Now Only, written shortly following the release of A Crow Looked At Me and the first live performances of those songs, is a deeper exploration of that style of candid, undisguised lyrical writing. It portrays Elverum’s continuing immersion in the strange reality of Geneviève’s death, chronicling the evolution of his relationship to her and her memory, and of the effect the ar...(展开全部) Now Only, written shortly following the release of A Crow Looked At Me and the first live performances of those songs, is a deeper exploration of that style of candid, undisguised lyrical writing. It portrays Elverum’s continuing immersion in the strange reality of Geneviève’s death, chronicling the evolution of his relationship to her and her memory, and of the effect the artistic exploration of his grief has had on his own life. The scope of Now Only encompasses not only hospitals and deathbeds, but also a music festival, childhood memories of conversations with Elverum’s mother, profound paintings and affecting artworks he encounters, a documentary about Jack Kerouac, and most significantly, memories of his life with Geneviève. These moments and thoughts resonate with each other, creating a more complex and nuanced picture of mourning and healing. The power of these songs comes not from the small, sharp moments of cutting phrases or shocks, but the echoes that weave the songs together, the way a life is woven. The music, fully realized by Elverum alone at home, is fleshed out texturally and seems to react to the words in real time. In a moment of confusion, dissonance abruptly makes itself known; in a moment of clarity, gentle piano arises. On the title track, the blunt declaration of “people get cancer and die” is subverted by a melody that can only be described as pop. As Elverum reinvents his lyrical process, he is also refining his musical vocabulary. Elverum’s life during the period he wrote Now Only was defined by the duality of existing with the praise and attention garnered by A Crow Looked At Me and the difficult reality of maintaining a house with a small child by himself, as well as working to preserve Geneviève’s artistic legacy. Consumed with the day to day of raising his daughter, Elverum felt his musical self was so distant that it seemed fictional. Stepping into the role of Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie held the promise of positive empathy and praise, but also the difficulty of inhabiting the intense grief that produced the music. These moments, both public and domestic, are chronicled in these songs. They are songs of remembrance, and songs about the idea of remembrance, about living on the cusp of the past and present and reluctantly witnessing a beloved person’s history take shape. Time continues.
4 有用 IDKAboutYou 2018-03-14 00:22:30
A-(84)乍一听,他可能几乎将minimalism Avant-Folk做成了墙纸音乐——稀疏的声音、绵延的弹奏、甚至是向Ambient/Drone与Psychedelic Folk取经的氛围处理方式,但只要你认真去欣赏,这一切声音都会化为海洋,使你沉浸于情感漩涡之中。事实上直到这张我才真正被他的音乐打动,比上专要好很多,制作和器乐丰富了不少,长曲子的结构和编排十分展现功力,歌词也保持了水准,更... A-(84)乍一听,他可能几乎将minimalism Avant-Folk做成了墙纸音乐——稀疏的声音、绵延的弹奏、甚至是向Ambient/Drone与Psychedelic Folk取经的氛围处理方式,但只要你认真去欣赏,这一切声音都会化为海洋,使你沉浸于情感漩涡之中。事实上直到这张我才真正被他的音乐打动,比上专要好很多,制作和器乐丰富了不少,长曲子的结构和编排十分展现功力,歌词也保持了水准,更让我想起他早期的乐队The Microphone。所呈现出来的是比上张更加先锋、氛围也营造的更加深邃的欣喜进步。 (展开)
3 有用 蔡燧 2018-03-24 17:54:57
说得mark kozelek能写出什么花来似的
0 有用 LV 2019-01-15 14:49:15
推荐一首“扭曲”的歌—— Distortion。
1 有用 MeetMeinaMaze 2018-03-18 23:00:11
制作更丰满,上一张的出色创作具备更生动的切入点。Phil Elverum令缅怀成为可发展演进吸收产出的有机体,而非一次性的情怀贩卖。长篇幅消除了琐碎感又展现音乐上掌控全局的能力,回响在死亡之上。
0 有用 金蛇郎君 2019-02-11 19:55:53
又一张低估了的好专
0 有用 BLUE REV 2022-12-04 00:09:22 北京
6.5
0 有用 la lune 2024-05-16 10:46:57 安徽
A 对长曲的掌控极好,并不只局限于哀悼,更多的则是哲思。
1 有用 Macarena. 2022-11-09 21:34:59 四川
但人们得癌死,被车撞死
0 有用 Chris 2021-08-21 09:06:02
A
0 有用 Ja 2023-05-22 21:43:53 德国
Distortion…