Second single (first for Japan) from indie act featuring Pete Doherty of Libertines. The title track is b/w 'The Man Who Came To Stay' & 'Killamangiro' (Video). EMI. 2004.

Deadwood是Dirty Pretty Things的debut专辑Waterloo to Anywhere发行的第二首单曲，这张单曲的CD中除了Deadwood这首歌之外，还有两首未收录到专辑里的B-sides。
Deadwood这张单曲在专辑之后发行同样延续了这种风格，短小精悍， 急切而能量十足。在回应一些人关于Dirty Pretty Things的新歌是关于The Libertines时期的旧事重提的这种猜想， Carl否定了这样的说法，在他看来这些新歌是他对自我的一次重新认同，自己已从以前的旧伤中恢复。Deadwood的两首B-sides也同样的出色，这两首歌是乐队在巡演的间隙只用一天的时间便录制完成的， Puffin' On A Coffin Nail是一首轻快而带有一点疯癫的歌，狂欢party式的小调； One to My Left是DPT至今唯一的一首Ballad式的歌，在经历了数不清的变故之后，在这首略带伤感的歌谣里，当年的“浪子”也以过来人的身份娓娓讲述自己亲历的痛苦和和成长。

Taken from the 2002 debut album, 'Up The Bracket'. The title track is backed with two non-LP tracks, 'General Smuts' (Demo) & 'Bangkok'. (Demo). Paper sleeve. Rough Trade.

Japanese pressings of Libertine's best album, 'Time For Heroes'. Comes with two bonus tracks, 'Vertigo' & 'Music When The Lights Go Out'. EMI. 2008.

本月12号，Placebo在iTunes上独家发布了新专辑《Live At Angkor Wat》。
《Live At Angkor Wat》记录了Placebo的”Battle For The Sun“巡演 的第一站，在柬埔寨吴哥窟举行的一场半原声演唱会。这场演出于2008年12月7日在一座12世纪建造的寺庙里举行。这次演出使他们成为第一支在联合国教科文组织认可的世界文化遗产中表演的摇滚乐队。
数字版专辑不仅包含了9首歌曲，而且还有10页的PDF格式的艺术画册，乐迷可以看到乐队主唱Brain Molko私藏的一些从未见世的照片。
Placebo将在明年4月28日于伦敦的O2 Indigo举行一场演唱会。这次演出将作为Sundance（圣丹斯）电影音乐节的一部分。整个的活动将于4月26-29日在O2中心开展。
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2008 sophomore album from the British Indie outfit led by former Libertines guitarist Carl Barat. Recorded between London and Los Angeles, the follow-up to 2006's Waterloo To Anywhere perfectly demonstrates the band's songwriting progression and musical growth. There is added emphasis on the heartfelt, earnest and often angry lyrics from frontman and ex-Libertine Barat, while the Punk fuelled guitar riffs and gunshot rhythms remain. 12 tracks including the single 'Tired Of England'. Mercury.

UK 12-track pressing. The debut album from Carl Barat and Gary Powell (The Libertines) and others. The 12-track album including includes the lead-off single, 'Bang Bang You're Dead'. Universal. 2006.

3 CD set. Naxos. 2004.

布勒合唱團是英國另類搖滾樂團，1989年成立於倫敦，原名Seymour，由主唱戴蒙·亞邦、吉他手葛拉罕·卡克森、貝斯手艾力克斯·詹姆士和鼓手戴夫·朗崔組成。

Blur are set to release a new compilation to coincide with their summer comeback shows.
The double CD 'Midlife: A Beginners Guide To Blur' is released on June 15, and features 25 tracks.
Apparently it has been aimed at those who missed the band first time around, before their recent reformation, with a statement explaining that "the collection has been designed as an introduction for those who might have missed out on Blur's prolific recording career".

Blur have announced that they will release 'The Magic Whip', their first album in 12 years, on April 27.
The band – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – made the announcement at press conference hosted by outgoing BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe at Chinese restaurant The Golden Phoenix in London's West End, which is ongoing at present.
The album's producer, Stephen Street, also attended.
Blur recorded an album's worth of material in five days in Hong Kong in May 2013.
However, in an interview published by NME in July 2014, Damon Albarn said that because he likes to work in shorter, more concentrated periods of time he feared that he would never return to the tracks the band made while in Asia.
"There are about 15 songs we recorded in Hong Kong," he said at the time. "The annoying thing is, if I'd been able to write the lyrics there and then about being there, we'd have finished the record. But sometimes, if you can't do it all at once, it dissipates really and I don't know what I'd sing about now with that record. There's some great tunes on there, but it may just be one of those records that never comes out."

