Lub Fixx's Cy Curnin Ntawm Lub Band's Tshiab LP 'Txhua Tsib Thib Ob' Thiab Lawv 40-Xyoo Sau Cov Cai

Plaub caug xyoo dhau los, British New Wave rock band lub Fixx tau tso tawm lawv qhov debut album Shuttered Room. Cov ntaub ntawv ntawd, uas muaj cov nkauj tam sim no-classic "Red Skies" thiab "Stand or Fall," yuav teeb tsa tus qauv rau Fixx cov ntaub ntawv yav tom ntej: suab paj nruag zoo nkauj, niaj hnub-suab nkauj nrog cov lus cuam tshuam los ntawm kev nom kev tswv thiab kev sib raug zoo tam sim no. Shuttered Room tau ua raws los ntawm ntau cov nkauj nrov rau Fixx thoob plaws xyoo 1980 xws li "Ib Yam Ua Rau Lwm Tus," "Txuag Los Ntawm Zero," "Kev Sib Ncaim" thiab "Zoo thiab Sib Nraus."

"Nws zoo li peb tau dhau mus dhau lub voj voog tag nrho," hais tias Cy Curnin, tus thawj coj hu nkauj ntawm pab pawg, lees paub qhov tseem ceeb ntawm hnub tseem ceeb ntawm Shuttered Room. "Hmoov tsis zoo, tej zaum qee qhov teeb meem ntawm thawj album zoo li cuam tshuam rau hnub no, uas kuj yog ib qho pov thawj rau lub voj voog ntawd. Kuv yuav tsis mus kom deb li deb hais tias nws yog ib tug yaj saub, tab sis kuv tau nquag xav tias zoo li peb yog cov tub txib ... thiab cov lus uas peb tab tom sim coj tawm yog los ntawm qee qhov quantum teb ntawm saib peb tus cwj pwm los ntawm lwm tus. kev xav.”

Lub suab paj nruag thiab lyrical kab lig kev cai tau tsim los ntawm Shuttered Room tseem muaj txoj sia nyob niaj hnub no raws li Fixx—uas cov tswv cuab muaj xws li Curnin, tus ntaus nruas Adam Woods, bassist Dan K. Brown, guitarist Jamie West-Oram thiab keyboardist Rupert Greenall-tsuas yog tso tawm lawv lub 11th studio album, Txhua tsib feeb, pawg thawj coj tshiab LP hauv 10 xyoo. Amid lub keeb kwm yav dhau ntawm kev sib kis thiab kev sib cais nom tswv, cov ntsiab lus ntawm Txhua Tsib Thib Ob tiag tiag encapsulate hnub no lub siab xav ntawm tsis paub meej thiab kev ntxhov siab, raws li xav txog ntawm lem xws li "Zoo dua" thiab "Tshaj Yam Koj Xav Tau Los ntawm Kuv," uas nws lyric mus: "Fanatics txoj cai nyob rau hauv duplicity / Cov txiv neej me no feem ntau. "

Raws li Curnin, cov nkauj tshiab tau ua tiav los ntawm lub sijhawm muaj kev sib kis thoob qhov txhia chaw. "Kuv xav tias nyob rau hauv txoj kev uas peb sau, muaj ib qho tseem ceeb rau qhov peb xaiv los xav txog tib neeg - tias muaj qhov tsis txaus ntseeg thiab tsis txaus ntseeg. Nws tsis yog hais txog eureka lub sijhawm lossis kev puas tsuaj ntuj tsim. Nws yog qhov ebb tas li thiab ntws ntawm qhov tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm tib neeg. Peb tsuas yog tsis zoo li peb paub tias peb tsim qhov mob los ua kev hlub, kev hlub los ntawm kev mob, thaum kawg, nws yuav tsum yog txoj kev ntawd. Peb tau daig hauv qhov mob, thiab kuv zoo li sau los ntawm qhov ntawd, ib yam nkaus. "

