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True Romance

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発売日 2013年05月11日
国内/輸入 輸入(ヨーロッパ盤)
レーベルWM UK
構成数 1
パッケージ仕様 -
規格品番 2564646204
SKU 825646462049

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:47:01
Audio Remixer: Tom Boddy. Editor: Jeremy Cooper . Photographer: Dan Curwin. In the couple of years leading up to her debut album, True Romance, Charli XCX issued a slew of singles, EPs, and mixtapes that mixed moody synth pop with rap and R&B into a sound billed as "neon goth." Despite that somewhat awkward description of her style, Charli does have a flair for chiaroscuro, switching easily from brooding ("Set Me Free") to sparkly ("Take My Hand"), sometimes within the course of one song ("You're the One," one of five previously released tracks here). In some ways, she's the opposite of Grimes, who sprinkles just enough sugar over her quirky musical ideas to make them accessible. Instead, Charli XCX's songs are pop with a capital P -- she's unabashed in her love for Britney and Mariah -- but just odd enough to be unique. Like Quentin Tarantino, to whom True Romance's title pays homage, she has a flair for combining a wide array of pop culture sources into something fresh and familiar, as well as a fondness for strong female characters. These songs are filled with tough girls in varying stages of love, most strikingly on the equally vindictive and catchy "You (Ha Ha Ha)," which punctuates its heartbreak with bitter laughter. While Charli's rapping won't threaten many MCs, her laid-back delivery is reminiscent of Uffie as well as late-'80s and early-'90s pop, particularly the charmingly awkward "flow" of the Spice Girls, whom she counts as a major influence. Elsewhere, she smooths some of the edges of her previous work -- not that True Romance's pop isn't engagingly strange, and strangely engaging. Inventive productions are as vital to her music as her bold persona; she's worked with Lindstrom, Balam Acab, Jezus Million, and other innovative producers, and tracks like the dreamy, R&B-tinged "So Far Away" help her blur her influences into something she can call her own. Her songs could easily be all surface and attitude, but there's also a genuine emotional pull to them: the excellent ode to romantic familiarity "What I Like" is peppered with enough details to sound as cozy as a boyfriend's sweater feels. Previously released songs like "Nuclear Seasons" and "Stay Away" remain highlights, but new songs like "Black Roses" -- one of the best blends of really-real feelings and unashamedly artificial sounds here -- show that Charli didn't give away all of her tricks and treats on her EPs. Since quite a few of these songs were already road-tested, it's not surprising that this is a strong debut, but just how consistently catchy and personal True Romance is might raise a few eyebrows. ~ Heather Phares

  1. 1.[CDアルバム]
    1. 1.
      Nuclear Seasons
    2. 2.
      You (Ha Ha Ha)
    3. 3.
      Take My Hand
    4. 4.
      Stay Away
    5. 5.
      Set Me Free (Feel My Pain)
    6. 6.
      Grins
    7. 7.
      So Far Away
    8. 8.
      Cloud Aura
    9. 9.
      What I Like
    10. 10.
      Black Roses
    11. 11.
      You're the One
    12. 12.
      How Can I
    13. 13.
      Lock You Up
    14. 14.
      [CD-ROM Track]

