2018/1月份西洋音樂新專輯發行選粹注目

我提供西洋（包含一點點日韓）音樂新專輯的資訊大概有兩年多了，本來這是我自己行之有年的個人習慣，但有鑑於台灣一直養不起一本像樣的音樂雜誌，以前有幾本比較好的音樂雜誌也都因訂戶及廣告收入的短缺而收刊，發行期間也頂多維持一年半載的短暫命運，以前破報還在的時候，至少還有個音樂評論的專爛可以讓我發揮，但現在一整個紙媒崩解的時代，音樂的資訊更是被排擠到最邊緣的角落，所以兩年前就開始在臉書上每月固定但不定期提供新音樂與新專輯發行的簡明資訊。

今年說起來這服務看似很簡單，但其實每月花費我很多心力收集，所以今年會改變作法，在一部份仍會維持免費的部分，也會有概略的說明，但在其餘較完整的名單仍會採訂閱的方式，提供給願意作者一點微薄實質鼓勵的讀者。

註： ＊＊表示相當推薦該專輯，值得受到注目，聆聽。 ＊表示有知名度老團或曾受到一定注目好評的新生團，但評價反應不一。

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這月在北半球幾乎都在寒冷氣候的籠罩下，但依舊有許多優秀的專輯出版，國內比較熟知的樂團、歌手如The Shins、Glen Hansard、Belle & Sebastian、tUnE-yArDs、Joe Perry（Aerosmiths吉他手）、Club 8 、Simple Minds 、Justin Timberlake、Bardo Pond、Half Japanese、Christopher Cross、Black Rebel Motorcycle Club、The Go! Team都有推出新作，但反映評價大多中下，但有兩個老團的復出是我比較興奮的，這包括了大概只有老樂迷會比較知道的Television Personalities的新選集（但仍有一兩首新歌）及Swing Out Sister 的新作。前者在八零年代有其靠團（cult band，相類似於Cult Film）的異典地位，後者則以輕快優雅的流行輕爵士曾在英國樂壇紅過一陣子。這在現在所謂downtempo、Acid-Jazz出現前有其先鋒意義。

On January 2018

POP/ ROCK/ INDIE/ PUNK

**Hookworms – Microshift (2018)

**Shame – Songs Of Praise (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mz_K1b5rVk

**Shopping - The Official Body (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6AOuYAvQk

**Sin Fang / Örvar Smárason / Sóley / Sóley Stefánsdóttir - Team Dreams (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1awgOafEeQ

＊Television Personalities - Beautiful Despair (compi.)(2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLyZVjLlt0E

Donots – Lauter Als Bomben (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD76WX68Kb0

Special Explosion – To Infinity (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQH6ZbjVziw

Traktør – Paradigma (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hxCfgsL-XI

*The Go! Team – Semicricle (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMPRjK813ME

*They Might Be Giants – I Like Fun (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpEOqDp67Sw

The Academic – Tales From The Backseat (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-bG8jfP1I

Camila Cabello – Camila (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTjTwJLAPQ

*Umphrey’s McGee – It’s Not Us (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meKYxMgKkss

*Joe Satriani – What Happens Next (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBAN7ngKe2w

**Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lApX8wrLRY

Doom Side Of The Moon – Doom Side Of The Moon (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoO8FNbRJA

The Beaches – Late Show (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRmq-LnhE2Q

*The Weight – The Weight (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmHPe04yP48

Vox Low – Vox Low (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rnq03ZF2Us

**Swing Out Sister – Almost Persuaded (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IXfBwCn7gw

*Christopher Cross – Take Me As I Am (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnaR65nYjS8

Last Autumn’s Dream – Fourteen (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc8zoV_4cTY

The Great Machine – Respect (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV1JyDLbXfo

**Dirtmusic – Bu Bir Ruya (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E341SWmpjpg

Daniel Romano – Human Touch (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDsUvuKFOpg

**Typhoon – Offerings (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgF8Iou04DQ

Death & Vanilla – The Tenant (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRzfx8Viqs

**Half Japanese – Why Not (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haM6aI3XRD4

*Bardo Pond – Volume 8 (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNQyyFqFRJc

*Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8i_yDTA34I

*Justin Timberlake – Man Of The Woods (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sixT068YsQ

Luby Sparks – Luby Sparks (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRUh2sr00c

**Black Space Riders – Amoretum, Vol.1 (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfDjtId4-k

**Anna Burch – Quit The Curse (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i4oavM__CQ

*Red Velvet – The Perfect Red Velvet The 2nd Album Repackage (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_CFBjAyPWE

Field Music – Open Here (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI-M0beOwbY

Jeffrey Gaines – Alright (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xPf8tbIf8

Parks, Squares And Alleys – Cold Blood Magic (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_b889dmtTw

Awolnation – Here Come The Runts (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBzFe85KX4