Hastings Street是Brazzaville最近的一张专辑,以Vancouver的声名狼藉的Hastings Street街命名. 基本上是Vancouver的贫民窟,到处充斥着毒贩和*女. 我曾遇到过一个人,这盘CD的标题曲灵感来自于他的经历. 这张专辑里也有几首爱情歌曲(Old Folks,It Only Hurts). 还有几首歌是描写几个不同的人物的故事. Londres讲述了一个生长在洛杉矶东部的女孩,她的生活在被贫困和暴力所包围. 她喜欢听The Cure和The Smith的音乐并梦想有一天可以去那个充满梦想的城市Londres(伦敦). Love Is the Answer讲述了一个被父母虐待的女孩同最好的朋友一起逃往旧金山的故事. Lagos Slums是一个尼日利亚人在全球化的社会里用尽全力抚养他的家庭的故事.
Hastings Street is the fourth album from the Los Angeles-based band Brazzaville. David Brown, the principal songwriter and vocalist wrote, "Hastings Street... is named after the infamous Hastings Street in Vancouver. It is basically the skid row of Vancouver, full of junkies and prostitutes. The title track on the CD was inspired by the life story of a guy I once met. There are several love songs on the record, including "Old Folks" and "It Only Hurts". There are also several stories about different characters. "Londres" is the tale of a young girl growing up in East L.A. She is surrounded by poverty and violence. She listens to The Smiths and dreams of one day escaping to the promised land of Londres (London). "Love Is the Answer" is the story of an abused daughter who escapes to SF with her best friend. "Lagos Slums" is the story of a Nigerian man struggling to support his family in the New World of globalization." In reality, Hastings Street itself runs nearly twelve kilometers through two cities and to the locals less than two kilometers is considered "skid row".