Memphis - Here Comes A City - 2011 - (аудио)

Memphis / Here Comes A City
Жанр: Indie
Страна: Canada
Год издания: 2011
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 00:43:39
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Треклист:
01 – Here Comes a City
02 – Apocalypse Pop Song
03 – I Want the Lights on After Dark
04 – Five Loops
05 – What Is This Thing Called
06 – I Am the Photographer
07 – Reservoir
08 – Wait!
09 – Way Past Caring
10 – M+E=Me

Об исполнителе (группе)

At their best, duos are a uniquely formidable type of creative chemistry. Whether Simon Garfunkel or Pet Shop Boys, Steely Dan or Soft Cell, an alchemical magic occurs when two simpatico minds go in pursuit of a singular result. Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont have been making music together since the late 1990s, quite some time before the former achieved worldwide success as singer in Canadian quintet Stars. He and Dumont both used to live in New York City, where the burgeoning fantasy of their very own band provided mental escape from a day-to-day existence of borderline poverty in one of the planet's most unforgiving cities. Campbell soon returned to his native Canada to pursue his future with Stars, while Dumont remained in Manhattan, working first as a carousel operator in Central Park, then as an actor in a prestigious opera house. But the friendship persevered, and the trials and changes Campbell and Dumont experienced have been channeled into an album that is a beautiful, bittersweet document of lives in flux, and time having its way with our assumptions of permanence. It's called Here Comes A City, and while the title is undoubtedly a nod the song by Australian pop gods The Go-Betweens, it's also an acknowledgment of the nomadic nature in which the album was made. While melodic beauty and unashamed lyrical romanticism remain the core components of Memphis' music, Here Comes A City, like its title, is often darker and denser, possibly troubled and distracted in places. From the declamatory anthem Apocalypse Pop Song to the tense, ambiguous I Am The Photographer and the hushed declaration of to-the-grave love that is M+E=Me, the album sounds like an acknowledgment (and, ultimately, an acceptance) of the things that are beyond our control, and how familiar things provide a cushion against uncertainty. Memphis is a very personal reflection of my life and my long friendship with Torq, says Dumont. It's infused with bits and pieces of my day-to-day life and experiences. Age inspired it, I reckon, Campbell glibly interjects. Age and, you know, the usual Memphis influence: drugs.

Об альбоме (сборнике)

Last year’s The Five Ghosts was a speed bump for Canadian electro-pop band Stars. Though generally one of Canada’s most exciting groups, Ghosts seemed clumsy, with muddy production and an absence of the emotion that permeated their previous efforts. Luckily, dedicated fans of Stars can get their fill on Memphis’ Here Comes A City. That’s not to take away from the uniqueness of this duo, comprised of Stars frontman Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont.
For starters, Here Comes A City is less heavily stylized than anything in Stars’ catalogue. Campbell and Dumont create an extraordinary amount of space with minimal, airy instrumentation and still achieve blissful pop status, especially on the back-to-back ‘Apocalypse Pop Song’ and ‘I Want the Lights On After Dark.’ The real thing that makes this band go, though, is Campbell. It’s a difficult thing to describe exactly how one is charming, but Campbell most certainly is. His greatest strength is his ability to express political and social deficiencies with a joie de vivre – a heartfelt “fuck it” that comes from a knowing place in his soul. He’s your wise uncle and your wide-eyed little brother all in one. And with those traits as its guiding force it may come as no surprise that Here Comes A City isn’t the most focused record in the world. But despite some songs that meander, this is a comfort record.

Состав

Chris Dumont and Torquil Campbell

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