当Oasis面对媒体说，“从《Dig Out Your Soul》开始我们已经不在是一只Britpop乐队”时，所有人都想知道这回这支老牌的英伦乐队打算做出怎样的尝试和改变。但实际上他们永远无法摆脱Brit-pop的气息，或许这种气质早已渗透入他们的血液。
你只能说，Oasis可以变的不像Britpop，时代的变迁，音乐技术，音乐理念的变迁，你最多只能让自己少一些Britpop的束缚，而无法全部抛弃。当你听完《Dig Out Your Soul》后，你会发现Oasis又精进了不少，电子元素的活用，每一首歌都会给你来一个超级大震撼。歌曲旋律的复杂安排，丰富透彻的展示了Oasis的功力仍然是宝刀未老

或许在两年多前，相信没有多少人能预料到这群来自南加州、二十岁左右的年轻人，会成为牵动今日全球乐坛的影响指标。然而事实是，Linkin Park於2000年底发表的以该团原始团名为标题的首张专辑《Hybrid Theory 混合理论》，成功地透过一Vocal(Chester Bennington)与一MC(Mike Shinoda)的双主唱带领，在音乐上呈现出揉合着电气化／Hip Hop肌理的独树一帜Nu-Metal/Mixture-Rock格局，得以获着名重金属杂志Kerrang!选为「20张Nu-Metal体系代表名盘」。更重要的是，「Hybrid Theory混合理论」耐力十足地在2001年全面突围，不仅成为2001年全美销售总冠军专辑缔造无比耀眼的商业成绩(至今更以累积一千五百万张的销售量)，更让乐团赢得葛莱美奖「最佳重摇滚乐团」肯定、获滚石杂志选为「年度最佳风云人物」!

自2000年盛夏，一首满载少年浪漫情愫的情歌《Yellow》登上英国单曲排行第4名，红遍全英大街小巷开始；随后《Parachutes(降落伞)》专辑旋即空降英国金榜冠军宝座，98年正式成军于伦敦校园的Coldplay(酷玩乐团)已平地震雷一声响地迅速在全球乐坛窜起。
《Parachutes》是Coldplay在利物浦的Parr Street Studio录音室，与曾为Gomez、Badly drawn boy作嫁的Ken Nelson共同制作。纯净、美丽的中、慢板旋律加上主唱Chris Martin神似Thom Yorke(Radiohesd主唱)轻柔却极具戏剧张力的淳美歌声，10首慢流一致浪漫、迷美情绪的歌谣。
“Shiver”是一首绚烂美丽，关于单恋的故事的歌曲，令人感到颤栗的歌曲名称；以澎湃汹涌的吉他反复乐节，加上Chrir戏剧性嗓音，简单手法表现的畅销单曲“Yellow”；年少轻狂的“Spies”，伴随着彷复来自天堂的中八度圣音；赤裸，贝斯乐声轻抚的民谣“Sparks”简单、有力的生活宣言；“Trouble”以惊人、独特的轻柔钢琴尾曲开场，紧接着Jon和谐的吉他切入，瞬间整首歌曲彷复飞了起来；专辑最后一曲“Everything's Not Lost”结尾部分的低声吟唱，充满了轻柔爵士味，是酷玩乐团Coldplay自信展现实力的进一步证明。
聆听《Parachutes》像感受一次美丽，但又寂寞的坠落；一段远离每日烦嚣，但又可以更清楚观看的经验。

OneRepublic是美国的一个流行摇滚乐队，成立于科罗拉多州。自2006年夏天以来，他们活跃与网络，并成为MYSPACE最受欢迎的艺人之一。作曲／制作人Ryan Tedder 和他的高中朋友Zach Filkins 在科罗拉多州斯布林市创建了乐队。然后乐队搬迁到洛杉矶。在Columbia Records短暂的工作之后，他们和Interscope Records/Mosley Music Group 签约了，并且完成了和乐队同名的首张专辑。乐队的核心Ryan Tedder同样也是创作pop, rock,rnb的作曲／制作人。他们的歌曲"Apologize"的混音版本被收入Timbaland2007年发行的专辑 TimbalandPresents: Shock Value中。这首歌曲的原始版本将会作为即将到来的专辑的单曲发行。８月末，在洛杉矶本地电台KIIS-FM的节目中，这首歌受到了大量的点播。 2007年8月2日乐队在FOX电视台的 "So You Think You Can Dance"节目中现场表演了 "Apologize"。
这虽然只是他们的第一张专辑，但他们却早已备受关注，My Space的点击率过了千万。专辑风格在独立、流行和摇滚之间，歌曲的旋律都不错，让人很容易就能接受，对于喜欢流行还是摇滚的歌迷来说都是不错的选择。值得一提的是专辑中大部分歌曲都是由Ryan Tedder来完成，也是一个不简单的人物。