Txawm tias lub npe album, Txhua Tsib Thib Ob, uas yog muab los ntawm zaj nkauj "Kho siab li lub teeb pom kev zoo," zoo li lub ntsuas ntsuas ntawm peb cov ntaub ntawv tam sim no overload. Curnin hais tias, "Koj tau tawm tsam kom khaws cia nyob hauv lub siab, uas tau dhau los ua ib qho kev coj ua ntawm lub hnub nyoog peb nyob," thiab txhua tus neeg mob siab rau sim ua kom nco qab. Qhov uas ib txwm hais rau kuv yog tias peb tau cuam tshuam los ntawm ntau yam thiab peb yeej tsis tau txais lub sijhawm los nkag mus rau hauv qhov kev paub tob tob, yog li peb pheej foob nrog cov xov xwm thiab tsis muaj cov ntawv hauv qab nws. Peb tau raug foob nrog qhov kev sib cais sab laug thiab txoj cai dogfight. Peb xav muab ib yam dab tsi uas yog hom tshuaj pleev rau qhov kev ntxhov siab ntawm lub sijhawm. "

Tus cheb thiab mob siab rau rocker "Wake Up" los ntawm Txhua Tsib Thib Ob zoo nkaus li tawm tswv yim ua thiab txhawb nws tus kheej tshaj qhov tsis ua haujlwm los ntawm sab nraud: "Peb ua pa thiab ua tsis taus pa / Yog tias tsuas yog peb sawv." Curnin characterizes tus khiav raws li piav qhia ntawm lub neej niaj hnub no nyob rau hauv ib hom ntawm dystopian txoj kev. "Nws muaj lub luag haujlwm ntawm tus kheej rau nws - nws tsis yog saib nws ntawm ib qho screen xwb. Kuv xav tias nyob rau hauv zaj nkauj ntawd, kuv tau dipping rau hauv lub tswv yim ntawm waking kuv tus kheej li ib tug me nyuam los yog waking li dawb huv nyob rau hauv kuv thiab tuav ib co kev lav ris ntawm tus kheej thiab tiag tiag koom nyob rau hauv kev sib tw rau lub barricades thiab sim thiab hais lus, ua tawm kuv. ntshai es tsis yog 'coj nws, nqa, nqa,' ' zaum ntsiag to thiab vam tias tsis muaj leej twg pom tias kuv tsis ua dab tsi.'

Tsis yog featuring observational songs, tab sis Txhua Tsib Thib Ob delves rau hauv tus kheej-xws li ntawm "Lub Neej Ciaj sia. "hais Curnin: "Kuv xav tias zaj nkauj zoo li no qhia tag nrho kuv cov phab ntsa poob hauv ib pliag. Kuv tau dhau los ntawm lub sijhawm loj ntawm kev hloov pauv hauv kuv lub neej, yog li koj yuav tsum tau txais yam [thiab] paub tias yam uas tsis tu ncua rau koj qhov kev ua yuam kev yog koj thiab nws tsis yog qhov laj thawj ntawm qhov yuam kev. Nws tsis yog sab nraud ntawm koj ntau zaus, koj coj lawv ntawm koj tus kheej. Yog li kuv tau hais txog qhov uas tau qaug zog dhau lub sijhawm ntawm kuv lub neej uas koj sawv thiab koj mus, 'Kuv yuav tsum tau muaj sia nyob me ntsis es tsis yog lub sijhawm ntawd xwb.' Kuv yeej tsis nyob nws txaus. Yog li ntawd yog qhov autobiographical ib feem ntawm qhov ntawd. "

