來自挪威奧斯陸首都的八人樂團Superfamily由05年的debut開始,已引起不少媒體的注目,玩retro搖滾的他們,最有趣之處是Superfamily八人當中除了基本的主音、結他、鼓手、鍵盤手及bass手外,還有三位團員Anders Nielsen、Terje Krumins及 Håkon Moe是負責和音與及跳舞部份,對,跳舞,所以最叫我津津樂道還是他們的抵死MV,Debut album 裏的《Taxi Dancing》及《It’s a lie》MV都精彩,前者走quirky 路線,像在挪威街道上上演了一場歌舞電影,後者顏色玩得出色。
本年發行的第二張專輯【WARSZAWA】雖還未認真細聽,80年代的搖滾味道更重,單曲《The Radio Has Expressed Concerns About What…》更在電台熱播三個月,相對起來MV卻較之前的MV稍遜,不過夜視效果的《I Could Be A Real Winner》中整隊樂團在困獸鬥中神經失常般的演繹與及主音Steven Wilson依舊表情肉緊豐富則較依然好看。
對於這隊來自瑞典的廿九人大樂團I’m from barcelona,不少網友早也已經介紹過。一直表演不斷的他們,剛公佈了他們的最新單曲,名為《Britney》,對,是有關Birtney Spears的作品,更因此被媒體所報導。歌曲擁抱個人自由,我們何苦去干涉又或是對別人的私生活閒言閒語?「Why did we care if good old Britney wants to shave her head?」
New Buffalo 是來自澳洲的Sally Seltmann的創作女歌手,推出了兩張專輯,她最廣受人認識的作品應是給加拿大歌手Feist寫下的單曲《1 2 3 4》,其實她自己的作品一樣動聽,或者是更動聽。例如最新單曲《Cheer Me Up Thank You(MV觀看)》美妙得實在如身在澳洲享受著寫意的一個陽光寫意的下午,MV也將這樣單純的感覺拍出來。
Cheer Me Up Thank You – Lyrics
so it goes
the ordinary people, they do not know
who we are or what we’re doing here
they want you to pick up the phone
and hum the dial tone
you see, we should start from the top
and look at what we’ve done
wild flowers growing in the park
summertime, and it melts into dark
dancing together at night until two
cheering me up, and i’m thanking you
so it goes
the ordinary people, they do not know
who we are or what we’re doing here
they want you to pick up the phone
and hum the dial tone
you see, we should start from the top
and look at what we’ve done
wild flowers growing in the park
summertime, and it melts into dark
dancing together at night until two
cheering me up, and i’m thanking you
you’re cheering me up
and i’m thanking you
guess what, you’re cheering me up
and i’m thanking you
冰島的Mum的專輯【Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy】即將推出,單曲《They Made Frogs Smoke ‘Til They Exploded》的MV卻經已出動,由Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir執導處理的MV,利用STOPMOTION ANIMATION技巧利用畫紙上的繪圖,玩弄紙張上的暴力血腥,風格弔詭。現Pitchfork率先送上。