1)Artist:Ladytron Album:Velocifero Released Date:Jun 3,2008 Label:Nettwerk Region:英国 Language:英语、法语 Styles:Synth-pop、Electronic Mark:3.8 Track List:01.Black Car 02.Ghosts 03.I'm Not Scared 04.Runaway 05.Season Of Illusions 06.Burning Up 07.Kletva 08.They Have You A Heart,They Gave You A Name 09.Predict The Day 10.The Lovers 11.Deep Blue 12.Tomorrow 13.Versus
2)Artist:Nine Inch Nails(NIN) Album:The Slip Released Date:May 8,2008 Region:美国 Language:英语 Styles:Industrial Metal Mark:4.2 Track List:01.999,999 02.1,000,000 03.Letting You 04.Discipline 05.Echoplex 06.Head Down 07.Lights in the Sky 08.Corona Radiata 09.The Four of Us are Dying 10.Demon Seed
如果说《Ghosts Ⅰ - Ⅳ》的全器乐让一些至始至终习惯听着Trent Reznor性感声线的歌迷有点难以接受、难以置信的话,那么《The Slip》的出现即让这部分乐迷重新听到Trent的铿锵抑或感伤。《The Slip》就是一枚最没有意外的九寸钉,复杂多变的效果器勾勒和偶尔低靡的钢琴倾诉都无一例外地出现在里,虽然部分曲目同样没有出现人声,但相对于《Ghosts Ⅰ - Ⅳ》更执迷于画面的阐述、氛围的铺造来讲,《The Slip》里诸如《Corona Radiata》、《The Four of Us are Dying》等曲目,更趋近于音乐之间的过渡,即类似于两首歌之间无确切指向的衔接段。不过《The Slip》当中最令人印象深刻的绝不会是这两首隐没在中后部的器乐曲,而应该是位于正中央的《Discipline》、《Echoplex》和《Head Down》。开场的两首以数字作为名称的曲目,《999,999》是一个Intro,而《1,000,000》则在一开始就向我们证实,这就是你之前听过的、最最熟悉的那枚九寸钉。
试听:05.Echoplex
3)Artist:The Futureheads Album:This is Not the World Released Date:May 26,2008 Label:Nul Records Region:英国 Language:英语 Styles:Indie Rock、Garage Mark:3.6 Track List:01.The Beginning of the Twist 02.Walking Backwards 03.Think Tonight 04.Radio Heart 05.This is Not the World 06.Sale of the Cenury 07.Hard to Bear 08.Work is Never Done 09.Broke Up the Time 10.Everything's Changing Today 11.Sleet 12.See What You Want to See
4)Artist:Tiny Masters of Today Album:Bang Bang Boom Cake Released Date:Aug 13,2007 Label:EMI Region:美国 Language:英语 Styles:Kids Rock、Revival Garage、Revival Punk Mark:4 Track List:01.K.I.D.S. 02.Stickin' It to the Man 03.Hey,Mr. DJ 04.Disco Bomb(feat. Fred Schneider) 05.Hologram World(feat. Karen O & Nick Zinner) 06.Pictures 07.Radio Riot 08.Trendsetter(feat. Kimya Dawson,Angelo Spencer) 09.Book Song(feat. Kimya Dawson) 10.Texas(feat. Gibby Haynes) 11.Bushy 12.End of My Rope 13.Tooty Frooty(Clarke's Dream Song)
Tiny Masters of Today,EMI旗下一支90后Kids Rock乐队,07年的首专虽然未有太多国人的瞩目,但看看这张专辑被邀请来助阵的乐队乐手们,就知道EMI可不是小待这支新乐队的。这些助阵前辈们首推Yeah Yeah Yeahs的主唱Karen O、吉他手Nick Zinner和美国老牌朋克乐队B-52's的吉他手Fred Schneider,与Karen O合作的第五曲“Hologram World”不仅年轻气盛,更因为Karen O的嗓音而较之其他曲目显得更为成熟老练;Fred Schneider则助阵了第四曲“Disco Bomb”;另外民谣歌手Kimya Dawson甚至参与其中两曲“Trendsetter”和“Book Song”;美国No-wave乐队Butthole Surfers的主唱Gibby Haynes献声于第十曲“Texas”;巴西跳舞朋克小队CSS也为Tiny Masters of Today做过“Hey,Mr. DJ”的混音,但是没有收录于这张专辑当中。可以说如此年轻的Tiny Masters of Today得到这么多前辈的帮助,如果真的没有什么成绩,恐怕真是太对不起这些如此出类拔萃的乐手们了。
