破晓之时缓缓醒来，Mondialito的甜蜜与忧伤，让我们听见微风与雨声，那是时光缝隙的空间感，忘我的透明感，美丽哀愁在其中缓缓滋生扩展。特别收录与Club 8合作曲"Last Sleep Of A Boy"
来自东京的Mondialito，由女生Junko 填词演唱，男生笛冈俊哉Toshiya作曲并弹奏所有乐器，曾到香港与南韩演出，备受好评。Mondialito以日系呼气式女声营造出略带忧伤的甜蜜梦幻，专辑主要以法语演唱，有著类似陈綺贞的温暖歌声与呢喃细语，由原音吉他、电子节奏、钢琴、大提琴编织出早晨雨后气息与闪亮光泽，首张专辑「Note Of Dawn」里，收录了Mondialito与 Club 8的Johan合作的"Last Sleep Of A Boy"。还有The Cardigans与Franz Ferdinand的瑞典製作人Tore Johansson精心打造的"Rainy Green Grass"。的确，北欧大概是Mondialito另一个心灵故乡。而翻唱奥黛莉赫本电影「第凡内早餐」经典名曲"Moon River"，呼应著专辑名称「清晨笔记」，更是美丽的结束。Junko目前正在法国留学，Toshiya则沈浸於电影及音乐，两人对当代艺术与文学极度熟稔，我们一边听著Mondialito的音乐，一边读著吉本芭娜娜的小说，「闭上双眼，侧耳倾听，有如置身在绿色的海底，看见世界在亮晃晃的绿色中发光，水流舒缓而透明，再痛苦的事情，也都像鱼群轻掠过肌肤...」，你我听见了一种细緻而淡雅，哀愁的预感。(文/galeer)

With six years having past since Wheeler's last full-length studio collection (1999's Sylvia Hotel), the much-anticipated Defying Gravity overflows with a wealth of exquisitely crafted, powerfully resonant original songs. While her compositions have been recorded by artists as diverse as Suzy Bogguss, Garth Brooks, Bette Midler, and Linda Thompson, Wheeler's burnished alto, nimble guitar playing, and sly sense of humor insure that she will always be her own best interpreter. Standout tracks on Defying Gravity, like the bittersweet "Summer's Almost Over," the aching opener "Since You've Been Gone," and the careful character study "Alice," are defined equally by Wheeler's gifts as a writer and performer. "On the Plane" and "It's the Phone," both recorded live in concert at the now-defunct Bottom Line in New York City, are priceless examples of Wheeler the satirist. Taken as a whole, Defying Gravity paints a portrait of a performer and composer continuing to discover rewarding new avenues in her finely-developed craft.

Meg Baird 是Espers乐团的成员之一.07年最新专辑Dear Companion最初是始于Meg Baird为Philadelphia’s Tequila Sunrise厂牌创作一个独立专辑的邀请.整张专辑全是取自Meg自己的原始素材,可以说是一张非常接近Meg内心的歌曲集,整张专辑清新委婉.Meg这样说到:“这张专辑我将尽我个人所能的投入其中的编写和塑造，并尽可能的来减少分歧.我是真的很爱这些歌，并将它们严肃对待，同时尽我所能的将它完成的更好.我想进行一些新的和有意义的尝试，同时又有一种所有歌曲已经完全写出的感觉.”最后，Meg对Dear Companion这张专辑这样说到：“一直以来，像这样一张来记录我生命中那些我深深关注的人的专辑对我来说，一直是个梦想.最初的构想就是想让它简单，可是越是接近越会发现它不简单，它真的实在是太棒了！”

I Am A Bird Now, is the second full-length album from extraordinary New York artist, ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS, and features contributions from both Antony's peers (RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, DEVENDRA BANHARDT) and heroes (LOU REED, BOY GEORGE). Their involvement reflects both their admiration for Antony, and his unique place in the contemporary arts community. Antony was recently in Australia to perform at the LEONARD COHEN tribute nights at the Sydney Opera House. BERNARD ZUEL reported in the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: And in the category of "where the hell has he been hiding?" was the hulking, shambling figure of New York singer Antony, who left open mouths on and off the stage with his heart-piercing explorations of The Guests and the prayer-like If It Be Your Will. The reacton from the audience on each night was astounding, they were simply transfixed by his vocal delivery and performance. I Am A Bird Now is going to be 2005s left-field hit record. Antonys gospel songs come from another world.