作品の情報

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アーティスト： Charli XCX

オリジナル発売日：2013年

商品の紹介

現在20歳。スレイ・ベルズ、サンティゴールド、コールドプレイのオープニングで腕を磨いてきた英国女子、CHARLI XCX(チャーリー・エックス・シー・エックス)。「ウェンズデイ・アダムス+ビートル・ジュースのウィノナ・ライダー+ベイビー・スパイス」と彼女自身が表現するスタイルはヴィヴィッドで多面的、そして少しダークなエッジ有。シンセとビートにエモーショナルなヴォーカルと攻撃的なラップを乗せてチャーリーが唄うのは、少女から大人の女性へと揺れ動く英国女子のリアルな心模様。それはまさに現代ロンドンのハイバーリアリズム・ポップ! Ariel Rechtshaid(アッシャー、ソランジェ・ノウルズ)、Patrik Berger(ラナ・デル・レイ、ロビン)、￡zus MillionやBlood Diamondsとコラボレートしながら生まれた今作には、CHARLIの中に眠っていた才能を花開かせた。結果、彼女のデビュー・アルバム『トゥルー・ロマンス』には、スージー・スーからスパイス・ガールズ、ザ・ナイフからニルヴァーナまで、あらゆる要素を取り込んだエレクトロなポスト・モダン・ポップが盛りだくさん! 英国女子のポップでパンクな心意気を胸に、チャーリー・エックス・シー・エックスはガールズ・パワーを取り戻すべく世界へ大きな一歩を踏み出す。草食男子は要警戒! グライムス、エリー・ゴールドリング好きは要チェックですよ!!
発売・販売元 提供資料（2013/04/09）

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] dazzling electro-pop debut....Her rhymes -- all street swagger and steamy gothic heartache -- flash like low-rent neon." CMJ - "The theme of love and romance as something to be challenged and endured runs its course through the album, giving the record a youthful but knowing bent."
Rovi

In the couple of years leading up to her debut album, True Romance, Charli XCX issued a slew of singles, EPs, and mixtapes that mixed moody synth pop with rap and R&B into a sound billed as "neon goth." Despite that somewhat awkward description of her style, Charli does have a flair for chiaroscuro, switching easily from brooding ("Set Me Free") to sparkly ("Take My Hand"), sometimes within the course of one song ("You're the One," one of five previously released tracks here). In some ways, she's the opposite of Grimes, who sprinkles just enough sugar over her quirky musical ideas to make them accessible. Instead, Charli XCX's songs are pop with a capital P -- she's unabashed in her love for Britney and Mariah -- but just odd enough to be unique. Like Quentin Tarantino, to whom True Romance's title pays homage, she has a flair for combining a wide array of pop culture sources into something fresh and familiar, as well as a fondness for strong female characters. These songs are filled with tough girls in varying stages of love, most strikingly on the equally vindictive and catchy "You (Ha Ha Ha)," which punctuates its heartbreak with bitter laughter. While Charli's rapping won't threaten many MCs, her laid-back delivery is reminiscent of Uffie as well as late-'80s and early-'90s pop, particularly the charmingly awkward "flow" of the Spice Girls, whom she counts as a major influence. Elsewhere, she smooths some of the edges of her previous work -- not that True Romance's pop isn't engagingly strange, and strangely engaging. Inventive productions are as vital to her music as her bold persona; she's worked with Lindstrom, Balam Acab, Jezus Million, and other innovative producers, and tracks like the dreamy, R&B-tinged "So Far Away" help her blur her influences into something she can call her own. Her songs could easily be all surface and attitude, but there's also a genuine emotional pull to them: the excellent ode to romantic familiarity "What I Like" is peppered with enough details to sound as cozy as a boyfriend's sweater feels. Previously released songs like "Nuclear Seasons" and "Stay Away" remain highlights, but new songs like "Black Roses" -- one of the best blends of really-real feelings and unashamedly artificial sounds here -- show that Charli didn't give away all of her tricks and treats on her EPs. Since quite a few of these songs were already road-tested, it's not surprising that this is a strong debut, but just how consistently catchy and personal True Romance is might raise a few eyebrows. ~ Heather Phares
Rovi

アイコナ・ポップ"I Love It"への参加で一躍注目の的となったUK女子が、2008年の自主盤ぶりとなるこの2作目で世界進出です。スパイス・ガールズを彷彿とさせるガール・パワー炸裂のアップも捨て難いですが、ゴールド・パンダ製の"You (Ha Ha Ha)"やトッド・ラングレンが手掛けた"So Far Away"など、グリッチ・ホップ系のゆったりとした曲がグッド。これが現在進行形のメインストリーム・ポップですよ。
bounce (C)松元かれん
タワーレコード（vol.356（2013年6月25日発行号）掲載）

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