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。

After just a four week promo tour of intimate acoustic performances, the first single from Carolina Liar's debut effort Coming to Terms is exploding at Modern Rock Radio. Carolina Liar has also attracted the eyes and ears of MTV, becoming a featured band on the network's hit series The Hills. The tracks 'Beautiful World', 'Coming To Terms', and 'Show Me What I'm Looking for' have all been featured in episodes, as well as the video for 'I'm Not Over' appearing in the show's credit squeeze. In his day-to-day dealings with members of LA's music community, there are two things singer Chad Wolf has heard repeatedly. One involves praise for his songwriting skills, which seem to effortlessly toe the line between infectious pop music and a deeper, darker rock discourse. The other: disbelief. How did this classic struggling musician, who toiled away at coffeehouse gigs for most of his adult life, end up in one of Europe's biggest hit-making studios writing a full album of songs with a major label deal at his side? The story may seem far-fetched, some might even say too good to be true, but somewhere between accolades and accusations is honesty, which, ironically, is what Carolina Liar is all about.

名为精选，实际上是“新瓶”装“旧酒”，用现在的技术手段重新录制了二十首歌。有些歌原封未动，有些歌做了微调，有那么一两首歌面目全非……有心的听众当然一耳就能听出来。
旧事重提，昔日重现，有些歌今天听来依然让我们自豪，有些歌仿佛扇自己一大耳光，有些歌简直不忍卒听……无论如何，当年的心迹已渺不可闻。
精选集取名《昔日我曾苍老》，摘自迪伦名句“昔日我曾苍老，而今风华正茂”，中文名取上句，英文名取下句，顺便致敬一下这个横跨两个世纪的酷老头。
有看客问“是不是太矫情了？”，我挑衅性的回答是：如今会“矫情”的人也属稀有品种。

