Westside Cowboy
It Goes On
80--100点相当
Paste 含む2メディア以上が満点
The Velvet Underground の風味もあるし、
アコースティック寄りながら、
The Strokesの風味もあるし
男女混合Voな部分で、
Big Thief な感じもある。
今年の新人によるアルバム作品の
目玉のひとつかと。
過去のロックの踏襲的な域から
あまり出られていないところに
「あともうちょっと なにか」みたいな
深みをあまり感じられない部分があるかも。
年末には、多くのメディアから選ばれてきそうだが、
上記部分で、自分的には 準推しの域になるかなぁ。
非常に良いデビュー作品だとは思う。
マンチェスターを拠点とするオルタナティブロック／カントリーバンド
ウエストサイド・カウボーイ
2021年、
マンチェスター大学在学中にメンバーが出会い、結成
1st
アルバムデビュー前のepの時点で
期待の記事を投稿してた。
Calling Westside Cowboy a British band imitating American songwriting is a reductive way of looking at their fantastic debut album, It Goes On, but it isn't entirely untrue. Luckily, the self-described Britanicana band have pulled out all the stops to land this thing with expert pacing and invigorating energy. They walk a fine line between tenderness and joy, deftly melding wiry, loose post-punk sensibility with the warmth and honesty of country music. Ultimately, they set out to bridge the Atlantic, and they've delivered on that promise and then some.
It Goes On is a thoroughly good time, and like all good times it absolutely flies by. From the propulsive opener of "Kick Stones" the energy barely lets up, all played with complete earnest, through the swing of "Paper Chains" or the heartfelt yearning of "Dobro". They take a small breather on "Big Wheels" but even that ends in a crescendo. There are a lot of crescendos present, but they are mostly all earned. They manage to be just as engaging in the quiet moments in large part due to the emotional honesty on display. In fact, the only track not to feature some kind of build-up or last-minute hurrah is the second to last track "Take My Leaving as I Love You." It's not a problem overall, as the album is such a cohesive experience, with no track clocking in over four minutes it becomes a quickfire exercise in quiet/loud dynamics.
202608推し 準推し