上一篇文章提到這陣子一聽再聽的Indie Rock專輯，覺得應該要稍微介紹一下。
（獨立唱片的專輯封面都好迷人）
the Sleeping Years 《We're Becoming Islands One by One》
Vocals是最有特色的地方。整張專輯感覺是標準英倫的沉靜冷鬱，在主唱Dale Grundle聲音的引導下，融雜了頹廢、失意之感（但底下這首You and Me Against the World卻滿載著希望）。
Dale Grundle最神奇的地方是，他不僅是主唱與作曲者，還負責樂團的吉他、貝斯、鋼琴、編曲……這些樂器我沒學過，不知他是否博而不精，但還是很佩服啊。
the sleeping years – you and me against the world
[Lyrics]
From the harbour hill to where the crescent curls,
the black water swell, the turning of the world.
Strung lights and drunken sounds
glimmer at the edges of your town.
We were hiding for so long
with everyone else all trying to hold on
but that time has gone now -
it’s you and me against the…
(It’s a) bleak light to figure in,
our hands thrown up against the wind
like mottled masts and lightning bolts,
we’ll call up storms to take us far from home.
We’ve been running for so long
from jaded hearts and broken love
all waiting for the ground to open up,
well it’s you and me against the…
They’re down on us again, trying to keep us apart
but we’ll refuse to give in for this is it;
something we can win - this time.
And they’re frozen in this light while they’re marking time
for their fears shape them all until they’re rooted to the ground.
We’ve been trying for so long
just to be ourselves, to be left alone,
well if everyone is getting slow
then it’s you and me against the world.
Aereogramme 《My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go》
在上次Sunday那篇就撥過一首它們的歌，這次的Barriers則呈現另一種不同風貌的Aereogramme（它們曲風實在很多變），這首歌稍微偏流行了一點，但MV和歌詞都意寓深遠。
[lyrics]
I thought the fight was over
All battles won
I thought you'd lit your blindfolds
Watch them burn
I thought that I could show you
All that I've found
But barriers dictate all sight and all sound
I found love in the loneliest places
Places I shouldn't have found
I found love in the home of a sinner
Wrapped in some bitter sweet song
Let me tell the truth
Let me come alive
Let me build bridges into your life
I'm sick of being torn
Again and again
I don't need permission to let you in
You noticed how we talk and how
We play our games
Leather bound appeal to
Change our ways
All I wanted was to show you
All that I've found
No exits, no answers, no prophecy bound
But I found love in the loneliest places
Places I shouldn't have found
I found love in the home of a sinner
Wrapped in some bitter sweet song
Oh, let me tell the truth
And let me come alive
Let me build bridges into your life
I'm sick of being torn again and again
I don't need conditions to let you in
I never meant to hurt you or
Drive you away
The barriers we've built, looks like there
Here to stay
Sambassadeur使節樂團 《Sambassadeur》
Sambassadeur的音樂，或許可以扭轉一般New Age等輕音樂聽眾對搖滾的印象。這些曲目有搖滾樂的輕快活潑，同時又毫無壓力。不需要嘶吼或熱血沸騰，搖滾樂也能找到放鬆。（Sambassadeur慣用的電子元素，倒和New Age有異曲同工之妙）
《Sambassadeur》和《Migration》都是很優秀的作品，有很多絕佳的曲目諸如Ice & Snow、New Moon、The Park。
Sambassadeur – Between the Lines
[lyrics]
The tambourines are shaking but I don’t hear a sound
It’s my favorite song but I don’t like the crowd
Wish I was able to see what you see
Turn all the words into poetry
So I close my eyes
I’m focused on whatever’s spinning in my mind
And I try to find a sign
But I never learn to read between the lines
I know that sometimes my eyes are too blue
But I am still counting on the stars for a clue
Wish I was able to see what you see
I don’t want it all to be chemistry
Voxtrot 《Voxtrot》
Voxtrot就比較接近大家所熟知的美國樂團了（的確是美國團），曲風也更為相似，卻依然有其獨特性。Real Life Version則是和他們一般曲風差異甚遠，不太搖滾，甚至有些庸俗，卻仍極為好聽迷人的一首，緩慢的鋼琴曲。
Voxtrot -
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