今年的确是英伦音乐丰收的一年，我们看到了许多老将的复出，当然也有许多崭露头角的新人，而最轰动的莫过于这对临时组合，之前我已经大幅报道了这次合作，而且也让大家提前欣赏了他们的Ep作品，The Rascals也许对大家来说还相对陌生，我本人非常喜欢，只是现在越来越觉得他们的音乐有浓重的猴子味了，激进复古的朋克口味，突出的吉他Riff无论从演艺技巧上来说甚至都可以说是在模仿，那其实并不是我想要的。不知道Alex给他们灌输了多少理念，这次倒好，乾脆直接把领头的Kane拉过来合作，难道真的有点相见恨晚的感觉？前几天已经听过了专辑中的大部分歌曲，不过知道今天才收齐，按照Alex自己所说的，这会是张偏流行的作品， Bacharach-style pop？不清楚是啥风格，又或是创造他们自己所独特的风格来膜拜那些他们所欣赏的乐队，听来比较夸大，傲慢，甚至被外界评论为愚蠢的想法，但你还是不得不佩服他们的无畏。其实仔细看看Alex所写的歌词，简简单单大多透露出这次合作的愉快和舒心之旅，能找到Kane这种知音似乎比得大奖还要过瘾。而 Alex，Kane的和声真的可以说配合的相当不错，说不上唯美动听，但至少难以释怀，蠢蠢欲动的情感迸发，随着飞驰的鼓声和吉他的拨弄让整个境界得以升华，对我来说，没有辜负自己的好奇心，也没有辜负这次看热闹的人。

某一种乐队在你身边始终只有少数人知道，类似秘密会社，成员加入的速度极为缓慢，社团始终打不响知名度。但你不特别担心社团停止成长或脚步停滞，每当与人谈起，你总是暗自窃喜，默默骄傲，甚至希望社团一直维持这种规模就好。
知道的人多了会降低它的神秘感。好东西要与更多人分享，这句话在秘密会社是不适用的。Kent就是这样一组乐队。
Kent 始终是迷雾里的乐队，我们拨开好几层纱还是看不透他。来自瑞典，先天的语言屏障使Kent与英语系国家（或依赖英语资讯的其他地区）总是处著隔阂。他们曾将两张专辑: Isola、Hagnesta Hill翻唱成英文版本，至于其他作品，包括最新专辑Du & Jag D?den都只有瑞典文版。官方网页也一概是瑞典文，我们很难深入了解什么。Swiss rock?如果有这么一个名字，Kent应该是其中之一吧，简单的吉他，厚重的鼓点儿，缓慢的节奏配上主唱慵懒又带着灵性的声音。
但东拼西凑还是能理出一些简单脉络。Kent成立于1990年，主唱Joakim Berg与吉他手Sami Sirvio是学校旧识，乐队成立后陆续招兵买马，首张同名专辑只能算表现普通。但96年的第二张专辑Verkligen让事情产生了转机，这些带著浓浓 Radiohead式The Bends氛围的音乐瞬间征服了瑞典，Kent终于踏入畅销乐队之林。02年发行的Vapen & Ammunition，光在北欧一地就售出了五十万张，相当惊人的数字。2000年的这张《Hagnesta hill》里，好像故意要摆脱radiohead的影子，不过，真正喜欢这张专辑的，还是那些慢歌，音乐，好听就行了，要意境还不如去读唐诗。找个没事的下午，或者睡不着的夜里，关上门和窗，把自己浸入这首quiet heart，也许，你会找到一丝的平静。
除了受到Radiohead影响，David Bowie与Depeche Mode也是Kent的重要精神食粮。Kent的音乐总是带著浓浓的英国味，许多人将他们归入Brit-Pop。但他们的气质是其他英国乐队学不来的，Kent一向有自己的味道。
Kent的音乐总能让人联想起黄昏、秋天的海滩、逝去的青春、久不见的朋友这些记忆里的往事。

Franz Ferdinand the DVD!
2 full length discs!
over 4 1/2 hours of footage!
including:
2 full live shows, behind the scenes documentary, karaoke videos & unreleased music!

引领庞克复古运动 畅快聆听煽动性强烈之欢乐音韵 全英音乐奖最佳摇滚团体、最佳乐团及水星音乐奖得主 荣耀攻下全英专辑榜冠军力作,趁着全球效应的余温尚存之际，Franz Ferdinand推出第二张专辑《You Could Have It So Much Better…..With Franz Ferdinand》，甫发行立刻空降全英金榜冠军，专辑风格诚如团员所言：不想再重复已经作过的东西，操作同样的音乐意义何在？更多的感动与热情是这次的主要诉求，当然不改欢乐的本性，依然有着相当跳的节奏环肆其中。首支获得英国单曲榜Top4以及快速挺入美国现代摇滚榜前15名的＜Do You Want To＞，依然相当对味的呈现Disco-Punk曲韵，舞光十射的蔓延气氛至＜This Boy＞身上；散发如同披头四般舒缓轻愉小品＜Eleanor Put Your Boots On＞，清新的气息，是专辑中相当抢眼之小品。

Japanese edition of the New York indie act's eagerly anticipated sophomore album is scheduled to include one bonus track. Details TBA. RCA. 2003.

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.