9月8日 Friday 星期五

后青年荣誉出品 POST YOUTH Presents

山形瑞秋 RACHAEL YAMAGATA

2017中国巡演北京站 China Tour - Beijing

被称为Bonnie Raitt最终继承人，又被称作女版Damien Rice的山形瑞秋，去年来中国巡演获得无数文青的拥趸，初次邂逅的情景令很多人至今难忘，她那刺穿灵魂的嗓音一直萦绕耳边，那么，今年再来一次近距离接触吧。

2016年，山形瑞秋与中国歌迷首次相聚，像是赴一次素未谋面却又相识已久的老友之约，获得了媒体与乐迷的一致好评。演出中途，山形瑞秋每每特意走到台下，与观众亲密互动。这样的机会并不多得，去年巡演几乎场场爆满，诸多乐迷曾失之交臂，今年请不要再错过。

似乎与中国观众间有无言的约定，山形瑞秋今年9月将再次与大家见面，巡演的每一场都会为大家呈现一个特别的“演出之夜”。作为中国乐迷的特别福利，此次巡演将会携带第一张专辑不插电版本《Acoustic Happenstance》以及《Tightrope Walker》等旧作和收录未发行的歌曲、小样以及不同版本歌曲的限量专辑《Kitchen Sink Rarities》。

山形瑞秋于1977年出生于美国维吉尼亚州，她的父亲是第三代日裔美国人，母亲则有意大利与德国血统。多重文化背景和多地的生活成长经历，以及受到家庭浓郁艺术氛围的耳濡目染，使山形瑞秋很早就展现出兼具融合东西文化的独特气质，艺术才能和音乐天赋。

山形瑞秋的音乐职业生涯，从芝加哥的一支放克融合乐团Bumpus开始，乐团发行三张专辑演遍全国，瑞秋和吉他手男友分手后于2001年单飞到了New York City，开始个人音乐生涯，并于2003推出首张个人EP。2004年，她的首张专辑《Happenstance》一经推出，即获各界好评如潮。

其中备受乐迷青睐的单曲《Be Be Your Love》，由李焯雄重新填词、莫文蔚翻唱的中文版本《一个人睡》，在华语乐坛流传甚广，甚至连来自台湾的独立乐团苏打绿也曾在自己的专场翻唱这首作品。

出道至今，山形瑞秋将自己细腻的感情结合不同的音乐风格，融入到一首又一首作品中，丰富的生活经历给她更感性的内心，而这些发自内心的作品，又通过共振进入到更多人的心里，成为无数人伤心难过时的抚慰剂，深夜失眠时的安眠药。

除了在世界各地巡演，山形瑞秋经常住在历史悠久、位于伍德斯托克的木屋里，她给木屋取名“Hermit House”，这里被森林环绕，她在其间生活、创作，偶尔在椅子上静坐一天，任凭灵感的火花在脑海里闪现。屋子里摆着钢琴、电子管音箱，那些有温度的音乐很多从这里诞生。山形瑞秋喜欢养猫，在阳光的午后，猫咪们就在门口陪着她晒太阳。

无论是她的音乐作品，还是她的生活方式，无疑是无数文艺青年心中的理想和标杆。有人把她当女神，有人把她当心灵挚友，在安静的小舞台上，没有华丽的聚光灯，一把吉他加上独特沙哑的嗓音，一首接一首唱着自己的故事，随着情绪的慢慢释放，就足够让舞台下面的观众灵魂出窍了。如果勾起你的回忆，请不要鼻酸。

Since Rachael Yamagata first broke onto the music scene with her critically acclaimed debut album Happenstance, she has shed her skin as the “troubadour of heartbreak”, emerging with an edge-laden sound characterized by universal themes of perseverance, compassion, and owning your own power. Autumn 2016 Rachael Yamagata releases her new album Tightrope Walker, via Frankenfish Records/Thirty Tigers worldwide and went on the road as far as China. Her career has been punctuated by 3 previous albums, 5 EP releases and various collaborations with the likes of Ryan Adams, Bat for Lashes and Ray LaMontagne, but the Virginian singer-songwriter chose to challenge herself thematically with this new album. This decision was, in part, induced by Philippe Petit – the French high-wire artist famed for tightrope walking between the two World Trade Centres in 1974 – who, when asked why he performed such a feat, simply responded ‘there is no why’. This notion of inwardly searching for reasons resonated strongly with Yamagata and, as such, her mentality and approach towards writing songs began to shift. As a collection of tracks began to emerge, Tightrope Walker was born.But just as Petit dismissed his ‘why’, Yamagata embraced and explored hers: Why keep going? Why write? Why persevere? “If you’re thinking of quitting” muses Yamagata, “then this album is for you”. An album that challenges style and genre as much as themes, Tightrope Walker features a wealth of audible features, some more unusual than others. Saxophones, mandolins, rain recorded on an iPhone, French spoken word, metallic ironing boards and ladder drums, myriad harmonies and loops all signal change and development in Yamagata’s songwriting.  

"The writer’s newfound devotion to experimental soundscapes never gets in the way of just how damn listenable these songs are” 

- The Arts Desk

"Classy soul-baring pastorals from upstate New Yorker…a sonically rich experience that repays closer listening... Yamagata’s voice is superb at evoking languid heartache… This is an album of immersive and emotive pleasures".

- Uncut

“Yamagata remains an undersung gem. Tightrope Walker is top drawer stuff” 

- Daily Mirror

"Her vulnerability has equally exposed her strength and prowess as a singer, songwriter and musician at the top of her game" 

- The Girls Are

"Yamagata finds herself in career redefining territory as she could see her propelled into mainstream contender territory”

“Upbeat and orchestrally ornamented”  - Rolling Stone

“The singer-songwriter unveils a dark fire burning within her obstinate self.”

- Paste

"Along with the bad-assery, Yamagata brings a world-weary passion to her singing. Her voice is a soul-baring, sultry instrument that commands center stage at all times. She has that deliberate, I’ll-sing-the-note-when-I’m-ready pacing that helped make Amy Winehouse great, and before her Billie Holliday.”

- Associated Press

“Tightrope Walker showed a stronger integration of eclectic elements to Yamagata’s sound, pushing her into new, emotional territory.” 

- Pop Matters

“Rachel Yamagata is an electric presence, one shaped by years of live performing.” 

- The Entertainment Voice

Her songs have been featured on Altman, The Muppets, Dear John, Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, One Tree Hill, Elizabethtown, Vampire Diaries, The L Word, NCIS: New Orleans...

晚8:30 // 320元（现场）/ 260元（预售 | 数量有限，售完即止）

Pm 8:30 // Rmb 320 (door) / 260 (presale | on a first-come-first-serve-basis)

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