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フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (イギリス盤) |
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発売日 |
2011年05月09日 |
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規格品番 |
WIGCD267 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
5034202026723 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:42:03
Starting with Limbo, Panto's "She Purred, While I Grrred," Wild Beasts have never shied away from singing about sex, but they master it on Smother. While Two Dancers refined their palate and palette, offering a deceptively gentle sound that masked some of their most hedonistic lyrics, Smother goes even further, pairing quiet, achingly lovely music with words that convey all the beauty and pain that come with desire. The lead single, "Albatross," which drifts along a rippling, gamelan-tinged melody, gave a taste of the album's subtlety, but not of its full power: Smother's title is perfectly chosen, evoking stifled cries and what it's like to be so suffocated with want that only whispers come out. Hayden Thorpe's songs capture desire's cruelty and demands, whether he's taking a lover in his mouth "like a lion takes his game" on "Lion's Share" or justifying any possible regrets on the hypnotic "Loop the Loop" with the refrain "All the heart requires is what it can't compromise." Like the rest of the album, Thorpe's once-polarizing falsetto is much more nuanced, balancing the band's cerebral and sensual sides on "Bed of Nails," which blends allusions to Frankenstein and Hamlet over moaning backing vocals that are equal parts pain and pleasure. His standout moment, however, is Smother's dark centerpiece, "Plaything," where the fire in his voice when he sings "I wonder how cruel I'll be" removes any traces of foppishness from his vocals. Meanwhile, Tom Flemming sings of desire's aftermath, to especially devastating effect on "Invisible," which grows more expansive as he sighs, "The things I thought I'd want/They vanish one by one," and "Burning," where the mix of anguish and beauty recalls Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock-era Talk Talk. Things are a little lighter on "Reach a Bit Further," where Thorpe and Flemming share the lead vocals (perhaps the only area where this album is lacking compared to Two Dancers). Wild Beasts continue to find finer ways of expressing themselves while still holding onto the primal passion they've always had, and Smother is some of their most accessible yet creative work. Anyone who loved Two Dancers won't be disappointed, and anyone who felt alienated by Wild Beasts before just might want to give them another chance -- this is an album about desire that leaves listeners wanting more. ~ Heather Phares
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1.[CD]
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1.Lion's Share
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2.Bed Of Nails
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3.Deeper
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4.Loop The Loop
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5.Plaything
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6.Invisble
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7.Albatross
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8.Reach A Bit Further
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9.Burning
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10.End Come Too Soon
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前作が各メディアから賞賛されたUKの4人組による3作目。ロンドンとウェールズという両極端な環境での制作が影響したのか、ギターが減り、空間性の強いエレクトロニクスをフィーチャーしたサウンドに変化。といっても、あの独特のファルセット・ヴォイスが描き出す、グロテスクさをも備えた英国的な美意識は不変で、<進化>から<深化>を遂げた一枚と言えるだろう。後期のトーク・トークを想起させる瞬間も。
bounce (C)佐藤一道タワーレコード (vol.332(2011年5月25日発行号)掲載)
My Best Track 7. Albatross " Bliss at 12 seconds of 03 minutes " " Divine, Celestial Music " " A Jacket Is Also Splendid "
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