來自美國Atlanta的四人女子樂團The Coathangers,一如以往如Chicks on Speed等的瘋狂女子樂團,集Punk、Post Punk及實驗性於一身,總之是一股粗獷的女子力量。同名的Debut Album【The Coathangers】收錄十七首作品,平均長度為兩分鐘,唯有兩首作品有三分鐘之長,那你可想像她們的作品是如何短小精悍,如《Nestle in my boobies》唱著「Nestle in my boobies,it’s so comfortable」,是碟內最Nasty惡趣味的一首,不過專輯內也有不少帶有可口甜蜜的作品。而讓我在這裏動筆介紹的還是《Parking Lot》一曲,因為讓我想起AMK,正。
作為一支結他主導的搖滾樂團,來自美國的Band of Horses的Debut已經叫我成為了他們的忠實樂迷,擁有著Neil Young味道的南部搖滾(Southern Rock),在紮實的結他圍牆下是主音高吭卻滄浪的聲線及放浪不羈的味道。
第二張專輯【Cease to begin】經歷了團員Mat Brooke的離陣及錄音地之南移外,基本上氣氛與味道也沒有大差異,一樣是低沉得來卻熱血沸騰的搖滾曲目,像是序幕的《Is There a Ghost(MV)》由呢喃發展到結他熱浪層層遞增,帶來源源不盡的快感。不過,除了像是Downtempo的《Marry Song》的低沉又或是散懶節奏下《Detlef Schrempf》的深情感性與淒迷外,這專輯反而多了更多輕快的曲目,像或許會像一些pop rock 樂團曲目的《Ode To LRC》又或是愉快的《The General Specific》,反而少了debut的叢叢結他。不過,還是一張別家難求的動聽搖滾專輯。
I’m going to a town that has already been burnt down
I’m going to a place that has already been disgraced
I’m gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I’m so tired of America
I’m gonna make it up for all of the Sunday Times
I’m gonna make it up for all of the nursery rhymes
They never really seem to want to tell the truth
I’m so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain’t gonna be alone
I got a life to lead
America
I got a life to lead
Tell me
Do you really think you’d go to hell for having loved
Tell me
Enough for thinking everything you’ve done is good
I really need to know
After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood
I’m so tired of America
I really need to know
I may just never see you again or might as well
You took advantage of a world that loved you well
I’m going to a town that has already been burnt down
I’m so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain’t gonna be alone
I’ve got a life to lead
America
I got a life to lead
I got a soul to feed
I got a dream to heed
And that’s all I need
Making my own way home
Ain’t gonna be alone
I’m going to the town that has already been burnt down