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Tori Amos genre: Pop
release date 2009-11-10 publisher: Universal Republic
Tori Amos的第十一张录音室作品,也是她的第一张seasonal album。11月10日美国首发,16日英国发行。
多莉•艾莫丝(Tori Amos,1963年8月22日-),出生于北卡罗莱纳州,本名麦拉•艾莲•艾莫丝(Myra Ellen Amos),是位八度提名葛莱美奖的美国歌手、钢琴家和词曲创作人。多莉•艾莫丝的歌曲属于非主流类型,歌词的题材很广,包括性、宗教、父系社会制度、女性主义和个人的不幸经历等。 艾莫丝从小便接受古典钢琴乐训练,流畅的钢琴演奏、意识般直接了当的歌词,使得许多人经常将她与曲风相似的前辈凯特•布希相提并论。华人歌手王菲、孙燕姿、许茹芸和王菀之等人都曾翻唱过〈Silent All These Years〉等多莉•艾莫丝的知名作品。 华人歌手王菲、孙燕姿、许茹芸和王菀之等人都曾翻唱过〈Silent All These Years〉等多莉•艾莫丝的知名作品。
对Tori Amos而言,每一首歌曲的唱作就像是一次又一次的角色扮演,每一张专辑就像是一部表达女性情感的音乐电影。
Tori Amos原名Myra Ellen Amos。她的音乐天份一开始就十分明显,两岁半开始弹钢琴,四岁在教堂唱诗班演唱,五岁收到巴尔地摩Peabody音乐学院的学习邀请。她的音乐风格包括包括民谣、爵士、电子、摇滚及古典等,唯一没变的是她音乐中那始终如一的尖锐和敏感,让人不得不感到这个女人奇妙的吸引力。
音乐启蒙甚早的Tori Amos,从小就显得与众不同,从音乐怪胎到重金属摇滚狂妄青春再到一头红发的音乐精灵,Amos在琴艺、词汇与歌声之间的真实情感,如鬼灵精一般的洞察力与创意,摆在90年代的女性创作风潮,确实有其独立神采。
Anastasis Douban
8.9 (22 ratings) Dead Can Dance
release date 2012-08-21 publisher: [PIAS] Recordings
Just a day after offering up a free download from their new album, the reunited Dead Can Dance — co-founders Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard — are now putting it all out there, offering a full stream of the eight-track Anastasis, the duo’s first new album in 16 years, seven weeks before its release in a variety of digital and physical formats.
Ceremonials Douban
8.8 (60 ratings) Florence + The Machine genre: Rock
release date 2011-10-31 publisher: Island Records
英伦流行乐队Florence + The Machine第二张录音是大碟FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE已经在之前的全英音乐奖颁奖礼(Brit Awards)上赢得了专业乐评人选出的“最佳新星奖”。这支由唱作型女歌手Florence Welch领军,由其他多位音乐人担任其背景乐队的电子组合,在2008年推出他们的首支单曲《Kiss with a Fist》开始,就已经在英国乐坛掀起了一阵不小的波澜。
Somebody That I Used to Know Douban
9.5 (75 ratings) Gotye / Kimbra genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2011-07-06 publisher: Gotye
"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Gotye from his third studio album Making Mirrors, and features New Zealand-born singer Kimbra. The song was written by Gotye himself, lyrically about his experiences he had in broken relationships. The song was released on 6 July 2011 as the second and lead single off the album.
The song was released into critical acclaim by music critics and a surprising success in Australia, peaking at number one in the country for two weeks so far. The song received other success in European countries and New Zealand, peaking at the top 10 single charts there.
It is Gotye and Kimbra's highest charting, selling and their first number one song in Australia, causing their previous singles and albums charting at the top 100 in Australia too.