试听:05.Hologram World(feat. Karen O & Nick Zinner)
5)Artist:Tokyo Police Club Album:Elephant Shell Released Date:Apr 22,2008 Region:加拿大 Language:英语 Styles:Garage、Indie-rock Mark:4 Track List:01.Centennial 02.In A Cave 03.Graves 04.Juno 05.Tessellate 06.Sixties Remake 07.The Harrowing Adventure Of… 08.Nursery Academy 09.Your English Is Good 10.Listen To The Math 11.The Backervilles
Tokyo Police Club新专辑的出现无疑给这个五月吹来一丝清凉的风。这么说不要以为这支有着怪诞名字的加拿大独立乐队在做什么清新梦幻流行乐,他们在做的其实就是我一直喜欢的车库音乐。但之所以他们相较于其他的车库乐队而言更为令我称赞的原因,是因为他们的音乐昂扬向上,永远带有一种快乐美好的气息,加之主唱David Monks略微尖细的嗓音,无疑为这种老旧的音乐形式注进了新鲜的血液,在某些尾音的处理上,David Monks甚至让我感到有Smashing Pumpkins主唱Billy Corgan的味道,但可喜的是,David Monks的嗓音里没有Billy Corgan的老道精深,也就是说没有Billy Corgan那么考究,完全是青春期少年那种健康迷人的年轻声音。
试听:05.Tessellate
6)Artist:Madonna Album:Hard Candy(Deluxe Edition) Released Date:Apr 29,2008 Label:Warner Bros / Wea Region:美国 Language:英语 Styles:Pop、Hip Hop Mark:4.2 Track List:01.Candy Shop 02.4 Minutes(feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) 03.Give It 2 Me 04.Heartbeat 05.Miles Away 06.She's Not Me 07.Incredible 08.Beat Goes On(feat. Kanye West) 09.Dance 2night 10.Spanish Lesson 11.Devil Wouldn't Recognize You 12.Voices 13.4 Minutes(Peter Saves New York Edit) 14.4 Minutes(Junkie XL Remix Edit) 15.Give It 2 Me(Paul Oakenfold Edit) 16.Ring My Bell
试听:02.4 Minutes(feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland)
7)Artist:Maybeshewill Album:Not For Want of Trying Released Date:May 3,2008 Label:XTAL Records Region:美国 Language:(器乐曲) Styles:Post-metal、Post-rock、Instrumental Mark:★★★★★ Track List:01.Ixnay On The Autoplay 02.Seraphim & Cherubim 03.The Paris Hilton Sex Tape 04.I'm In Awe,Amadeus! 05.We Called For An Ambulance But A Fire Engine Came 06.Heartflusters 07.C.N.T.R.C.K.T. 08.He Films The Clouds Pt. 2 09.Not For Want Of Trying 10.Takotsubo
这是继NIN的《Ghost I - IV》之后又一张我愿意打五星满分的专辑,当然,Maybeshewill08年的这张正式专辑要比06年的EP逊色一些,那么我只能说他们06年的专辑六星好了……第一次听这张《Not For Want of Trying》的时候实际上感触并不是很大,感觉他们要比同门师长65 Days of Static要流畅和简洁得多,也比他们更富予创新性和活力——因为我觉得65 Days of Static在某些乐曲之中总有一些滞留感,有时候总是让人感觉不那么畅快。第二次听《Not For Want of Trying》的时候就不是通过电脑音响了,而是直接iPod的耳机,事到如今我还记得我在听它的时候几乎忘记了手头要做的事,全神贯注地听完了这张专辑,畅快淋漓挥泻自如。可能我比较执迷于这种后摇化的金属乐,而Maybeshewill尝试将钢琴键音融于金属吉他当中的方式是那么让人信服。但这张专辑最大的优点不仅仅是它的流畅完整,而是专辑当中每一首作品的长度都比较短,没有那种通常意义之上的后摇的长篇大论,听觉不会疲倦,甚至更让人着迷!
