London situated, the independent and lyrically poignant Lola Coca has a way with words and melody. She is playful, frank and nonchalant.

英国民谣歌手Dido在众人期待中将发行她的第三张专辑，新专辑名为《Safe Trip Home》将于11月4日上市。专辑邀请了不少知名音乐人参与制作，其中还包括DIDO的亲哥哥-Faithless成员Rollo Armstrong。
据悉，新唱片《Safe Trip Home》由Jon Brion (琼·布里昂)和Dido以及Dido的兄弟Rollo Armstrong (罗洛·阿姆斯特朗)联手制作，而在专辑中的一首歌曲《Grafton Street》当中，著名环境音乐大师Brian Eno (布赖恩·伊诺)也参与了创作。
Dido透露说，在录制《Safe Trip Home》时，她曾去美国加州洛杉矶的一所大学里面去深造音乐课程。Dido在接受英国BBC采访时说道，她之所以去大学里面深造音乐课程是因为她想改变一下自己从而能够更真实地去表现自己所想表达的音乐。Dido说：“你能够从学习当中想得更远，你的脑子也变得十分活跃，这很疯狂。我喜欢这样。”
Dido 在2000年与美国著名嘻哈歌手Eminem（艾米纳姆）合作了一首歌曲而一炮走红。　1999年，Dido推出了她的处子专辑《No Angel》，在即将跟歌迷见面的这张《Safe Trip Home》之前，Dido的最新专辑是2003年那张《Life for Rent》。据统计显示，《Life for Rent》在Billboard 200专辑榜中的最好成绩是第四位，截至目前，《Life for Rent》在全美的总销量共计超过了210万张。

In preparation for her new album, Loose, NELLY FURTADO tried out collaborations with a who's who of producers, and she tried to create a music more of the body than the mind. A prime example of the latter is first single "PROMISCUOUS," a duet with Loose producer TIMBALAND, known far and wide for his groundbreaking work with, among others, MISSY ELLIOTT, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and AALIYAH.

It stands to reason that gold and multiplatinum certifications (for 2003's Folklore and 2000's Whoa, Nelly!, respectively), a pair of Top 10 singles ("I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light"), and a Grammy Award (for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), to name just a few accomplishments, would afford a certain level of confidence. But nothing has inspired Furtado to throw caution to the wind more than motherhood. "Motherhood makes you fearless," she says. "The album is very youthful-sounding," Furtado continues, "and I think that's partly due to the presence of this two-year-old in my life. I was with her all day every day and then I'd go to the studio at night, and I think that translated into a playful energy I feel onstage but that hasn't really been heard on my records."

Starting with her longtime production team of Track & Field, she also knew she wanted to check out a variety of producers. "Working with new producers," she hazards, "is like trying on new clothes - you never know what you look good in until you try it on. And sometimes they will see something in you that neither you nor anyone else could see." So she traveled with her daughter from Toronto to London to work with NELLEE HOOPER; to Los Angeles to work with LESTER MENDEZ (who produced, "Te Busque," her moving duet with JUANES) and RICK NOWELS (co-writer and producer of the gorgeous ballad "In God's Hands"); and to Miami to work with PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SCOTT STORCH and finally, TIMBALAND.

Indeed, the raw, lighting-in-a-bottle spontaneity of the collaborative process is at the heart of Loose. "This record shows who I am in a jam-type environment, where I really feel the excitement of the creativity flowing," Furtado reveals. "It's who I am at my most artistic. I live for that, and I'm very grateful to be able to share it."

【风 格】 Synth-Pop|Trip-Pop|Indie
恋上将英式摇滚忧郁融入浪漫Synth-Pop电音的完美平衡
“主音歌手Lasse Lindh介于Conor Oberst(Bright Eyes主唱)之孤独脆弱和Brett Anderson(Suede)之妖媚纤细的唱腔，带出一首首穿梭于Synth-Pop、Indie-Pop、Trip-Hop间的沉醉乐章，让吉他、键琴与鼓奏朦胧交错出难以抗拒的电气温柔。” Musicscan网站8/10分高评价肯定
当我第一次听过Lasse Lindh的歌时，是坐在去重庆的大巴车上，一下就喜欢上那妖艳男人孤独脆弱、妖媚纤细、若即若离、娇柔乖巧、性感附耳的声音。尤其是乐风结合英式摇滚的忧郁与瑞典清新吉他的轻快，听来更叫人对Lasse Lindh爱不释手。2002年Lasse再度与You Wake Up At Sea Tac的制作人Claes Bjorklund连手，用上Tribeca作为这新组合的名字，耗费四个月的时间，合作出专辑Kate-97。
第一首“The Sun Always Shines On TV”，以叮叮咚咚的电子声响，敲出低沉口语念白，随之的噪音吉他踏着旋律猛烈行进，是一个特别的开始。取自专辑内的单曲“Teenage”，Lasse久违的唱腔裹着流畅的Synth-Pop轻快出场，这时才听出Tribeca与Lasse Lindh的取向不同；在专辑同名曲里，低音与键琴荡着水色波澜的节奏若隐若现，若说是Indie-Pop版的Trip-Hop绝不为过；其后的Virus虽无似样的氛围，但吉他、键琴与鼓奏朦胧交错，沉醉着电气温柔。
当“Happy New Year”开开心心地以吉他刷出爽朗祝福，Tribeca善用音墙的特质魅力，到此一览无遗，而在“Forever Young”和“Off”两首舞着甜美梦幻的噪音，更见其淋漓尽致，只能以挥别阴霾的Slowdive比拟。也喜欢Tribeca舒服慵懒的时刻，一首3：45自在逍遥的颓废样，整个人都在微醺的调子中摇晃；而最后一首Stakeout的结束，难得有美式低传民谣的飘缓。
若听惯瑞典清新吉他音乐曲式，相对于Tribeca融入浪漫电音的完美平衡，将会多一个好听的选择。