Tus npau suav thiab Gothic-suab suab "Poj niam ntawm nqaij tawv thiab ntshav" cim lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb hauv Fixx cov ntaub ntawv keeb kwm uas nws muaj lub suab tsis tshua muaj suab nrov los ntawm pab pawg guitarist West-Oram, uas pib los ntawm zaj nkauj. Curnin hais tias, "Qhov ib txwm, nws xav tias kuv yuav hu nkauj," tab sis kuv hais tias, 'Tsis yog, koj yuav tsum hu nkauj tiag tiag.' Qhov tsis txaus ntseeg uas nws tau piav qhia thiab tom qab ntawd lub xeev npau suav zoo li no yog Jamie uas nws yuav tsum nyob nws [ntawm cov suab nrov]. Thiab tom qab ntawd qhov thib ob ntawm zaj nkauj—qhov npau taws lwm qhov—Kuv tau mus, 'Auj, kuv tau ua qhov ntawd me ntsis.' Nws sau thawj kab lus uas kuv hu nkauj. Thiab ces nws zoo li, 'Zoo, koj sau nqe thib ob uas koj yuav hu nkauj.' Thiab yog li ntawd kuv thiaj li muaj peev xwm txheeb xyuas qhov chaw uas nws tau los ntawm lyrically nyob rau hauv nqe lus kawg, thiab peb tau hais rau zaj dab neeg ua ke nyob ntawd. "

Amid qhov kev ntxhov siab nthuav tawm thoob plaws nws cov nkauj, Txhua Tsib Thib Ob xaus rau ntawm daim ntawv zoo siab nrog lub suab nrov-flavored "Neverending." "Muaj ib yam-Kuv yuav tsis hais flamenco-tab sis qhov kev cia siab vwm uas gypsies tau tso rau thaum lawv ua si lawv cov suab nrov nrog cov hws tawm ntawm lawv ob lub qhov muag. Kuv yeej xav tau lub zog ntawd rau hauv nws. Thaum kuv sau zaj nkauj ntawd, qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv tab tom ua. Koj muaj koj lub plawv dhia thiab koj muaj koj lub siab nyiam, thiab tawm koj mus. Qhov ntawd yeej tsis muaj qhov xaus, qhov ntawd yog qhov yuav tsav tus ntsuj plig ntawm tib neeg mus tom ntej, yog kev ntseeg hauv tej yam uas tseem ceeb rau koj raws li koj thawj qhov kev ntxub ntxaug, thiab tom qab ntawd koj pom qhov tsis muaj qhov zoo rau nws, peb mus ncig thiab ncig ntawm cov noob. pas dej ua ke. Yog li nws ua kev zoo siab heev thiab muaj kev cia siab. "

Raws li pom tseeb ntawm cov ntaub ntawv tshiab, Fixx yog ib qho ntawm ob peb pawg los ntawm 1980s MTV era uas nws lub suab tseem zoo li qub, ib yam li lawv cov kab ke ntev ntev. "Kuv xav tias qhov ntawd yuav tshwm sim thaum koj tau txais ib pab pawg zoo li cov phooj ywg uas pom tias tsis muaj laj thawj sib nrauj," Curnin piav qhia txog pab pawg lub suab tsis muaj sijhawm. "Peb tau loj hlob ua ke thiab paub peb tus kheej lub zog thiab yam uas nyiam peb lub suab paj nruag."

Raws li Fixx tam sim no nyob rau hauv kev ncig xyuas hauv Teb Chaws txog thaum kawg ntawm Lub Rau Hli, Curnin xav txog Txhua Tsib Thib Ob ib qho tsim nyog ntxiv rau cov cuab yeej cuab tam. Nws hais tias "Yog tias kuv saib nws zoo li lub suab ntawm peb txoj haujlwm, kuv tuaj yeem pom kev vam meej ntawm peb lub neej ua ke," nws hais. “Peb tseem zoo siab heev uas tau nyob ua ke. Kuv zoo siab heev tsis yog tsuas yog ua si ntawm theem xwb, tab sis nyob ib puag ncig nrog cov neeg no vim tias lawv coj kuv cov tubtxib saum ntuj zoo dua - thiab kuv tus kheej zoo tshaj plaws yog qhov chaw nruab nrab thaum lawv nyob ntawd. Nws zoo li kev sib yuav tab sis zoo dua. Peb muaj ntau yam uas tsis muaj peev xwm tseem muaj sia nyob uas peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom nws mus. Cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm Fixx - qhov cuam tshuam rau peb tam sim no yog peb ua rau peb thiab cov neeg tuaj saib. "