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1 |
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輸入 (ヨーロッパ盤) |
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発売日 |
2017年11月17日 |
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規格品番 |
88985479922 |
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SKU |
889854799229 |
本国UKでは"アデルと並ぶ"とも称される人気ぶりで、音楽/ファッション/ステージで自在に表現する独特なセンスが魅力のアーティスト、パロマ・フェイス。2009年のデビュー以来、着々とそのプレゼンスを上げ、前作『A Perfect Contradiction』(2014年)は全英チャートにて29週TOP10入り、またシングル「Only Love Can Hurt Like This」は自身のキャリアでも最高のセールスを記録し、2015年にはブリット・アワードにて最優秀女性ソロ・アーティスト賞を受賞した。前作から3年を経て誕生したこのアルバムは、第一子出産後初めての作品。あたかも完璧主義者のようであった彼女が、リードシングル「Crybaby」では完璧にはいかない人生を温かく見つめ、のびやかに歌っている。全体的に過去作には見られなかった大らかで明るい曲調が印象的な作品に仕上がっており、UKポップ・シーンを牽引してきたパロマ・フェイスの新境地が伺える。
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:48:42
Recording information: Air Studios, London; Apmamman, Sweden; Eastcote Studios; Eg's Studios; Ghost Guartd Studio, London; Hoxa HQ, London; Music Shed Studio, London; The Estate,London; The Music Shed & Air Edel, London; The Ribcage, Los Angeles, CA; Vox Recording Studios, Los Ange;les, CA; Wendyhouse Studios, London. Photographer: David Standish. British vocalist Paloma Faith returns with her ambitious fourth album, 2017's effusive and sophisticated The Architect. The album follows her platinum-earning 2014 effort A Perfect Contradiction, and once again features a bevy of polished anthems marked by Faith's soulful voice and penchant for hooky, classic-styled R&B, disco, and pop. Joining the singer and former The Voice UK judge are a handful of big-name studio creators including executive producer Jesse Shatkin, Eg White, Starsmith, Klas Ahlund, and others. Also showcased is vocalist John Legend, who pairs with Faith for the uber-romantic duet "I'll Be Gentle." While the inclusion of so many hitmakers could indicate an attempt to smooth out Faith's distinctive style and unique vocal wallop, that isn't the case, and the London-born performer remains as distinctive as ever. Shatkin, who previously worked with the similarly arty yet commercial powerhouse Sia, brings a thoughtful sensibility to the proceedings, framing Faith in the just the right amount of orchestration, horns, and driving basslines. Also evidence of Faith's singular vision here is her collaboration with cult singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt on the arch and moody title track. Not only does it perfectly set the tone for what is to come, but it also works as Faith's best attempt yet at a ferociously pitched James Bond-style theme song. Similarly successful is the Shatkin and Cass Lowe-penned "Kings and Queens," which finds Faith balancing her penchant for throaty, dance-club drama with a synthy, Annie Lennox-esque gravitas. Elsewhere, she digs into several catchy, groove-oriented '70s-style jams on "'Til I'm Done," and the EDM-inflected "My Body." While the album is by no means overtly political, there is a sense that Faith (who was pregnant with her first child while recording The Architect) was deeply moved by the state of the world and how events like political uprisings and military oppression affect individuals. Featured are several spoken word tracks beginning with the motivational opener by actor Samuel L. Jackson, and including writer Owen Jones' mid-album speech, "The Politics of Hope," in which he discusses how to effect positive societal change in the face of monolithic fear mongering. Thankfully, none of these moments slow the album's flow and only work to underpin Faith's overall message of overcoming adversity. It's a theme she returns to throughout The Architect, touching upon more intimate notions of catharsis like encouraging people to express difficult emotions, as on the '70s-style soul number "Cry Baby," and more broadly universal symbols such as that of the "wounded warrior" on the dramatic Sia Furler/Samuel Dixon-co-write "Warrior." The message is that while we are responsible for much of the turmoil in our own lives, we also have the capacity to change both ourselves and society for the better. With The Architect, Faith has constructed an album of empowered, mainstream pop that retains all of the complexity, artfulness, and raw emotion of her previous work. As she sings on "'Til I'm Done," "Solid gold survivor, that's my attitude." ~ Matt Collar
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1.Evolution - (featuring Samuel L. Jackson)
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2.Architect, The
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3.Guilty
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4.Crybaby
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5.I'll Be Gentle
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6.Politics of Hope - (featuring Owen Jones)
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7.Kings and Queens
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8.Surrender
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9.Warrior
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10.Til I'm Done
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11.Lost and Lonely
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12.Still Around
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13.Pawns - (featuring Baby N'sola/Naomi Miller/Janelle Martin/Nym)
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14.WW3
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15.Love Me as I Am
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第1子の妊娠中に制作に取り組み、大きなお腹の写真をブックレットに載せている本作は、その喜びや人生に対してのポジティヴな思いが反映されたもの。曲調は多様で、親しみやすいメロディーの80sっぽい電子ポップもあれば、60sモータウン風も、得意のシアトリカルな歌表現もあり。ジェシー・シャトキンらをプロデューサーに迎え、これまでのキャリアを集約したような大ヴォリュームの一枚に。
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