2009-3-7 10:23
friday
The Long Blondes两张砖加一张单曲合辑[Indie Rock]
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The Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom circa 2003. They released their debut album on Rough Trade Records named Someone to Drive You Home in November, 2006 after several critically-acclaimed singles. After an extended European tour, they entered the studio with DJ/producer Erol Alkan and started working on their second album in London. "Couples" was released in April 2008 in the UK. On the 20th October 2008 the band announced their amicable split via a message on their website.
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On April 13, 2006 they signed to Rough Trade Records and recorded their debut album, Someone to Drive You Home over the summer ready for its release on November 6. The album was produced by former Pulp bassist Steve Mackey. The album was preceded by their second single for the label, "Once and Never Again", which was released on October 23 and debuted at number 30 in the UK Singles Chart.The song was named the 15th best track of 2006 by NME. In June 2006, they released their first single for the label, "Weekend Without Makeup", which reached number 28. The predominant theme of the album is relationships from a female perspective, although 10 of the tracks on the album were written by male guitarist Dorian Cox. Themes dealt with include competition between females, isolation, sexual exploration and deceit. Influences of Pulp, Elastica, Morrissey and Blondie have been frequently quoted when the album is discussed in the media.The albums artwork is a painting by lead singer Kate Jackson; it is an image of Faye Dunaway in the film Bonnie and Clyde, with a Ford Cortina (Mark three) as her getaway car. They appeared at a number of UK festivals over summer 2006, including the Carling Weekend, Leicester's Summer Sundae and the Electric Picnic. In the summer of 2007, they played the Other Stage at Glastonbury and performed live at the Radar festival in Istanbul.
01. Lust in the Movies
02. Once and Never Again
03. Only Lovers Left Alive
04. Giddy Stratopheres
05. In the Company of Women
06. Heaven Help the New Girl
07. Separated by Motorways
08. You Could Have Both
09. Swallow Tattoo
10. Weekend Without Makeup
11. Madame Ray
12. Knife for the Girls
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In October 2007, The Long Blondes started working on their second album with producer Erol Alkan in London. On December 19, 2007, it was announced that the new album's title would be "Couples". Before the album was released, all five members created their own cryptic promo videos "explaining" what the inspiration behind "Couples" was. The album was released on April 7, 2008, preceded by the first single from the album "Century" which was released on March 24, 2008. The album reached number 48 in the UK album chart. The album was well received by critics. Click Music for example gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and said it was "a worthy contender for record of the year".The next song to be taken off "Couples" was "Guilt" and it was a 7" only release. The video for "Guilt" is set in a dog show.The band agreed to their suggestion to set the video in a dog show after receiving numerous literal interpretations of the lyrics. It was accompanied by one b-side called "Melville Farr" which was based on Dirk Bogarde's character in the 1961 British film Victim. On the 9 June, the band posted on their official website that Dorian had fallen ill and that he had to be rushed to hospital, which meant that they had to cancel all their live appearances until the end of July. The band were due to play a support slot on Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre tour at the Birmingham NIA and the O2 Arena in London and on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury.
1. Century
2. Guilt
3. The Couples
4. I Liked The Boys
5. Here Comes The Serious Bit
6. Round The Hairpin
7. Too Clever By Half
8. Erin O'Connor
9. Nostalgia
10. I'm Going To Hell
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Singles
After "Couples", The band decided to release a compilation of their rare early 7" singles, which was titled "Singles" on October 20, 2008 on Angular Records.[21] The twelve-tracker collects all of the songs from the band's first four 7" vinyls, which were released by different labels including Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation, Filthy Little Angels and Angular Records. The version of "Separated By Motorways" differs from the vinyl version, as the group have opted to include the demo version instead. The compilation also featured one unreleased song - "Peterborough". "Singles" was named the 25th best album of 2008 by Artrocker Magazine.
1."New Idols"
2."Long Blonde"
3."Autonomy Boy"
4."Giddy Stratospheres"
5."Polly"
6."Darts"
7."Appropriation (By Any Other Name)"
8."My Heart Is Out Of Bounds"
9."Lust In The Movies"
10."Separated By Motorways" (Demo)
11."Big Infatuation"
12."Peterborough"
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2009-3-7 10:24
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