Been Here And Gone＜Gold Vinyl＞

伝説COMEを経てのソロデビュー作が発売20周年記念リイシュー!!
THRILL JOCKEYから!!

LEONARD COHENのカヴァーを含むいきなり達観していたデビュー作が発売20周年!

90年代を通してUSインディの裾野を広げていったバンドCOME。J・MASCISやKURT COBAINとオルタナレジェンドから絶賛されたブルージーさから一転ソロ一発目となる本作『BEEN HERE AND GONE』はスロウコアやインディフォークに通じる繊細さを露わにした音に!!

COMEの波乱万丈な10年と私生活の不穏さを落とし込んだという本作は、やはりというか緊張感と音の滑らかさが同居した成熟し切った一枚に。LEONARD COHENのカヴァー"DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE"がTHALIA ZEDEK節に染まってしまっている辺り、彼女のアレンジ能力がバンド時代よりさらに拡張していた事が分かります。そこに加わるのは、グラミーノミネート経験があるエンジニアSARAH REGISTER(DAVID BOWIE、THE SHINSを担当)による洗練されたマスタリング!

再発にあたって現在の所属レーベルであるTHRILL JOCKEYからリリースされる本作。内容的にもTHRILL JOCKEYらしさがチラホラと....20年という時が経っても現行シーンに殴り込みを余裕でかけれる程の完成度です。

Thalia Zedek may claim this as her first solo disc, but her influential work in both Uzi and Come should let listeners know that her impressive talent is nothing new. Seamlessly jumping from sprawled-out torch songs to slightly folksy and rocking numbers, Zedek's powerfully deep voice blends all of the music into the same timeless genre. Her telltale cover of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me to the End of Love" may wear its influences on its proverbial sleeve, but there is such sincerity in the singer's delivery that she pulls it off in a completely believable fashion. Backed by a solid band that features rock instrumentation along with strings and horns, the atmosphere is at times sinister but also spacious and constantly shifting. There aren't too many happy moments on Been Here and Gone, and such sentiments probably wouldn't work too well in light of what the record tends to sound like, but at the same time, Zedek is tough, and her music has as much pride as it does weakness. The 11 tracks tend to focus on love, both fleeting and lost, and the quality of sound on the record is top notch. Tracks like "Treacherous Thing" and "Strong" show the ability of her voice to accompany the band toward quiet yet monumental buildups, and for the most part, that characterizes the entire record. Thalia Zedek is a talented singer and musician who needs to be experienced, and though she isn't for the faint of heart or easily saddened, she is at the very least worth checking out when you're in fairly good mood that can stand to be brought down a bit. ~ Peter J. D'Angelo