A-LIST: The Horrors - I See You

The Horrors - "I See You" [XL]

(from f/c LP "Luminous", out May 5th)

Lai nu ko, bet sēdēšanu uz viena mūzikas trepju pakāpiena un sevis atražošanu britu grupai The Horrors neviens nekad nevarēs pārmest. Sākuši kā teju psihopātiski panki 2007.gadā ar albumu „Strange House”, divus gadus vēlāk viņi visus šokē ar spēlēšanos ar šūgeizu un krautroku singlā „Sea Within a Sea” un melodisku otro plati „Primary Colors”. Paiet vēl divi gadi, un The Horrors atkal izdomā ko jaunu – šoreiz viņi atpako sintezatorus un izdod stadionus piepildošas grupas cienīgu ierakstu „Skying” ala agrīno The Killers gaumē.

No šāda skatpunkta veroties, mazāku šoku noteikti raisīs jaunākais grupas singls „I See You”, kas ievada 5.maijā gaidāmo ceturto studijas albumu „Luminous”. Šis principā ir jūtams turpinājums synth-pop/stadium-rock pildītajai „Skying” platei, daudzi noteikti atradīs arī līdzības ar astoņdesmito gadu U2 un Simple Minds daiļradi. Taču komplektā ar psihodēlisko skaņdarba otro pusi šis nebūt nešķiet pārāk pulēts un kalkulēts darbs, drīzāk tad jau episks. Tāds labs kārtējais atgādinājums, ka mūzikā visdrošākās lietas ne vienmēr ir tās sliktākās, vien jāmāk atrast pareizo balansu.

MAIJA TOP 20

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AMG TOP 20 IN MAY 2011

20.Africa Hitech - "Light The Way" [Warp]
(from f/c LP "93 Million Miles", out on May 9th)

19.Auntie Flo - "Highlife" [Huntleys & Palmers]
(released as a digital single on April 11th)

18.Fucked Up - "A Little Death" [Matador]
(from f/c LP "David Comes To Life", out on June 7th)
(available as a free download)

17.Bon Iver - "Calgary" [4AD]
(from f/c LP "Bon Iver", out on June 20th)
(available as a free download)

16.Moonface - "Fast Peter" [Jagjaguwar]
(from f/c LP "Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped", out on August 2nd)
(available as a free download)

15.Memory Tapes - "Wait In The Dark" [Something In Construction]
(from f/c LP "Player Piano", out on July 4th)
(available as a free download)

14.WhoMadeWho - "Every Minute Alone" [Kompakt]
(from EP "Knee Deep", released on April 25th)

13.Youth Lagoon - "July" [Juno Beach]
(from LP "The Year Of Hibernation", out now)
(available as a free download)

12.Zomby - "Natalia's Song" [4AD]
(released as a 10" vinyl single on May 16th)

11.Planningtorock - "The Breaks" [DFA]
(from f/c LP "W", out on May 23rd)
(released as a digital single on May 9th)

10.Pictureplane - "Real Is A Feeling" [Lovepump United]
(from f/c LP "Thee Physical", out on July 19th)
(available as a free download)

9.The Horrors - "Still Life" [XL]
(from f/c LP "Skying", out on July 11th)

8.Handsome Furs - "Repatriated" [Sub Pop]
(from f/c LP "Sound Kapital", out on June 27th)
(available as a free download)

7.Charli XCX - "Stay Away" [This Is Music]
(released as a digital single on May 16th)

6.Arrange - "When'd You Find Me?" [self-released]
(from self-released LP "Planetation", available for free)

5.Hot Natured feat Ali Love - "Forward Motion" [Hot Creations]
(released as a digital single on May 9th)

4.Ladytron - "White Elephants" [Nettwerk]
(from f/c LP "Gravity the Seducer", out on September 12th)
(released as a digital single on May 16th)

3.Christian AIDS - "Stay Positive" [Double Denim]
(released as a 7'' limited vinyl single on May 9th)

2.John Maus - "Believer" [Upset The Rhythm]
(from f/c LP "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves", out on June 27th)
(available as a free download)

1.The Antlers - "I Don't Want Love" [Transgressive]
(from f/c LP "Burst Apart", out on May 30th)