感觉,不同的人听了以后会带来不同的感觉,就和所有的冒险一样都充满了不确定性,它有潜在的悲伤、有令人惊奇的事情、还有散发光芒的发现。我喜欢把《Strangeland/异乡》作为一段救赎之旅的主意。”
Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down 豆瓣
8.6 (14 个评分) Noah And The Whale / Universal
发布日期 2008年8月5日
这张《Peaceful The World Lays Me Down》是来自英国伦敦的独立流行乐团Noah and the Whale的首张正式专辑,在本周的英国流行音乐专辑榜中,本张专辑首周上榜,空降第五位,算是一个相当出色的成绩了。
Noah and the Whale由Charlie Fink(主唱/吉他/口琴/夏威夷四弦琴)、Tom Hobden(小提琴)、Urby(脚踏式风琴/贝斯)、Laura Marling(伴唱)和Doug Fink(鼓)等几位成员组成。早在去年九月,Noah and the Whale乐团就通过Young and Lost Club厂牌推出了他们的首支单曲《5 Years Time》。今年1月,乐队又推出了他们的第二支单曲《2 Bodies, 1 Heart》,同样得到了歌迷的好评。又经过了半年多的酝酿,Noah and the Whale终于推出了这张完整的专辑。从第一首《2 Atoms In A Molecule》开始,这张专辑就透出欢快清新的民谣气息,在炎热而容易令人烦躁的夏天,这样的歌儿是很容易博得听众好感的。上口的旋律、主唱Charlie Fink挺有特点的声音、富有活力的小提琴、轻松的木吉他、舒缓的弦乐、随意的口哨...都是这张《Peaceful The World Lays Me Down》吸引人的地方,喜欢旋律化的Indie Pop和民谣的歌迷们应该会喜欢这张专辑。
Battleground 豆瓣
The Wanted
发布日期 2011年11月7日 出版发行: Island UK
2011 sophomore album from the British boyband. Once again working with writer and producer Steve Mac, the quintet has yet again come up with an album filled to the brim with light and airy Pop nuggets like the singles 'Gold Forever', 'Glad You Came' and more. Island.
Lights 豆瓣
8.7 (9 个评分) Ellie Goulding 类型: 电子
发布日期 2011年3月13日 出版发行: Polydor
01. Lights (Single Version)
02. Only Girl In the World (Live Lounge Acoustic Version)
03. Lights (Bassnectar Remix)
04. Lights (Shook Remix)
05. Lights (MK Charlee Dub)
06. Lights (Max Gordon Remix)
Up All Night 豆瓣
8.3 (21 个评分) One Direction 类型: 流行
发布日期 2011年11月21日 出版发行: Sony UK
2011 debut album from the British/Irish boy band who were contestants on the seventh season of X-Factor. Features the singles 'What Makes You Beautiful' and 'Gotta Be You'. Sony.
The 2nd Law 豆瓣
8.3 (89 个评分) Muse 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2012年10月1日 出版发行: Warner Music
2011年8月,MUSE终于完成了长达两年Resistance世界巡迴,之后随即开始着手全新专辑的製作,团员3人很快地就在4週内完成了新专辑《The 2nd Law》当中13首曲目的胚胎雏形。《The 2nd Law》的专辑名称和主题发想是来自于热力学的第二定律,第二定律的主要精神是在阐释:在所有变换过程当中都是要付出代价的,如果你扔下某个事物不管,经过一段时间,它会腐坏、锈化、破碎、损耗、甚至是消逝。关于2012,人们有着许多的末日啓示,无法预知未来的你我在环顾四週的同时,可以确认的是,能源危机、经济萧条、政治动盪…这一切溷乱正在发生。面对着我们身处世界的动盪不安,MUSE藉由《The 2nd Law》这张创作,来彰显这些将要人类自我偿还的问题。
一直深信的既有法则即将被推翻,在迈入乐团最大胆的音乐转变之前,先藉由我们都熟悉的MUSE戏剧化摇滚「Supremacy」,做了承先启后的回顾;电气分子缓慢浮游,首发单曲「Madness」在晦暗不明的悸动与脉冲节拍的摆盪中,开始颠覆MUSE音乐系统中那些我们所熟悉的化学方程式,不仅是主唱Matt个人最喜爱的生平创作,也被酷玩乐团(Coldplay)主唱Chris Martin公开讚扬为“MUSE历年最佳作品”;结构彻底改变,「Panic Station」染上来自另一个时代的复古摇滚舞曲神韵;「Prelude」以萧邦的「离别曲」启动连锁反应,衔接在后的话题单曲「Survival」,破天荒地被遴选为2012年英国伦敦奥运官方指定主题曲,逐渐急升狂飙且刺激肾上腺素的吉他音符、叠上不断聚集扩大的铿锵合声,将系统内的分子运动速率,推至前所未有的极限高峰;宛如超新星爆发后的重新启动,「Follow Me」的开端有着主唱Matt儿子出生前的砰砰心跳节奏,为曲名做了最好的呼应,除此之外,此起彼落的星光闪耀,更象徵了希望与信念的重新点燃;开始寻找下次的变化,曲式持续蜿蜒流动犹如一头贪婪野兽,融入取样自华尔街证券现场交易声的「Animals」,将鄙视之情表露无遗;悠扬的管弦乐促使扰动渐缓,突然间绿意盎然、天水蔚蓝佔据视网膜,「Explorers」悼念起原有系统裡的那些美好排列组合;怀念幻觉接续时光逆流,耳膜传来八零年代的声音,「Big Freeze」加入INXS及U2所融合出的催化剂,持续蜕变;「Save Me」及「Liquid State」共同打造出MUSE终极变种结构,破天荒地由贝斯手Chris担任创作及演唱重责,在彻底完成第二法则之前,跃出週期表的限制、尽情重组;《The 2nd Law》的最终样貌底定,由二部曲「The 2nd Law: Unsustainable」、「The 2nd Law: Isolated System」完成最后的主题妆点,依循其轮廓着上震慑的音乐色彩!
