1995年7月リリースのThe Verveセカンド・アルバム。
この30周年記念プレス盤は、高く評価された2016年リマスター音源を使用。
ジャケット裏面に写るベーシスト、Jonesが着用しているコーデュロイのズボンの色に近似していることから選ばれたブリック・レッド・カラー・ヴァイナル仕様。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2025/10/09)
Though shorn of the more overtly shoegazer-styled elements of their debut A Storm in Heaven, the Verve's sophomore effort A Northern Soul is no less epic in scope, forging a heavier, more traditionally psychedelic sound infused with a chaotic energy which mirrors the emotional upheaval at the heart of Richard Ashcroft's songs. Reportedly produced under the influence of excessive drug use, the album is harrowingly intense, its darkly hypnotic momentum steered by Nick McCabe's spiraling guitar leads and Ashcroft's incantatory vocals; tracks like the remarkable "On Your Own," "So It Goes," and the majestically morose "History" are searing evocations of isolation and desperation, soaring yet heartbreaking anthems of disillusionment and loss. ~ Jason Ankeny
Rovi