Battle and Victory_音乐专辑
Battle and Victory
表演者: Nancy Elizabeth
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2007-10-02
唱片数: 1
出版者: Leaf
条形码: 0843190006021
专辑简介
With an intuitive understanding of melody and dynamics, Nancy Elizabeth brings a refreshingly Northern turn of phrase to her debut album, Battle and Victory.
The Lancashire-born singer's down-to-earth songs are brought to life by her warm and unaffected voice. Unpretentious but effortlessly ambitious, Nancy turns the retro, less-is-more aesthetic of the current acoustic revival on its head. Not content with writing and singing all the songs herself, the 23-year-old also plays most of the instruments, including guitar, khim, Indian harmonium, Appalachian dulcimer and bouzouki, amongst many others.
Prominently featured is a 22-string Celtic harp, which she first picked up a little over two years ago, after an inspirational chance meeting with a harp player at a Liverpool gallery. Not long afterwards she received a modest award from a music foundation, and within days had spent it all on the perfect instrument, which has become a cornerstone of her performances.
The album was recorded in a 17th Century white stone cottage in the remote Welsh countryside, and a village hall outside Manchester, resulting in an intimate, uncontrived gem of a record. Using a minimum of recording equipment, the heartfelt honesty of her songs is revealed, extending to grander, more complex arrangements when the occasion calls, and bringing in friends to add cello, horns and percussion. While her work is never in thrall to any particular artist or genre, Nancy's music calls to mind aspects of artists as diverse as Nina Nastasia, The Incredible String Band, Radiohead, Jackie McShee, Mogwai, Talk Talk and Led Zeppelin.
Immersed in music from an early age ("music has always seemed more natural than talking," she says), Nancy has been writing songs since she was 14, and has performed live for six years. In the last twelve months she has appeared at the Green Man Festival (where she will appear again this August) and played alongside A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Tunng and James Yorkston among others. She is currently putting together a small touring group to augment her already much-loved acoustic 'one-girl-band' shows which feature primarily acoustic guitar and her beloved harp.
曲目
01 I’m Like The Paper 3m 16s
02 I Used To Try 3m 32s
03 Off With Your Axe 4m 21s
04 The Remote Past 2m 59s
05 Coriander 4m 0s
06 8 Brown Legs 2m 47s
07 Electric 2m 30s
08 Hey Son 3m 19s
09 Weakened Bow 3m 43s
10 What Is Human 2m 5s
11 Lung 2m 57s
12 How Can I Stop? 2m 54s
13 Battle And Victory 5m 31s
