Brit-Pop魂在台灣整個動員起來了,Oasis的昔日死對頭Blur日前才宣佈重組,今年將開始一連串的巡演,除了7/2-3兩場在海德公園的演出外,不但Damon
Albarn 與Graham Coxon已在NME Awards意外出場唱起〈This Is A Low〉(這裡有Moronica的閃死人直擊),日前全團也確定了Glastonbury的提前大復活。甚至,Graham
Coxon也即將發表他的第七張個人專輯《The Spinning Top》,製作人找來Blur / Babyshambles的Stephen
Street,據說是一張概念專輯,紀錄一個人從出生到死亡的純民謠故事。首支單曲〈Sorrow's Army〉剛在BBC Radio 1 的
Zane Lowe節目曝光,來聽聽看:
Graham Coxon - Sorrow's Army
以下是Graham Coxon的敘述:
"The album is mainly an acoustic journey although there is, of course,
some explosive electric guitar action"
"I wanted to show how exciting acoustic instruments can be, how dynamic
and rich and heart-thumpingly raw they can sound at a time when acoustic
music seems either too cute or too soppy. Obvious influences here are
the amazing Martin Carthy, the late, great Davey Graham and the late,
great John Martyn.
"There are some guests too! Robyn Hitchcock supplies some counter-attack
guitar, Jas Singh plays dilruba and jori with his friends Gurjit Sembhi
on taus and Jaskase Singh on esraj. Danny Thompson plays the legendary
Victoria, Graham Fox gives plenty of swing on the drums and sizzle cymbals
and Louis Vause tinkles the ivories.
"My friend Lucy supplies the voice of the wife and Natasha Marsh
channels the voice of the Medea-like enchantress."
曲目:
1. Look Into The Light
2. This House
3. In The Morning
4. If You Want Me
5. Perfect Love
6. Brave The Storm
7. Dead Bees
8. Sorrow's Army
9. Caspian Sea
10. Home
11. Humble Man
12. Feel Alright
13. Far From Everything
14. Tripping Over
15. November