Jonquil isHugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmin http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/11/jonquil-one-hundred-suns-ep/ Somehow it’s pretty doubtful that Jonquil’s decision to call their new EP One Hundred Suns had anything to do with Linkin Park’s sensational comeback record A Thousand Suns (trust those guys to for a millennium of yellow stars where clea...(展开全部) Jonquil isHugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmin http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/11/jonquil-one-hundred-suns-ep/ Somehow it’s pretty doubtful that Jonquil’s decision to call their new EP One Hundred Suns had anything to do with Linkin Park’s sensational comeback record A Thousand Suns (trust those guys to for a millennium of yellow stars where clearly one is enough for our humble planet). The art-rock ensemble from Oxford are more renown for intricate, carefully orchestrated folk experiments rather than clunky collaborations with Jay-Z, so it’s not surprising that there is no scratching or rapping over downtuned guitars on this record. There are, however, a few interesting new aspects to their sound. One Hundred Suns starts with a melange of a softly-softly synth line, falsetto vocals and some lovely clean guitar doodling. The song is called ‘Fighting Smiles’ and becomes an almost danceable jungle-jangle-pop song with a little emotional edge to it. It seems as if Jonquil have paid close attention to this year’s Vampire Weekend and Local Natives albums, both of whom took the dying ambers of western afro-pop and reignited them by using autotune, electronic samples and Americana-style vocal harmonies. There’s a bit of a lo-fi bedroom echo to Hugo Manuel’s vocals, and there is ample space for the drums to rumble, roll and break into tropical patterns and for the guitars to flutter like a songbird with a nervous disposition. ‘It Never Rains’ sounds like an overcast day at the beach, which are the best days anyway – nobody wants to be grilled into a whimpering, sweaty mess, and you can sit on the hotel balcony, guilt-free, drinking rum. Jonquil have been compared to Beirut in the past, but the only hint at a passing interest in world music here is the use of a couple of brass riffs on the slow, yearning ‘Pillow Quest’ and on the Foals-esque ‘I Know I Don’t Know’ and on the accordion-led, drunken singalong ‘Lions’ (which originally appeared on their last album). The overall tone of One Hundred Suns is hard to pinpoint – there are elements of the boundless bounceability that made people like Fool’s Gold, and there are good hooks aplenty. But Manuel’s singing always sounds as if he’s preparing for the worst, as if he’s just soundtracking a good day before the inevitable collapse of a friendship or an ideal. This contradiction, together with a very solid production, makes for a very enjoyable record indeed.
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1. Fighting Smiles 2. Get Up 3. It Never Rains 4. Pillow Quest 5. Compound 6. I Don't Know I Know 7. Sunday Night 8. Lions
0 有用 脑子白腔荡骨鹅 2011-02-18 14:24:55
It Never Rains
0 有用 扶栏者Y 2011-02-16 16:25:35
> 四星。欢快的鼓点和略显热带风的吉他给人阳光明媚野外郊游的感觉~ 喜欢Fighting Smiles,从而知道这个团,单听这首觉得娘炮音主唱还是直男…… 尽管唱功不是很专业,但I Know I Don't Know的低音很好听,曲风和旋律很对味,从这首反而觉得胖纸主唱有点给了……(这是什么逻辑?!)附赠曲目Lions是以前专辑的,手风琴惊喜。 听过胖纸真人浑厚的声音后,我觉得I know I d... > 四星。欢快的鼓点和略显热带风的吉他给人阳光明媚野外郊游的感觉~ 喜欢Fighting Smiles,从而知道这个团,单听这首觉得娘炮音主唱还是直男…… 尽管唱功不是很专业,但I Know I Don't Know的低音很好听,曲风和旋律很对味,从这首反而觉得胖纸主唱有点给了……(这是什么逻辑?!)附赠曲目Lions是以前专辑的,手风琴惊喜。 听过胖纸真人浑厚的声音后,我觉得I know I don't Know的低音是他自己的了!!http://www.mediafire.com/?micls62apf2u9k1 (展开)
0 有用 扶栏者Y 2011-02-16 16:25:35
> 四星。欢快的鼓点和略显热带风的吉他给人阳光明媚野外郊游的感觉~ 喜欢Fighting Smiles,从而知道这个团,单听这首觉得娘炮音主唱还是直男…… 尽管唱功不是很专业,但I Know I Don't Know的低音很好听,曲风和旋律很对味,从这首反而觉得胖纸主唱有点给了……(这是什么逻辑?!)附赠曲目Lions是以前专辑的,手风琴惊喜。 听过胖纸真人浑厚的声音后,我觉得I know I d... > 四星。欢快的鼓点和略显热带风的吉他给人阳光明媚野外郊游的感觉~ 喜欢Fighting Smiles,从而知道这个团,单听这首觉得娘炮音主唱还是直男…… 尽管唱功不是很专业,但I Know I Don't Know的低音很好听,曲风和旋律很对味,从这首反而觉得胖纸主唱有点给了……(这是什么逻辑?!)附赠曲目Lions是以前专辑的,手风琴惊喜。 听过胖纸真人浑厚的声音后,我觉得I know I don't Know的低音是他自己的了!!http://www.mediafire.com/?micls62apf2u9k1 (展开)
0 有用 脑子白腔荡骨鹅 2011-02-18 14:24:55
It Never Rains