Black Country, New Road return with the news that their second album, “Ants From Up There”, will land on February 4th on Ninja Tune. Following on almost exactly a year to the day from the release of their acclaimed debut “For the first time”, the band have harnessed the momentum from that record and run full pelt into their second, with “Ants From Up There” managing to strike a skilful balance between feeling like a bold stylistic overhaul of what came before, as well as a natural progression.
Released alongside the announcement the band (Lewis Evans, May Kershaw, Charlie Wayne, Luke Mark, Isaac Wood, Tyler Hyde and Georgia Ellery) have also today shared the first single from the album, ‘Chaos Space Marine’, a track that has already become a live favourite with fans since its first public airings earlier this year - combining sprightly violin, rhythmic piano, and stabs of saxophone to create something infectiously fluid that builds to a rousing crescendo. It’s a track that frontman Isaac Wood calls “the best song we’ve ever written.” It’s a chaotic yet coherent creation that ricochets around unpredictably but also seamlessly. “We threw in every idea anyone had with that song,” says Wood. “So the making of it was a really fast, whimsical approach - like throwing all the shit at the wall... and just letting everything stick.”
Their debut “For the first time” is a certain 2021 Album of the Year, having received ecstatic reviews from critics and fans alike as well as being shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Released in February to extensive, global, critical support - perhaps best summed up by The Times who wrote in their 5/5 review that they were "the most exciting band of 2021" and The Observer who called their record "one of the best albums of the year" - the album made a significant dent on the UK Albums Chart where it landed at #4 in its first week, a remarkable achievement for a largely experimental debut record. The album also reached #1 on Any Decent Music, #2 at Album Of The Year and sat at #1 on Rate Your Music for several weeks, remaining the record to generate the most fan reviews and site discussion there this year. Black Country, New Road were also declared Artist Of The Week and Album Of The Week by The Observer, The Line Of Best Fit and Stereogum, and saw features, including covers and reviews, from the likes of Mojo, NPR, CRACK, Uncut, The Quietus, Pitchfork, The FADER, Loud & Quiet, The Face, Paste, The Needle Drop, DIY, NME, CLASH, So Young, Dork and more.
With “For the first time” the band melded klezmer, post-rock, indie and an often intense spoken word delivery. On “Ants From Up There” they have expanded on this unique concoction to create a singular sonic middle ground that traverses classical minimalism, indie-folk, pop, alt rock and a distinct tone that is already unique to the band.
Recorded at Chale Abbey Studios, Isle Of Wight, across the summer with the band’s long-term live engineer Sergio Maschetzko, it’s also an album that comes loaded with a deep-rooted conviction in the end result. “We were just so hyped the whole time,” says Hyde. “It was such a pleasure to make. I've kind of accepted that this might be the best thing that I'm ever part of for the rest of my life. And that's fine.”
Black Country, New Road's live performances have already gained legendary status from fans and has seen them labelled "one of the UK's best live bands" by The Guardian. After the success of their livestream direct from London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, stand-out performances at SXSW and the BBC 6 Music Festival, and following a sold-out UK tour this summer, high-profile festival appearances, and a 43 date UK & EU tour to follow in the Autumn with sold out US dates next year, the London-based seven-piece today announce further UK & IE dates in support of the album for April 2022, preceded by their biggest London headliner to date at The Roundhouse in February.
Black Country, New Road Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road, will be available as part of the Deluxe LP and CD versions of ‘Ants From Up There’.
Fans who pre-order any format of ‘Ants From Up There’ from the Black Country, New Road store, their Bandcamp page and the Ninja Tune shop, will be able to gain access to the pre-sale for the 2022 UK headline tour dates.
The full set of dates are as follows:
22/10/2021 - Rotondes, Luxembourg
23/10/2021 - Bumann & Sohn, Cologne – DE (SOLD OUT)
24/10/2021 - Botanique Orangerie, Belgium – BE (SOLD OUT)
25/10/2021 - Le Trabendo, Paris - FR
27/10/2021 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing - FR
28/10/2021 - Lieu Unique, Nantes - FR
29/10/2021 - Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux - FR
1/11/2021 - Teatro Duse, Bologna - IT
2/11/2021 - Auditorium Della Mole, Ancona - IT
05/11/2021 - Circolo della Musica, Turin - IT
06/11/2021 - Bogen F, Zürich - CH (SOLD OUT)
08/11/2021 - Underdogs', Prague - CZ (SOLD OUT)
09/11/2021 - Frannz Club, Berlin - DE (SOLD OUT)
10/11/2021 - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw - PL (SOLD OUT)
11/11/2021 - Transcentury Update Warm Up @ UT Connewitz Leipzig - DE
12/11/2021 - Bahnhof Pauli, Hamburg - DE
14/11/2021 - Le Guess Who? Festival, Utrecht - NL
16/11/2021 - Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam - NL (SOLD OUT)
20/11/2021 - Super Bock En Stock, Lisbon - PT
21/11/2021 - ZDB, Lisbon - PT (SOLD OUT)
29/11/2021 - Chalk, Brighton - UK (SOLD OUT) *
30/11/2021 - Junction 1, Cambridge - UK (SOLD OUT) *
01/12/2021 - 1865, Southampton - UK *
03/12/2021 - Arts Club, Liverpool - UK (SOLD OUT) *
04/12/2021 - Irish Centre, Leeds - UK (SOLD OUT) *
06/12/2021 - O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester – UK * (SOLD OUT)
07/12/2021 - Newcastle University Student Union, Newcastle Upon Tyne - UK *
08/12/2021 - SWG3, Glasgow - UK *
09/12/2021 - The Mill, Birmingham - UK * (SOLD OUT)
10/12/2021 - The Waterfront, Norwich - UK *
12/12/2021 – Marble Factory, Bristol – UK (SOLD OUT) *
13/12/2021 - Y Plas, Cardiff - UK *
15/12/2021 - Whelan's, Dublin - IE (SOLD OUT) *
08/02/2022 - Roundhouse, London - UK
18/02/2022 – DC9 Nightclub, Washington, DC – US (SOLD OUT)
19/02/2022 – The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA – US (SOLD OUT)
22/02/2022 – Sultan Room, Turk’s Inn, Brooklyn, NY – US (SOLD OUT)
23/02/2022 – Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY – US
25/02/2022 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA – US (SOLD OUT)
26/02/2022 – Bar Le Ritz, Montreal, QC – CAN
28/02/2022 – Third Man Records, Detroit, MI – US
01/03/2022 – Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL – US
03/03/2022 – Barboza, Seattle, WA – US (SOLD OUT)
04/03/2022 – Polaris Hall, Portland, OR – US
05/03/2022 – The Miniplex, Richard’s Goat Tavern, Arcata, CA – US
06/03/2022 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA – US
08/03/2022 – Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA – US (SOLD OUT)
09/03/2022 – Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA – US
06/04/2022 - The Foundry, Sheffield - UK
07/04/2022 - O2 Academy, Oxford - UK
09/04/2022 - Liquid Room, Edinburgh - UK
10/04/2022 - The Empire, Belfast - UK
11/04/2022 - 3Olympia, Dublin - IE
13/04/2022 - Albert Hall, Manchester - UK
14/04/2022 - Rock City, Nottingham - UK
16/04/2022 - Concorde 2, Brighton - UK
17/04/2022 - O2 Academy, Bristol - UK
02/06/2022 – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona - ES
08/07/2022 - Pohoda Festival, Trencin – SK
* - with Ethan P. Flynn
Pre-sale to The Roundhouse show and April 2022 UK / IE dates available from Tuesday 19th October at 9am BST. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 22nd October at 9am BST.

狂奔着，用速度划破漫长的黑夜，在数字与现实中，紧记真正的自己，就像一个狂热的和弦，怎么样的阴霾都无法遮挡眼中跃动的星星。拿起早已准备好的装备，一起扬帆起航，去向日葵盛开的地方。