The Pigeon Detectives

在這幾年的英倫流行樂界，復(fù)古范兒的樂隊(duì)似乎有亂花漸欲迷人眼的趨勢，想從一大批樂隊(duì)當(dāng)中脫穎而出并不容易。The Pigeon Detectives就是其中之一，雖然他們的音樂風(fēng)格算不上獨(dú)樹一幟，但復(fù)古的音色和較好的旋律為他們贏得了相當(dāng)數(shù)量的歌迷。和那些加入舞曲元素的樂隊(duì)不同，The Pigeon Detectives還是以原始的幾大件為主。這張《Emergency》基本繼承了The Pigeon Detectives一年前的處子作《Wait For Me》的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，編曲細(xì)致，旋律上口，曲風(fēng)也算得上是多樣化，既有《I'm Not Gonna Take This》、《Keep On Your Dress》和《She's Gone》這類相對旋律搖滾化的曲目，又有《Nothing To Do With You》這種木琴柔歌。可以說，The Pigeon Detectives平穩(wěn)的度過了所謂的“第二張專輯疲軟期”。
by Mark Deming
Five pals from Leeds, England, who play scruffy but energetic rock & roll with no shortage of swagger, the Pigeon Detectives formed in 2002, but the group's members -- Matt Bowman on lead vocals, Oliver Main and Ryan Wilson on guitars, Dave Best on bass, and Jimmi Naylor on drums -- were mates from school and had known one another since they were 12. The Pigeon Detectives started earning press attention for their gigs in 2004, and in 2006 they made their recorded debut with a limited-edition vinyl 7", "I'm Not Sorry." On the strength of the single, the Pigeon Detectives scored an opening slot on a British tour with Dirty Pretty Things, and a second limited-edition single, "You Know I Love You," hit stores in July (though this time 1,000 copies were pressed, as opposed to 500 for the debut). The Kaiser Chiefs invited the Pigeon Detectives to tour the U.K. and Europe with them in the fall of 2006, and the group's third single (and first for the noted indie label Dance to the Radio), "I Found Out," was released in November, eventually reaching number one on the U.K. indie charts. Nick Baines of the Kaiser Chiefs began name-checking the Pigeon Detectives as his favorite new band, and noted British disc jockeys Steve Lamacq, Jo Whiley, and Zane Lowe championed the group as single number four, "Romantic Type," became a Top 20 pop hit. The band's first full-length album was slated for release by Dance to the Radio in mid-2007.