Made of Bricks
- 艺人
- Kate Nash
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Polydor Records
- 发行时间
- 2007年08月06日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by John Bush
On a first listen to Kate Nash's debut Made of Bricks, it's easy to hear the similarities to her contemporaries (Lily Allen, the Streets, Amy Winehouse) and influences (Björk, Robbie Williams). Her most popular songs are both intimate and confrontational, using brief portraits and slang-conversational vocals to illustrate the larger issues going on -- the dinner party that exposes a crumbling relationship on &Foundations& or the futility of using &Mouthwash& as a defense against feelings of low self-worth. The music is explosive and sample-driven, but with plenty of ties to contemporary pop, such as the frequent piano runs and occasional chamber brass or woodwinds. Spend time with this album, however, and Nash is revealed as much more than the sum of her parts. First, she's an excellent songwriter who illustrates her tales of romantic woe and inadequacies with grace and many subtleties. (It's easy to see why Allen saw Nash not as a rival but a fellow artist, and how the two quickly became friends.) Nash's frequent sing-speak vocals and rather, erm, direct manner on some songs (&Dickhead,& &Shit Song&) are what most naysayers immediately point to, but her quiet rage on the former track is tremendously effective. Still, what impresses the most about Made of Bricks are her deft sketches of deteriorating relationships, whether they're being loudly destroyed (&Foundations& again) or wryly and tenderly closing (&Birds&). Nash has plenty of maturation to do as a songwriter and performer, but she shows considerable promise on this debut.
最新简评（共28条）
- @局外人莫尔索：已收
- @素颜冷瞳(赏花落，笑谈浮生流年。)：这个专辑封面让我想起了《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》~(～￣▽￣)～
- @西红柿炒自己(最爱看你们絮叨)：为了封面存
- @小讨厌。(以前办不到的事情，未来也...)：-。-
- @trevor( )：到此一游，第51游
- @pure(winterbird)：#英音练习簿#
- @chobits71326：喜歡！！適合早上走路聽
- @淡藍玄想(ILLUMINATI)：看到封面的第一印象就是恋爱假期里面的英国童话小屋。
- @fafala：你就是那孤傲的油菜花菇凉啊，没什么人懂你，但那又有什么关系呢，凭着你的才情，你可以纵情四海！或许你不能站在主流，那也是因为你不屑于此，相反主流可是却从来不能征服你，菇凉啊，继续摇曳下去吧。
- @vordemarke(我还没想好要写什么...)：当时还在上大学呢，下过这张专辑的，如今工作都4年啦。点击率看2和12高，感觉第三首也不错的说。