Airiel - Peoria
在Air Formation之後,又一個令人深陷的樂團。Shoegaze的音樂是自溺的,是悲傷而寂寞的,但Airiel在這些情感中又帶了一些希望,像握著被開啟後又連忙關上的盒子,我們擁抱著,還有一點點勇氣來面對世界。
Airiel一開始是Jeremy Wrenn與前團員Shawn Delaney所組成,在Shawn Delaney離開後,Jeremy Wrenn以solo project的形式持續了創作,之後為了現場表演,又陸續地招募了其他團員,並在獨立廠牌Clairecords旗下發行了數張ep,每一張都迅速地銷售一空,今年八月,Airiel終於透過芝加哥大廠Highwheel Records發行了第一張專輯"The Battle of Sealand"。專輯的一開始,女性播報員的日文碎語就讓聽者進入一個異國的氛圍,而隨之而來的緊湊節拍與夢幻白色噪音,讓我們又回到八十年代末期那段美麗而青澀的時光。
現在的Dream-Pop團常常都有VJ成員,Airiel也不例外,視覺與聽覺交替的饗宴,讓我好想親自到現場,可惜美國好遠好遠。曾幫The Dears和The Brian Jonestown Massacre暖場的Airiel,是2007年末的一個美麗的新聲音,喜歡這兩個樂團的人,喜歡Air Formation迷幻樂音的人,不妨也來聽聽這張專輯。
樂團:Airiel
成員:Jeremy Wrenn(Gt/Vo)、Cory Osborne(bass)、John Rungger(drums)、Chris De Brizzio (Gt.)、Arturo Valle(video project)
相關連結:
Official Site
Airiel on LastFm
Airiel on MySPace
照例貼一下歌詞
Lyrics of Peoria / by Airiel 
"Just drive" she said
there's no one I can call a friend
and I'm too tired too pretend
"I'm sick" she said
the same routine, collapse, defeat
the failures that I must defeat
her face that night
bathed in the glow
of dashboard lights
and on we drove
"it's hard" she said
I'm growing tired from fighting sleep
the memories just seem to creep
into my dreams
my sanctuary is displaced
by visions of my past disgrace
the skies raced past
as we drove by
somehow time lapsed
the changing skies
don't talk
just drive
we'll be
just fine
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