The Staves
All Now
63--80点相当
前作は、記事後に2メディアから
100点が出ていた。
前作比較だと、
今作のほうが、サウンドバラエティに富んでおり
良い面もたくさんあると思われるが、
現況の評判は、ちょっと良くない。
https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/03/26/the-staves-all-now-communion-music-group/
2021’s predecessor Good Woman was the equivalent of the detention in The Breakfast Club, a space for the then trio to process a lot of long term anguish. Especially coming to terms with the death of their mother Jean, who passed away 3 years prior. All Now gives Jessica and Camilla the chance to – as put on the country twang acoustics ‘The Echo’ – “reset, rewrite, sleep well, it will all be better in the morning light”. There are times when the multi-coloured music on All Now can sound Americanized (understandable with American producer John Congleton once again at the helm) but the lyrics are written with idiosyncratic English cautious optimism that will make it relate especially to those from England, while also providing perhaps helpful insight to the uninitiated.
“Where do we begin? It’s all now, isn’t it exciting? isn’t it exciting? isn’t it exciting? isn’t it?” a sarcastic rhetorical question that repeats on title track ‘All Now’. Despite the song having the anticipating air of The Who’s 1971 ‘Baba O’ Reily’ through its elevating drum hits, metronomic keyboard pressing and classic rock grit, it documents the overwhelming nature of social media commodity. The need for musicians to brand each song with a protesting message and showcase this brand online before the likelihood that a corrupt corporation will jump on the bandwagon and steal it for their own means. “Still the value on the package and the camera on the skin. Still the focus on the eye, not the biscuit, just the tin” makes one of think of a product placement TikTok video. “Would it be alright, If I sit this one out tonight? But you can go wild, dear” expresses the feeling of befuddled exhaustion that much of the album attempts to tackle. The “Have A Happy New Year” chanting at the end is particularly amusing, as if a new year can bring the promise of change but can also be a reminder that the same cycle of cynicism is upon us.
5th