Enjoy It While It Lasts
作为BBC的2012年新声名单,来自伦敦的5人新军相当令人瞩目,为什么这么说,从出道开始,各种头衔络绎不绝,the Killers, The Strokes,Kaiser Chiefs,Pulp,一个个如雷贯耳的名字让这个新军有点受宠若惊,不过主唱Fred Macpherson曾何等霸气的宣布,我们的独立摇滚作品将是所有英国年轻人所期盼听到的东西。当然,我觉得Fred有这个霸气的资本,从早期在一些不知名的独立乐队的摸爬打滚,MTV的电台主持人,再到著名女歌手Gloria Estefan的前男友。似乎这一切已经为这个伦敦新军聚集了足够多的闪光灯。很显然,这依然还是一支guitar pop为主的乐团,凌厉的吉他扫弦,强劲的鼓点,其中更不乏电子synth的穿插,以及新浪潮元素和后朋气息。十足的青春活力啊! Enjoy It While It Lasts is the first studio album by Spector, released on 13 August 2012. It follows the singles "Chevy Thunder" and "Celestine", which were released on Luv Luv Luv Records during 2012. Upon its release, "Enjoy it while it lasts" received mixed reviews. Some, notably NME, praised its harking back to a lost age of 'indie disco' akin to the triumvirate of The Killers, The Strokes and Razorlight, yet from others, there was a resigned sense of despair at the seemingly shallow façade of 'makeweight chugging alt-rock', something that was praised by NME's Lisa Wright. Particular criticism was aimed at the lyrics, which, according to the Observer's Hermione Hoby encapsulated 'a sense of karaoke', serving to create a 'unique blend of hubris and humour'.