Blonde Redhead／Penultimo

["Barragán", 2014.09.02]

自从他们出『23』开始我就没能听全，然后算是开拓新境界的前一专玩所谓简约电声也只能听upbeat一点儿的，所以对这次出新，不用想也知道是调子一路走冷，而不可能重新繁复。唯一能听的是最后两首，代表了两种风格极端。除此之外都属于多你一个不多少你一个世界也还转的东西。以前喜欢你是因为你家柠檬薄荷爽远近有名，现在开始改卖奶茶三兄弟的话，我就不一定非在你家买，对吧？这跟你做奶茶做得好不好没什么关系。而且…不是4AD下发的了，这是几个意思？

一般而言一个从难听风格到入耳风格变化的乐队，做的入耳东西就会非常高级。 但是如果又往难听走回去的话，这就是古话所谓由俭入奢易由奢入俭难。 有写入耳歌的本事但不屑于一定去做，这事儿可能还高级，更高级，但是不一定讨好。 不过人年纪一大了，逼格比较高也是常理，嘻嘻。艺术家的确是会老化的，不用真的舔脚到底。

不过BR的这几张专辑貌似有一个共性，总会有某一首特别悦耳，盲听时一个人忍不住跟着轻轻扭动起来的那种。『23』里有《Silently》，『Penny Sparkle』里有《Here Sometimes》，这张『Barragán』里则有这一首《Penultimo》，查了一下「penultima」是「倒数第二个（音节）」的意思，这歌岂不正是倒数第二首吗！这名字起的，到底是先排好顺序才取的，还是取完又故意放那里？起码从风格来看，沉闷了整张，到了倒数第二的位置才让情绪小小起立，这行为太不商业了。风格？只能说，这酸爽，别无二家。

突然觉得很难期待他们的下一张了。

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一不小心找到歌词惹：

Bowery is tame
Not the way, it used to be
Kids come out of nowhere
due to be beach
prepared to tell
nothing to see,
here
here

Prepared to tell
nothing to see,
here
here

Hunger is strange
keeps happening to me
the lady's not a narc
she's just a lady
prepared to fail
fail to prepare

Prepared to fail
fail to prepare

Wait at the corner
meet me you know where
I can hardly see
this side of glass

men chase past
without turning round

When's your next show
should I even talk
or hit him with a chain

Something tells me you
you're wrong
in fact, you're very wrong

The more you see, walking
he's not the man
used to be

prepared to feel,
fail to prepare

prepared to fail
fail to prepare

Wait, at the corner
meet me you know where
I can hardly see,
this side of glass
men are chasing past
without turning round
when's your next show, should I even talk
or hit them with a chain