The Lemon Twigs
A Dream Is All We Know
60--90点相当
元々、ポップ職人的立ち位置だが、
今作は
Paul McCartney、Todd Rundgren あるいは、The Kinks
あたりの路線なのか？と
聴き進めると、
中盤あたりから、
60年代の Beach Boys やら The Byrds などの
ポップへと変化していく。
ああ、最初からコーラスも多用で
Beach Boys が根底にあったか！と気づく。
最終、3曲は、Beatles の John Lennon楽曲あたりを
彷彿とさせる風味も加わってくる。
ポップ作品なので、
第一印象は、飽きそうだなぁという要素も結構感じるが
上記のように、楽曲構成的に工夫されているようなので
どう転ぶかは、最初ではちょっとわからず。
‘A Dream Is All We Know’, the siblings’ mostly self-produced fifth studio album, sees them revel in Beach Boys harmonies and off-kilter melodies (think the Beatles when they were starting to get weird). Somehow, they manage to act as if all this has never been done before – and herein lies much of their appeal. At 25 and 27 respectively, Michael and Brian continue to harness an endearing naivety that carries you past any accusations of unoriginality. “The album’s aiming for something timeless,” Michael recently told Mojo, and it’s impressive how often this record lives up to that ambition.
‘Golden Years’ sounds like the inside of Ray Davies’ head when inspiration blossomed circa 1968, while the Sean Ono-Lennon-co-produced ‘In the Eyes of the Girl’ could, if you squinted, be a lost cut from ‘Pet Sounds’. There’s even time to take a Chuck Berry riff for a brisk duck walk on ‘Rock On (Over and Over)’. Best of all, though, is the acoustic ‘I Should’ve Known Right From the Start’, which spirals out into a magical – and completely unique – smattering of twinkly percussion that summons the image of a constellation. As it points to a future way beyond their influences, you sense the lads will have the last laugh yet.
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