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2004年Autumn's Grey Solace这队美国Dream-Pop二人组合加盟Projekt厂牌发表了他俩的第二张专辑《Over The Ocean》，大概近年没有太多这类风格出尘脱俗、不吃人间烟火的音乐，故即使Autumn's Grey Solace的声音谈不上有多大新意，感觉上他们又是另一支「后Cocteau Twins」乐队，但倒有叫人听得有点称心之感。同时，也再度反映到Projekt向八十年代4AD厂牌追崇之意图。 Autumn's Grey Solace的二人阵营很简单，女生Erin Welton负责主唱与填词，而Scott Ferrell是结他手兼音乐主脑；前者靓声飘逸，后者梦幻奏乐，合作起来总能恰到好处，宛如云顶观世的一对。如果说七年前他们自资出版的处女作Within The Depths Of A Darkened Forest是记载了其摸索阶级，而2004年的Over The Ocean看到了二人找到该走的音乐路线，那么Autumn's Grey Solace的第三张专辑Riverine，则标志着他俩的声音已趋向成熟浑圆。无疑，这次Autumn's Grey Solace的歌曲来得更见动听。Human Shell是一首百分百隽永怡人的漂亮Dream-Pop作品，好比如沐春风般美好──今趟Autumn's Grey Solace已不独属于灰色的秋日了，而Riverine正是一张为春天而设的唱片。更触动心灵，还有Erin在Sorrow Ashes里孤高得令人心碎的演绎；而Falling Sky的飞翔式结他，可让听者的情怀也不禁豁出去。今天的Autumn's Grey Solace仍不脱Cocteau Twins的影子，听A Tangle Of Scars和Cold And Empty Constellations，那简直时光倒流至Cocteau的黄金时代。论惊艳之作，是The Unshakable Demon的中古气与Gothic底蕴；而听着清爽快板的Eclipse和Cloudburst，却又别有一番情味，奏出好比凉风送爽的Dream-Pop妙韵，甚至Inward Bound更好让我联想到All About Eve来。在Autumn's Grey Solace的音乐里，Erin的歌声与Scott的结他总是互相辉映──在Riverine内便严正声明「No keyboards or synthesizers were used in the making of this recording」，以告诉大家他们的乐曲全由Scott的结他编织而成。这是乐队的第六张专辑。

　　Autumn's Grey Solace returns with Eifelian, their sixth full length album. Eifelian is a collection of fourteen luscious darkwave compositions built on swelling emotional moods ranging from beautifully tranquil to darkly morose. Erin's richly layered vocals deliver a hypnotic effect, taking the listener's mind to otherworldly places. Scott's dense churning guitars create a wall of sound, completely enveloping the listener in lush ambience. Together, they create a spinning sonic world of escapism.

　　Eifelian tells the tale of early Earth. Vast wilderness, lonely yet peaceful, a serene planet. Seven-string minor guitar chords, the low-end growl of a 5-string bass, ambient mandolin, and other more exotic sounds are heard throughout the album. Of course, there is a liberal dose of shoegaze staples: heavily processed electric guitars, drums immersed in reverb, and atmospheric vocals. Eifelian lies on the darker side of the Autumn's Grey Solace sound with an ample amount of melancholy tones.