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外 文 名 Nickel Creek
国 籍 美国
起 源 美国的乡村音乐乐团
成立年份 1989年
乐团资料
Nickel Creek是起源于美国加利福尼亚Vista的乡村音乐乐团。Nickel Creek活跃于1989年到2007年,所属于Sugar Hill唱片公司。Nickel Creek乐队成立于1989,1993年和2006年之间发行的6张专辑。2003年他们获得了格莱美奖最佳当代民谣专辑,2007年乐队解散各自追求其他的音乐项目。
“吉他手Sean Watkins、小提琴手Sara Watkins兄妹档与曼陀林乐手Chris Thile兼具传统风味的流行民谣词曲与才气洋溢的听觉触感,回映出来自古典、爵士、摇滚乐风的影响力,这支三人组合作出了新世代最道地的美国南方音乐……倾听Nickel Creek就像是在倾听传统乐风的鲜活再造一样。”这段时代杂志对Nickle Creek的赞誉文字里,点出这支平均十来岁就出道,乐龄超过十年的加州队伍对于追求美国草根音乐所作的努力,Nickel Creek自在随性的体现出草根音乐的纯朴,并注入古典乐的细致质感,为新世纪耕耘一片悠然自我的听觉园地。打从2000年首张同名专辑《Nickel Creek》发行以来,乐队已经获得两项葛莱美奖的提名,专辑打进乡村榜TOP 20,连推三支乡村音乐电视频道CMT最受欢迎的单曲音乐录像带,还有乡村音乐学会CMA最具宏观视野大奖(Horizon Award)的入围,Sean、Chris陆续发表个人专辑,Chris应邀为Dixie Chicks冠军大碟《Home》跨刀献艺一曲《Lil' Jake Slade》,Sara则成为美国新品牌手机Cingular 2002年广告歌主唱代言艺人。
专辑列表
Here to There(1997)
Nickel Creek(2000)
This Side(2002)
Little Cowpoke(2003)
Why Should the Fire Die?(2005)
Reasons Why (The Very Best)(2006)
Destination / Love of Mine(2014)
A Dotted Line(2014)
2015年专辑《A Dotted Line》提名格莱美最佳美国本土专辑。
Nickel Creek (formerly known as The Nickel Creek Band) is an American country music group consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six albums between 1993 and 2006. The band broke out in 2000 with a platinum-selling self-titled album produced by Alison Krauss, earning a number of Grammy and CMA nominations.
Their fourth album won a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Following a fifth studio album and a compilation album, the band announced an indefinite hiatus at the conclusion of their 2007 ‘Farewell (For Now) Tour’,Following numerous solo projects from the band members, Nickel Creek reformed in 2014 with announcement of a new album and subsequent tour.
The band announced on February 3, 2014 that they would release a new album in the spring of 2014. Titled ‘A Dotted Line’, the album was produced by previous collaborator Eric Valentine and marked the group's first release on Nonesuch Records. Released on April 1, 2014 in the United States, the album coincided with the group's 25th anniversary. A subsequent tour began in April 2014 with over two dozen dates.
In 2015,’A Dotted Line’ was nominated Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.And also,single "Destination" was nominated Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance.