Variety
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- Variety
- 歌手：Les Rita Mitsouko
- 语种：英语
- 时间：2007年08月
- 公司：Because
‘Between Me and the Wardrobe’ is the new album from critically acclaimed English jazz folk songstress Gwyneth Herbert. Just turned 25, it’s her third and most personal album, released on her own ‘Monkeywood’ label. It was born out of an intense period of creativity that followed the discovery that she wanted to sing her own songs, rather than be renowned as an interpreter of other people lyrics.bbs.oimp3.com
‘Between Me And The Wardrobe’ was recorded mostly live to tape in one big wooden room, to capture the essence and energy of Herbert’s live performance. It was produced by Seb Rochford (drummer with Polar Bear, Acoustic Ladyland and Fulborn Taversham), recorded by Robert Harder (Babyshambles, The Littl’uns and Acoustic Ladyland), and played by predominantly jazz musicians. So how would Herbert define her music? ‘I’m not really sure.
Genres and labels seem to have been created by record companies in order to make categorisation easier in the shops – to me, they’re artificial definitions that appear artistically redundant.’ And, with the advent of the internet making Vashti Bunyan as accessible as Coldplay, it seems that these boundaries are becoming less and less valid. Like many of her contemporaries, Herbert refuses to be pigeonholed, choosing instead to draw from a wide range of influences: ‘I grew up listening to everything from Muddy Waters to the Smashing Pumpkins. Janis Ian has been a huge influence on me, both as a singer and a writer. Rufus Wainwright’s harmonies make me weep. So, I don’t really call my music anything. To me, it’s just my music!’ 激情電影