フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2019年05月24日 |
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規格品番 |
DGBR19022 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
842803019021 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:44:47
Personnel: Jason Loewenstein (vocals, electric guitar); Lou Barlow (vocals); Robert D'Amico (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Justin Pizzoferrato. Recording information: Sonelab, Easthampton, MA. Photographers: Justin Pizzoferrato; Jason Loewenstein. It's fairly remarkable that Sebadoh still has a trademark sound, given how much they've changed over the years. Lou Barlow's days as a nerdy, introspective guy playing with a four-track cassette machine are ancient history in 2019, the year they released Act Surprised, but to this day that's what many folks think of first when they hear the group's name. The 2010s edition of Sebadoh -- Barlow on guitar, Jason Loewenstein on bass, and drummer Bob D'Amico -- has matured into a tight and confident rock band with an impressive amount of muscle, but there's just enough skittery play in the guitar lines and the right amount of angst in Barlow's vocals that even this relatively chops-intensive and high-fidelity version of Sebadoh carries a germ of the satisfying chaos of their earliest work. Arriving six years after 2013's Defend Yourself, Act Surprised melodically recalls the band's mid-'90s salad days of 1994's Bakesale and 1996's Harmacy, with plenty of tunefulness and hooks running counter to the emotional awkwardness. But the performances are significantly brawnier in 2019; D'Amico hits a lot harder than Eric Gaffney or Bob Fay did in Sebadoh's earlier incarnations, and that has encouraged Barlow and Loewenstein to turn it up and rock out a bit. Justin Pizzoferrato's engineering sounds a bit buzzy in the low end, but the highs are clear, bright, and punchy, adding considerably to the impact of the performances, and though this is a long, long way from the resin-infused thunder of Dinosaur Jr., cuts like "Follow the Breath," "Phantom," and "Stunned" suggest Barlow is at long last bringing more of what he's learned in his other band into Sebadoh. Emotionally, Act Surprised feels just like Sebadoh, but if you ever wished they'd make an album that would sound big, loud, and suitable for blasting on your car stereo, this is a sure step in that direction. ~ Mark Deming
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1.[CD]
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1.Phantom
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2.Celebrate the Void
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3.Follow the Breath
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4.Medicate
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5.See-Saw
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6.Vacation
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7.Stunned
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8.Fool
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9.Raging River
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10.Sunshine
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11.Act Surprised
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12.Battery
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13.Belief
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14.Leap Year
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15.Reykjavik
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ルー・バーロウ率いるセバドーの新作は前作から実に6年ぶり。しかし、その前作が14年ぶりだったんだから活動は案外、順調かも!? しかも、演奏はグランジー。円熟のポップ・メロディーを王道のアレンジで聴かせる気がこれっぽっちもないところも含め、90年代半ば頃の彼らを彷彿とさせる。スタートからおよそ30年、ここにきてギアが切り替わった印象も。全16曲とムダに曲数が多いところも彼ららしい。
bounce (C)山口智男タワーレコード (vol.428(2019年6月25日発行号)掲載)
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