Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (/ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnər/; born 8 December 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album <The Lion And The Cobra>. O'Connor achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".
Since then, while maintaining her singing career, she has occasionally encountered controversy, partly due to her statements and gestures such as her ordination as a priest despite being female with a Roman Catholic background, and her expressed strong views on organized religion, women's rights, war, and child abuse.
In addition to her nine solo albums her work includes many singles, songs for films, collaborations with many other artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts.
<How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?> is the upcoming ninth full-length album by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor scheduled for release on 20 February 2012 on One Little Indian.

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收录翻唱ABBA招牌作"Chiquitita"与抒情摇滚经典"Love Hurts"，以及包括"A Hundred Thousand Angels"在内的5首录音室新作。
CD 2收录2002年都柏林现场演唱实况，包括冠军名曲"Nothing Compares 2 U"
双CD大碟【She Who Dwells…】，专辑搜藏她歌唱生涯罕见唱作、单曲B面、选辑里的歌曲以及初次曝光的作品，外加"Regina Caeli"、"A Hundred Thousand Angels"、"A Big Bunch Of Junkie Lies"、"Song Of Jerusalem"、"Fili & Fillae"等5首全新灌录的歌曲，CD 1还辑录了翻唱ABBA招牌作"Chiquitita"、Aretha Franklin唱红的美国南方灵魂极品"Do Right Woman"以及有别于Nazareth凄苦演唱经典版本，以流畅风格传唱的伤情之歌"Love Hurts"跟B-52合唱团名曲Ain’t It A Shame"，专辑里还有与Massive Attack合作的"It’s All Good"，与享有’21世纪Midi战士’美名的Asian Dub Foundation合作的"1000 Mirrors"以及跟U2名制作人Brian Eno的合作作品。CD 2则是录制于2002年10月在都柏林’Vicar Street’的现场演唱实况录音，歌单涵盖2002年专辑「Sean-Nos Nua」，以及一鸣惊人冠军招牌作"Nothing Compares 2 U"跟荣获金球奖提名的「以父之名」主题曲"You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart "…等。

Ever since forming 16 years ago, Irish trio God Is An Astronaut has reigned as one of the premier instrumental groups. With its fusion of intense rock instrumentation, ethereal and emotional soundscapes, awe-inspiring dynamics and transfixing melodies.
Each of their prior releases has offered a breath taking sonic journey, and their ninth emotive opus, Epitaph, is a record that both sees a progression in their sound while still remaining true to their ethos that helped define the band. The cover artwork was painted by French artist Fursy Teyssier and fits the melancholic mood beautifully. Joined by long-time drummer Lloyd Hanney, contributions also come from Xenon Field on sound design and former member Jamie Dean on keys.
The opening title track ‘Epitaph’ sets the album`s mood. There is pain and loss at work here, but not pain and loss that are given in to. Sparse piano motifs face energetic rhythms, shimmering guitar coatings, and eruptions of dense fury breathe life into a journey of melancholic longing: there is the release experienced when a troubled existence ends in ‘Mortal Coil‘ followed by the sombre foreshadowing that is ‘Winter Dusk/Awakening‘.
The album changes direction slightly with ‘Seánce Room’ and the music on this highway is taking you someplace meaningful and special – someplace where near and far blur and stars weep over tragedies.
‘Komorebi’ is a word from Japanese. Think of the interplay between light and leaves when sunlight shines through trees.The song has a melancholic longing or nostalgia for a person, place or thing that is far away from you or about to slip away.
‘Medea’ references Greek mythology, and the enchantress who married Jason, leader of the Argonauts, only to be later guilty of filicide, a crime so against the natural order of things that you can imagine the stars in the sky weeping. It is not easy to confront such things, but this record and this band don’t shirk the challenge.
Finally, the beautiful and hypnotic piece of music that is the album-closing ‘Oisín’ is in memory of Torsten and Niels' 7-year-old cousin who was tragically taken from this world. It distils into four minutes all the pain, sadness and longing felt by many over a much-longer timeframe. A fitting end to an album that will move you deeply and call out to you to be revisited many times.

