Shannon Wright

關于Shannon Wright的故事得先從美國佛羅里達州最大的城市——樸實的杰克遜維爾講起，那里一度成為美國朋克和獨立音樂的圣地，Shannon Wright也正是在那里同兩名家鄉的貝司手及鼓手組成了她的首支樂隊Crowsdell。Indie-Pop樂隊Crowsdell的處女作《Dreamette》于1995年在Big Cat唱片公司發行，同在其旗下的還有現在聲名遠揚的Pavement、Giant Sand、Dirty Three等樂隊。頗受贊譽的Crowsdell移居紐約在1997年發表了第二張專輯《Within the Curve of an Arm》，之后迎來的就是一段黑暗的時期，因為同兼并后的唱片公司關系緊張，他們被打入冷宮，之后不得不宣布解散，Shannon Wright也變賣了她幾乎全部的物品只身隱居在北卡羅萊納州nowheresville一處農場的房間里，用從鄰居那里借來的鋼琴和隨身的吉他開始創作。 1999年Shannon Wright的首張個人專輯《Flight Safety》在家庭式唱片公司Quarterstick和Touch and Go發行，平實簡約的配器下流淌著深深的憂郁。隨后的同Low、Will Oldham、Calexico等樂隊的巡演無疑激發了Shannon Wright更多的創造力，她又在阿拉巴馬中部隱居起來構建了她的第二張專輯《Maps Of Tacit》，同前張專輯一樣，吉他、貝司、鼓、鋼琴、鍵盤等樂器幾乎都是由她一人操辦，絕望和躁郁的迭加令她那不安的靈魂狂野燃燒。 2001年的《Dyed In The Wool》在Andy Baker和Steve Albini共同制作下呈現出更為豐沛和厚實的情感表達。The Rachel's、Shipping News、The Glands、The Japancakes等樂隊成員的配器也使那種無望的巴洛克式民謠撕扯出優美的張力。Steve Albini，這個影響歐美一代獨立搖滾的錄音師，把Shannon Wright2003年的專輯《Over The Sun》調和得質感十足，Christina Files突出的鼓擊和Shannon Wright神經質的嚎叫摧枯拉朽地擊碎了這世界最敏感的情懷。與Sleater-Kinney、Nick Cave等知名音樂人的同臺也使得Shannon Wright和 Yann Tiersen在2005年合作出版了《Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright》，令人驚訝的是，兩人聽似迥異的表達方式卻平衡出無可抗拒的凄美樂章。 如果幸福的定義可以具體化，如果漂泊的心魂決定停歇，那我們是否就可以不再悲傷著奢望，抑或微笑著絕望？《Let In The Light》，Shannon Wright這張新專輯里會有答案嗎？用“Defy This Love”簡單的鋼琴敲擊怎會引發電影《37°2》的一幕幕場景？難道我們面對愛情所做的一切都是徒勞嗎？透明的鋼琴、執著的鼓聲、哀怨的吉他、輕盈的女聲，往復循回著過往的點點滴滴。“St. Pete”在Shipping News 成員Kyle Crabtree轟鳴的鼓擊中顯得氣勢磅礴，就像我們永遠追索渴求的悸動?！癲o what you want to，say what you want to say”，一首“ Idle Hands”在鋼琴和鼓擊的輕聲纏綿中透著無奈和感傷。 The onetime frontwoman for the acclaimed indie pop combo Crowsdell, singer/songwriter Shannon Wright was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. A product of the areas thriving all-ages punk scene, she formed Crowsdell with bassist Paul Howell and drummer Laurie Anne Wall, debuting in 1995 with the underground favorite Dreamette and soon after relocating to New York City. However, when relations with label Big Cat soured in the wake of 1997s Within the Curve of an Arm, the group dissolved, and an embittered Wright sold most of her belongings and moved to rural North Carolina, where she began recording a series of deeply personal, folk-inflected songs to four-track. A handful of solo singles followed before she recorded the full-length Flightsafety, issued on Quarterstick in 1999. Maps of Tacit appeared a year later. Wright released the sparse mini-LP Perishable Goods and the typically eclectic Dyed in the Wool in 2001. In 2004 she put out the tempered and emotionally rich Over the Sun, followed by the equally affecting Let in the Light in 2007. 更多>>