フォーマット |
CD |
---|---|
構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
- |
発売日 |
2018年04月06日 |
---|---|
規格品番 |
LUCKY116CD |
レーベル |
|
SKU |
689492186821 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:39:40
Hinds' debut album, Leave Me Alone, was a loose and fun reboot of garage rock, sung and played by four exuberant women from Spain. As good as it was, there seemed to be something missing. Something like a little more focus or some punch; anything to boost their sound from a nice diversion to the main course. On their second album, I Don't Run, the band found exactly what they needed and upgraded accordingly. Producing the album themselves with the help of Strokes collaborator Gordon Raphael, they strip away the fuzz, tighten up the looseness, and sharpen the hooks to a dangerous point. There's precious little fooling around here. Song after song strikes with surgical precision as the guitars jangle simply, the bass rumbles, and the drums anchor it with a newfound strength. Over the top are the chiming, sneaky good guitar leads cooked up and served hot by Ana Perrote and Carlotta Cosials. The pair also do magical things vocally on the album; trading lines back and forth, singing together in snappy harmonies, and basically being about as charming as a singer has the right to be. Rollicking tracks like "Echoing My Name" and "Soberland" are packed with tooth-destroying sweetness, boozy rockers like "New for You" and "Rookie" show off their hard-to-contain sassiness, they aren't afraid to get tender on a couple of ballads (the pocket girl group classic "I Feel Cold But I Feel More," "Linda"), and occasionally they run the vocals through overdriven mikes and come up with a sound not too unlike the early Strokes, only without the sometimes toxic attitude. "The Club" and "Finally Floating" are shining examples of the latter and they both show the band's rapid growth and provide a glimpse of how good they still might be. I Don't Run is diamond sharp and minus any fat -- it cuts through the bloated, reverb-encrusted albums that surround it like freshly honed knives. This is the album where Hinds become a great band. They've got the songs, they've got the attitude, and they've got the sound; all their potential has been realized and it's a joy to experience. ~ Tim Sendra
-
1.[CD]
-
1.The Club
-
2.Soberland
-
3.Linda
-
4.New for You
-
5.Echoing My Name
-
6.Tester
-
7.Finally Floating
-
8.I Feel Cold But I Feel More
-
9.To the Morning Light
-
10.Rookie
-
11.Ma Nuit
-
-
その天真爛漫さで世界中のインディー・ロック・ファンを虜にした前作から2年。業界の荒波に揉まれながらも、スペインのガレージ・ガールズ、ハインズは音楽を愛する気持ちや仲間と演奏する楽しさを忘れちゃいなかった──そんなことを感じさせてくれるセカンド・アルバム。デビュー時にはすでに確立されていた彼女たちならではのスタイルがより磨かれていることは、掛け合いヴォーカルとやかましいコーラスが効いた先行曲"New For You"からして明白だろう。それがあったうえで、メランコリックな表情を見せる"Echoing My Name"のような新境地を開拓しているのも嬉しい。
bounce (C)山口智男タワーレコード (vol.415(2018年5月25日発行号)掲載)
欲しい物リストに追加
コレクションに追加