God is An Astronaut的配器虽然遵循英式摇滚的传统，但还是充满了古老冲动与激情。God is Astronaut这支柏林的乐队是2002年由两兄弟Niels 和Torsten还有他们的朋友Lloyd三人行而成的。他们的音乐清澈而具有质感，旋律优美却多愁善感，并且运用大量美妙的电子声效。2002年成立，2003年3月在他们自己成立的厂牌Revive Records发表了第一张专辑《The End of the Beginning》。2005.2第二张专辑《All is Violent，All is Bright》依然在Revive Records下发表。God is An Astronaut在采访中形容他们的音乐是“Electronic，chill out synthisised rock ”，这是由于他们受主流摇滚的影响同时又喜欢The Chemical Brothers（着名Synth pop乐队），而将两者合而为一的产物。
第一次听这张《All is Violent，All is Bright》已经让我爱不释手，在我听过的音乐中特别是postrock这类型中，God is Astronaut创作出来的声音竟然是如此独特。
如湖水般清澈，如空气般清新。虽然专辑名字中有Violent，但是猛烈程度却不如Mogwai，而因为有Bright，明亮欢快，尤胜Sigur Ros，旋律悦耳程度简直让我惊喜。第三首Forever Lost中清脆的钢琴配上空灵的吉他，我完全沉浸在那种境界，永远迷失在那优美的旋律中。
God is an astronaut是一支来自爱尔兰首都都柏林的后摇团体，风格是吉他为主的器乐后摇。《Fragile》一段轻柔的吉他开篇，仿佛来自遥远的外太空一样空灵飘渺，但要是你认为接下来是更加延长的继续下去的话就错了，歌曲进行到一半的时候，吉他开始更有节奏的轰鸣，变的更加饱满更有力量。《All Is Violent All Is Bright》带我们进入另一个魔幻的世界，行至3分钟的时候，吉他构建的空间氛围感越来越强烈，形成一种压迫感，却在你变的狂躁不安之前噶然而止。奇怪的是，我们没有感到不适，反而觉得很爽。第三首有一个很好听的名字《Forever Lost》,不同于其他歌曲的是，用钢琴弹奏取代了吉他而作为引子，显得特别乾净。整张唱片的旋律都漂亮的很，很容易被记住，但每首歌呈现给我们的世界是不同的。when everything dies！你会联想到什么？末世的荒凉，还是万物待生的希望？专辑的最后一首歌《When Everything Dies》却奇妙的将两种感觉带到你面前。
如果你在午夜十分因为某种原因而无法入睡，那么这张唱片绝对是带你进入梦幻旅行最好选择。

U2's most successful album (their first No. 1 album and the 1987 Grammy award-winner for Album of the Year) is also their most dour. From the stark, black and white cover photography, with U2 looking like missionaries (or at least M*A*S*H extras), to the existential angst at the heart of each track, The Joshua Tree is one long, atmospheric wail at the abyss. Producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois turn in an austere production that heightens the drama substantially.

1. The Ground Beneath Her Feet - U2 with Daniel Lanois

2. Never Let Me Go - Bono and the MDH Band

3. Stateless - U2

4. Satellite Of Love - Milla Jovovich and the MDH Band

5. Falling At Your Feet - Bono and Daniel Lanois

6. Tom Tom's Dream - The MDH Band

7. The First Time - U2

8. Bathtub - The MDH Band

9. The First Time (Reprise) - Daniel Lanois and the MDH Band

10. Tom Tom's Room - Brad Mehldau with Bill Frisell

11. Funny Face - The MDH Band Listen

12. Dancin' Shoes - Bono and the MDH Band

13. Amsterdam Blue - Jon Hassell, Greg Arreguin, Jamie Muhoberac, Peter Freeman

14. Satellite Of Love (Reprise) - The MDH Band featuring Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Greg Cohen

15. Satellite Of Love (Danny Saber Remix) - Milla Jovovich with Jon Hassell and Danny Saber
16. Anarchy In The USA - Tito Larriva and the MDH Band

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990.

Post-rock band God Is An Astronaut's third album on their own Revive Records. Don't you love it when your most anticipated release of the year lives up to your expectations. Undeniably my favorite band at the moment has pulled off a stellar release that shows a maturing in their sound. That band is God is an Astronaut. This albums is nine tracks of perfection and will most certainly be a contender for my Top 10 picks of year unless something completely miraculous happens. Their sound is undeniable, but on Far From Refuge, they have taking that sound to a new emotive level. The compositions are intricate and well thought out with moments that explode into quietness. Torsten, Neil and Lloyd are a force to be reckoned with as their brand of post-rock screams into your speakers. --Somewherecold.com

Sinead O'Connor ,90年代最具个性并最富争议的流行音乐巨星之一,在整个十年里涌现的无数女歌手中，她无疑是最具有影响力的。孤傲直率的言辞、倔强的光头、愤怒的面容以及不修边幅的行头---矛头直指长久以来大众心目中女性柔弱性感的形象。Sinead彻头彻尾地改变了摇滚女乐手的形象，坚称自己决不是性感偶像而是严肃的艺术家。她所掀起的这场反叛为后来的The Cranberries 、Liz Phair 、Bjork和Alanis Morissete的涌现奏响了序曲。
Universal Mother这张94年的专辑呈现出崭新的风格——不再是轰炸式的宣泄，而是低声细语，婉转亲切，充满了母性的光辉。

2002 box-set featuring the Cranberries first four studio albums. Each album has been digitally remastered and features bonus tracks. 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant We?' (1993) includes six bonus tracks, 'Reason', 'Them', 'What You Were', 'Liar', 'Pretty' (Remix) & 'How' (Remix). Their second album, 'No Need To Argue' (1994) includes five bonus tracks, 'Away', 'I Don't Need', '(They Long To Be) Close To You', 'So Cold In Ireland' & 'Zombie' (Remix). Their third album, 'To The Faithful Departed' (1996 & out-of-print in the U.S.) includes five bonus tracks, 'Cordell', 'The Picture I View', 'Ave Maria' (with Pavarotti), 'Go Your Own Way' & 'God Be With You'. Their fourth album, 'Bury The Hatchet' (1999) includes five bonus tracks, 'Baby Blues', 'Sweetest Thing', 'Woman Without Pride', 'Such A Shame' & 'Paparazzi On Mopeds'. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2002.