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Al的前女友,英國的一個新indie團Totalizer的主唱
接受了The Observer 的訪問
她說'Fluorescent Adolescent'是她和Al在上一次的巡迴途中共同的創作
原本只是拿來消遣時間的創作卻收錄進了專輯且成了最進的單曲呢
(這個新聞會出現的主因是Totalizer被簽了唱片約 準備要錄唱片囉!)
The girl who inspired Arctic Monkeys' frontman tells of a life-changing song.
The Arctic Monkeys' second album 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' was arguably the
most anticipated British album of 2007. It didn't disappoint either, shooting
straight to number one and receiving critical acclaim that equalled and even
bettered that of their record-breaking debut (the fastest selling British debut
of all time). The album confirmed the band as one of the world's most sought-
after acts, headlining this year's Glastonbury festival and achieving notorious
-ly elusive success in the US market.
But amid the hype surrounding the album was an intriguing side story when
news emerged of a special lady in the life of Alex Turner, the group's
enigmatic frontman and songwriter. Not only, it seemed, was the pair's relation
-ship fuel for various songs, but for the first time Turner had relinquished
full writing control and had unusually co-written a track with his then beau.
The song is called 'Fluorescent Adolescent', is one of the album's standout
tracks, and is now being released as a single tipped for the top. And the girl
behind the gossip is Johanna Bennett, 22-year-old university graduate, songwri
-ter and frontwoman of indie ones-to-watch Totalizer.
After securing a publishing deal with EMI Johanna spoke exclusively to The
Observer on the story behind the soon-to-be smash hit and her promising musical
future. 'We were on holiday and had cut ourselves off from everything,'
remembers Bennett. 'We were in a really quiet hotel and didn't watch TV or list
-en to that much music. So as not to drive each other mad we started messing
around with these words like a game, singing them to each other.' It came as a
massive surprise when Turner informed her that not only had their holiday word
-play made the album, but it was slated for single release. 'It's great to
think that it came from something we did for fun on holiday,' says Johanna, who
lives in south-east London. 'It'll always be a good memory for Alex and I. He
doesn't usually write lyrics with other people, though I think he enjoyed it.'
Experiencing the first trappings of success - publishing deal, advance royalt
-ies, newly found artist management and of course plenty of social attention -
she could easily be forgiven for relishing her first moment in the spotlight.
But Bennett, who just completed a psychology degree at Goldsmiths College,
University of London, is trying her very best to stay as grounded as possible.
'Not much has changed,' she says. 'However, my room is even messier than
usual because I have vinyl copies of the single all over my floor. And I don't
have to rush to get a job now.' With financial burdens lifted, it leaves Bennet
to concentrate on her musical exploits. As a key player on the London indie
scene, she is ploughing her energies into her new band, Totalizer. The group
combines Bennett's wide-ranging influences, and has recently completed demo
recordings produced by Dirty Pretty Things' Anthony Rossomando.
'The band was something Alex really encouraged me to do,' she says. 'I'm look
-ing forward to touring. We recently played our first gig, on a boat on the
Thames and won over a load of drunken old punks. If we can manage that, nothing
can stop us.'
In Bennett's opinion, there's definitely a job that needs doing in the music
industry. And maybe Totalizer are the band to do it. 'I think people are going
to look back on now in a few years time and think that this was a poor time for
music,' she said. 'Everything sounds the same. But I'm positive for the future.
Bring on 2008.'
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2126914,00.html#article_continue
Totalizer的myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/officialtotalizer
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