Label Hollywood
Release Date Dec 07, 2010
GENRE: Rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonders_of_the_Younger

★以平凡情歌"Hey There Delilah"感動千萬樂迷的流行樂團綻放年輕搖滾活力大碟
★滿載想像力與冒險心的專輯創作靈感源自太陽馬戲團經典戲碼「O」
★真心推薦曲風悠揚,悅耳動聽的寫意小品"Rhythm Of Love",同時收錄「魔境夢遊」電影插曲"Welcome To Mystery"

The sixth-studio album from the Plain White T's, 2010's Wonders of the Younger features the T's trademark melodic pop often delivered here in a laid-back, acoustic style. The album also includes the single "The Rhythm of Love" featuring lead-vocals from guitarist Tim Lopez. ~ Matt Collar

Audio Mixer: Joe Zook.

Recording information: Audio Is King, Elmhurst, IL; Black Sheep Studios, Chicago, IL; Groovemaster Studios, Chicago, IL; The Carriage House, Los Angeles, CA; Wonder Studios; Zenseven Studios, Woodland Hills, CA.

Illustrator: Cliff Cramp.

Photographer: Joseph Cultice.

01. Irrational Anthem 3:36
02. Boomerang 2:57
03. Welcome To Mystery 4:26
04. Rhythm Of Love 3:20


05. Map Of The World 3:37
06. Killer Last Breath 2:38
07. Last Breath 3:46
08. Broken Record 3:30
09. Our Song 3:15
10. Airplane 2:18
11. Cirque Dans La Rue 3:56
12. Body Parts 3:35
13. Make It Up As You Go 3:44
14. Wonders Of The Younger 5:08



在2007年,一首從美國長跑選手Delilah DiCrescenzo的偶遇情緣得到創作靈感,描述傷心男孩思念遠在天邊的女孩的平凡情歌"Hey There Delilah"感動了全世界,讓這支來自美國伊利諾州的流行搖滾樂團Plain White T's瞬間成為全球樂壇的矚目焦點,這首歌曲拿下全美熱門單曲榜、流行單曲榜、成人抒情榜與歐洲熱門單曲榜冠軍,在YouTube網站上贏得超過4000萬名網友齊聲讚揚,而且還獲得2008年葛萊美獎年度歌曲與最佳流行樂團演唱獎提名。其實早在這首單曲走紅前10年,Plain White T's就已經開始在獨立廠牌發表作品,儘管這樣的資歷稱得上是經驗老道的樂團,不過,在2010年的專輯【Wonders Of The Younger】中,他們要帶給樂迷源源不絕的年輕搖滾活力!

擔任樂團主唱、吉他手與創作核心的Tim Higgenson在2009年情人節假期去拉斯維加斯看了太陽劇團(Cirque du Soleil)的大戲「O」,Higgenson表示:「整場表演有海盜船、小丑、旋轉木馬輪番現身,跑進水池,還有一台鋼琴從水中出現,非常具有史詩般的氣勢,我很愛這場秀,它帶給我一種當我還是小孩的時候第一次看『七寶奇謀』、『法櫃奇兵』這些電影的感覺,非常具有冒險性、想像力,與眾不同的感覺,我離場之後,就想要做一張有著相同感覺的專輯。」

【Wonders Of The Younger】專輯滿載著激發想像與冒險,呈現青春活力的歌曲,像是"Wonders Of The Younger"、"Cirque Dans La Rue"…等等,他們同時也把歌曲中所描述的冒險精神轉化為專輯整體樂風的呈現,不管是喜歡Plain White T’s出道早期的流行龐克搖滾風格,或是熱愛他們竄紅時的傳統流行搖滾情歌風格的樂迷,都會在此張專輯找到熟悉的風格。此外,在歌曲創作、編曲與製作上都展現了組團以來最豐富的聽覺層次感。第一支單曲"Rhythm Of Love",首度擔任主唱職務的吉他手Tim Lopez表示,這首歌是寫給從11歲就認識,在2008年才開始交往,卻又因樂團巡迴演唱而分手的女生,他藉由這首歌表達再續情緣的心聲。專輯同時收錄樂團在2010年春季為「魔境夢遊」電影原聲帶跨刀創作的歌曲"Welcome To Mystery"。

The album gets off to a faster start with "Irrational Anthem," a sort of thematic overture for the record. "Lyrically," says Higgenson, "I think it says exactly what I want the album to say. I think the line that sums up the whole album is Let your mind go anywhere it wants to. Don't lose your imagination. Don't get so wrapped up in your day-to-day life that you forget to dream or be creative, or forget to recapture those things or at least remember them. That's the beauty of life. I'm a very nostalgic guy, so a lot of where my head lives is in memories. I spend a lot of my time looking back and smiling at past things that have happened in my life."
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