试听:05.We Called For An Ambulance But A Fire Engine Came
8)Artist:Metric Album:Live It Out Released Date:Oct 4,2005 Label:Teichiku Region:加拿大 Language:英语 Styles:Indie-rock Mark:4 Track List:01.Empty 02.Glass Ceiling 03.Hand$hake$ 04.Too Little Too Late 05.Poster of a Girl 06.Monster Hospital 07.Patriarch on a Vespa 08.Police and the Private 09.Ending Start 10.Live It Out
9)Artist:Mint Album:Hinterland Released Date:Feb 19,2008 Label:Phantom Sound & Vision Region:比利时 Language:英语 Styles:Indie-rock Mark:3.8 Track List:01.Brand New Toy 02.White Line 03.Giving Blood To Machines 04.Meet Me At The Morasko 05.Ivr The Friendly Voice 06.I Save My Smiles 07.Medicine 08.The More I… 09.Commuters Unite 10.Hinterland
10)Artist:Mooncake Album:Lagrange Points Released Date:March 9,2008 Label:(Self Released) Region:俄罗斯Language:(器乐曲) Styles:Post-rock Mark:4.8 Track List:01.Nine Billion Names... (to A. Clarke) 02.L2 03.Message From Arecibo 04.Rain In The Ashtray 05.L1 06.444 07.Novorossiysk 1968 08.L4 09.Mandarin 10.L3 11.The Horizons 12.L5 13.Short Stories Of Methuselah Tree
他们去年才出第一张EP,而今年的全长专辑居然如此令人称赞,这样一支年轻的乐团正印证了那句话:后生可畏!他们的成熟让人惊艳惊喜,这张专辑当中的很多作品堪称满分之作:首曲“Nine Billion Names... (to A. Clarke)”先声夺人,让人找准了姿态进入这张专辑,轻松愉悦;“Rain In The Ashtray”原本收在07年的EP《More Oxygen,I Said...》当中,此次进驻正式专辑,完善了之前录音和制作上面的不足,更让人欢欣鼓舞的就是其中提琴的加入,深沉忧伤;最令我迷醉的是“Novorossiysk 1968”,Mooncake在对中国文化热爱的同时亦深切地热爱着自己的祖国俄罗斯,而“Novorossiysk 1968”正是一首带有浓郁俄罗斯风情的歌曲;接下去还有更为惊艳的“The Horizons”,先是一大段的女子独白,接着加入了提琴,奏出圆舞曲的调子,It’s amazing!结束曲“Short Stories Of Methuselah Tree”优美异常。但之所以我没有给这张专辑满分,是因为在我看来,这张专辑的整体性还不算很强,虽然“L2”、“L1”、“L4” 等曲目被作为过渡曲,即“Lagrange Points”,但更多歌曲的衔接度上面还是存在一定的不足。
试听:07.Novorossiysk 1968
11)Artist:Organic Stereo Album:The Stories Linger in My Mind Released Date:Jan 16,2008 Label:123 Records Region:日本 Language:(器乐曲) Styles:Post-rock、Electronic Mark:4.8 Track List:01.The Frog Princess 02.Child’s View 03.Earth without Us 04.Upon My Soul 05.Blue Dusk 06.Plastic Flower 07.Brightness 08.Irreversible Circle 09.She has a Rainbow 10.Seaway 11.Listen to the Owl 12.The Stories Linger in My Mind 13.Alive 14.Sdm
What is love but the strangest of feelings? A sin you swallow for the rest of your life? You've been looking for someone to believe in To love you until your eyes run dry
She lives on disillusion road We go where the wild blood flows On our bodies we share the same scar Love me wherever you are
How do you love with fate full of rust? How do you turn what the savage take? You've been looking for someone you can trust Who will love you again and again
How do you love in a house without feelings? How do you turn what that savage take? I've been looking for someone to believe in Love me again and again
She lives by disillusions close We go where the wild blood flows On our bodies we share the same scar
How do you love on a night without feelings? She says "Love, I hear sound, I see fury?" She says "Love, not a hostile condition?" Love me wherever you are
Love me wherever you are Love me wherever you are Wherever you are