这是一张送给父母的专辑!
在经过多年的探索、寻找自我,各种脑海里这里或那里的碎片组合,关于自我,我们发现的问题甚至多于答案。
当我们无法在外部世界寻找到这一切的答案时,我们需要回归内在,我们需要回到我们的根基之中。
当我们还有机会的时候,我们总想再做一些什么。无法用语言和文字向我们的父母阐述的,我们希望可以用这些歌曲来表达。
我们希望这张唱片可以成为孩子送给家长的礼物。无论所有的事情在改变,这份爱不受任何影响,它亘古不变!
For My Parents is the new album by MONO, the Japanese quartet who -- over the course of half a dozen albums in twice as many years -- has followed their own muse, and in the process have become "one of the most distinctive bands of the 21st century." They are an instrumental rock band whose melodies have grown increasingly lyrical, with increasingly transcendent execution. There is no doubting a MONO song when you hear it, and no denying their uncanny ability to feel perfectly at home in both pristine symphony halls and dirty rock clubs. In the way that only MONO can, For My Parents obliterates that divide, showcasing a sensitivity and maturity that simultaneously acknowledges where they came from, and where they're going. The songwriting is sharper, the dynamics are subtler, and the production is stunning. For the recording, the band once again enlisted The Wordless Music Orchestra for support, and the collaboration has never sounded stronger. The unique combination of soul-stirring melodies, cinematic East-meets-West arrangements, and firm command of elusive emotional intangibles is what makes MONO so...well, so MONO.
For My Parents
After years of exploring, searching ourselves, and composing pieces here and there, we found ourselves with more questions than answers.
When we could not find these answers in the outside world, we were bound to turn inward. And so we went back to our roots.
This is something we wanted to do while we still have the chance. What cannot be explained in words to parents, we hope can be captured by these songs.
We hope that this album serves as a gift from child to parent. While everything else continues to change, this love remains a constant throughout time.
——Mono
“For My Parents”「両親へ捧ぐ_」
いつか伝えたいと思っていた気持ち、言葉では伝えられなかった両親への思い__
「ゴメンね。」「ありがとう。」「僕たちはいつも一緒だよ。」、今ならまだ間にあう、この曲達を通して伝えることが出来る、そう思った。
他のものがすべて変わり続ける一方、この愛は決して、初めから終わりまで変わる事はない。
このアルバムが、子から両親への、大切な贈り物になる事を願って。