当代著名民谣唱作女歌手Suzanne Vega暌违7年的全新创作专辑《Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles》,这张专辑共收录10首歌曲,每首都讲述关于物质世界与精神世界两者间的关系以及它们是如何相交的。“在我以往的专辑里,特别是第二张《Solitude Standing》都是讲关于孤独,”Suzanne Vega在谈到新专辑时说,“而这张则会给人一种与世界连接的感觉,传递了另一种不同的精神。“
在最近几年的巡演旅途中Suzanne亦是不断写歌并表演其中新作,新专辑不仅在芝加哥、伦敦、布拉格、洛杉矶、纽约甚至纽约州北部的名叫Kyserike的一个古老的火车站里进行录音,由著名吉他大师兼制作人同时也是David Bowie的音乐总监Gerry Leonard监制完成,而他早在2000年起就与Suzanne有着长达10多年的合作关系,混音工作则由Kevin Killen担任,他曾是Peter Gabriel《So》与Kate Bush《The Sensual World》等重量级专辑的混音师。
另外,值得一提的是,专辑中的第5首是采样自Hip-Hop歌手Cent 50的其中一首代表作"Candy Shop",Suzanne表示自己一直是Hip-Hop音乐的粉丝,这样做既是一次大胆的尝试又是对Hip-Hop界的致敬,而这也是她首次对他人歌曲的采样,相信这将是整张专辑的亮点。专辑将于2014年2月3日通过英国独立唱片公司Cooking Vinyl在全世界各地发行,18日在美国发行,敬请期待!(by 日光倾城)
Vega s first new studio album in seven years, features ten new songs each telling a story that has to do with the material world and the world of the spirit and how they intersect. Suzanne spent the past few years writing and recording these new gems on the road, recording portions in Chicago, London, Prague, LA and New York City, and Kyserike Station, an old train station in upstate New York. Tracking for the album took place mostly at the Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, and the album was mixed by Kevin Killen, who has worked with Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. A lot of my older albums, especially the second one, were about being solitary. This album has more of a sense of connectivity, there is a different spirit. Queen of Pentacles taps into Vega s broad range of musical tastes, intertwining Dylan/Stones inspired guitar-driven songs with lush orchestral strings and trumpet, soul-packed background vocals and Vega s masterful classic folk elements. A fan of hip hop as well, Vega samples the 50 Cent hit song Candy Shop for one of the more unique tracks on the album, Don t Uncork What You Can t Contain. This is Suzanne s first sampling effort although her song Tom s Diner has been interpolated countless times in the hip-hop community, she has not sampled anyone else until this album.