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CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年07月14日 |
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規格品番 |
5756200 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
602557562002 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:44:05
Personnel: Rosie Langley, Tobie Tripp (violin); Helen Sanders-Hewett (viola); Maia Collette (cello); William Vander Gucht (saxophone); George Lindsay (drums, percussion). The duo of singer/musician Josephine Vander Gucht and producer/musician Anthony West formed in 2014 around a song-a-month songwriting-recording challenge with a one-year commitment. Calling themselves Oh Wonder and uploading their efforts to music-sharing site SoundCloud as they went, before their 12 months were up they'd gone viral with millions of streams, sold out shows in advance of touring, and signed a record deal with Republic Records. With a debut consisting mostly of those homemade keyboard/drum machine songs, their follow-up, Ultralife, is their first to be conceived as an album, or even as a legit group. Informed by the isolation of leaving family and ties in order to travel the world on tour for over a year, its themes include the need for both connection and time alone. As for its sound, most of the album was self-recorded in un-soundproofed residential spaces (hence the subtle album-opening traffic noise), and it was entirely produced and mixed by the duo. Notably, however, it does include guest performers and more diverse instrumentation: actual bass, drums, and strings, as well as analog synths and saxophone. While the songs from their debut locked into a distinctive, sensual blend of '80s sophisti-pop and contemporary, glitchy indie electronica, here they trade sophisti-pop for pop, and seductiveness for something bolder and more uplifting, at least on the majority of tracks. Their wistful demeanor is still present on sparer tracks, like "Solo" and "My Friends," a simple keyboard ballad that emphasizes often captivating unison vocals. Those tunes are outnumbered by brighter fare, like the buoyant title track's foot-stomping drums and lush, orchestral pop arrangements. Though much of the record lies somewhere in between, its overall more radiant, rousing demeanor is likely to play well to larger venues and those seeking sunnier, or at least only a partly cloudy atmosphere. ~ Marcy Donelson
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1.Solo
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2.Ultralife
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3.Lifetimes
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4.High on Humans
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5.All About You
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6.Heavy
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7.Bigger Than Love
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8.Heart Strings
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9.Slip Away
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10.Overgrown
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11.My Friends
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12.Waste
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初来日公演を終えたばかりのロンドンに住む電子ポップ・デュオ。バンド編成で世界を旅した成果か、2年ぶりの新作ではリズム・パートがグッと肉体的になり、歌メロもサビでドンッと盛り上がるアンセミックなものへ。チルなモコモコ感が消え、ウワ音がクリアに聴こえてくる点も新鮮だ。寝室を抜け出し、お花畑に足を踏み入れたような明るさが良い。かつてのケイト・ナッシュやリリー・アレンを思い出したり。
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