第二定律的应用范畴其实是没有侷限的,可以微小至单一个人这样的有机体,成为一个封闭系统,也可以推至整个文明社会、人类世界,甚至是整个宇宙。碎裂的吉他音牆、震慑心魂的琴音、大量的管弦乐编排,加上值得再三咀嚼的人文思维词句,MUSE在《The 2nd Law》这个封闭系统裡,不断增加实验性的音乐能量,在破坏及重组之间实现了他们的奇想思绪,更在无法预期的分裂与融合的接续循环之中,寻找出全新法则!
The Origin of Love 豆瓣
7.9 (39 个评分) Mika 类型: 流行
发布日期 2012年9月16日 出版发行: Island
Multi-platinum pop-star MIKA returns with his brand new album 'The Origin of Love', released on Island Records on September 16th 2012.
Following up his multi-million selling worldwide smash 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much' (which debuted in every single i-Tunes top ten around the world), 'The Origin of Love' is Mika's third album and will be preceded by an anthemic brand new single 'Celebrate', an epic slice of cool modern pop destined to be a global summer soundtrack, written by Mika and Pharrell Williams, produced by Nick Littlemore from Empire of the Sun and also featuring Pharrell on vocals.
Completely self-created and self-imagined, 'The Origin of Love' has been a two-year DIY labour of love for Mika who has put together everything on the record himself, flying around the world under his own steam personally assembling an incredible roll call of collaborators - in addition to Nick Littlemore and Pharrell Williams Mika has also worked with William Orbit, Benny Benassi, FrYars, Greg Wells (Katy Perry, Adele), Klas Ahlund (Robyn's Body Talk) as well as working with some brand new unsigned musicians he found himself online.
"This single is what happens when you combine a 22 year old you find online, Fryars, with an extra-planetary Nick Littlemore and Pharrell Williams!" says Mika of 'Celebrate'. "Written by me, Pharrell and Fryars and produced by Nick, this kind of collaboration is only possible when everyone throws themselves into it wanting to have fun and without any ego. This collective and open attitude was at the heart of 'The Origin Of Love'. It's an album about crazy love songs and tolerance. It was recorded in Miami and London but mostly in Fryars' north London bedroom studio!"
A further Mika composition from the album writing sessions 'Gang Bang' features exclusively on Madonna's new 'MNDA' album, a track which she has widely praised as her favourite song on the record.
Mika spent most of 2010 and 2011 on a massive Global tour playing over hundreds of shows to sell-out audiences across Europe, Asia and North America. He returns with a brand new live show, performing at Heaven in London on 26th July.
Mika has now sold over 8 million records and Gold or Platinum awards in 32 countries worldwide across his previous two albums 'Life in Cartoon Motion' and 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much', winning Brit and MTV Awards in the process.
呼之欲出 豆瓣
Suede 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1996年8月30日 出版发行: 3mv
Coming Up is the third album by English alternative rock band Suede, released on 2 September 1996 through Nude Records. It was the band's first album since the departure of guitarist Bernard Butler, who was replaced by Richard Oakes. Also added to the band was keyboardist Neil Codling. The album was nominated for the 1997 Mercury Prize.
Head Music 豆瓣
8.5 (82 个评分) Suede 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1999年1月1日 出版发行: Sony Music
这同样也是张冠军专辑,让人惊叹于Suede的魔力,不过你会意识到在合成器大师Steve Osbourne的指导下,这张专辑真的有些不一样了。安德森学会了如何控制合成器,并在它的带领下创作旋律,而主音吉他手Richard Oakes也不得不放下心爱的吉他打起了太极。
这张专辑的灵感来源主要来自于在英国兴起的吹泡运动,而药味十足的Tricky则成了主创的新宠。
You and Others 豆瓣
8.1 (29 个评分) Vega4
发布日期 2006年1月1日 出版发行: Sony
2006 debut album from new British Indie hopefuls Vega 4, who NME says 'will give The Killers a run for their money'. Influenced by the music they grew up on, Vega 4 combine elements of New Wave, Punk and Britpop and come out on top with some amazing tunes including the singles 'Traffic Jam' and 'You And Me'. 11 tracks total. Columbia.
杰克·巴格 豆瓣
8.4 (62 个评分) Jake Bugg 类型: 民谣
发布日期 2012年10月15日 出版发行: Mercury Records
Debut album from young Nottingham singer-songwriter whose breakthrough came with the songs "Trouble Town", "Country Song" (as featured in the Greene King IPA TV advert) and the single "Lightning Bolt".