Morningwood

Morningwood由女主唱Chantal Claret領(lǐng)軍，勁辣風(fēng)騷的形象深植人心，但是他們絕非花拳繡腿虛有其表，事實(shí)上樂(lè)隊(duì)成員個(gè)個(gè)來(lái)頭不小。2001年Chantal Claret與Pedro Yanowitz結(jié)識(shí)於Sean Lennon的生日派對(duì)，在場(chǎng)眾多音樂(lè)人無(wú)一不為Chantal Claret的歌喉傾倒，Pedro Yanowitz把握機(jī)會(huì)邀請(qǐng)她共組樂(lè)隊(duì)，事實(shí)上他個(gè)人曾為Wallflowers和Money Mark等杰出樂(lè)隊(duì)擔(dān)任鼓手。接著Cibo Matto前鼓手Japa Keenon、Spacehog前吉他手Richard Streel相繼加入。除了臥虎藏龍的樂(lè)手陣容，Morningwood靠著在紐約當(dāng)?shù)噩F(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出累積的超人氣，很快就被大廠Capitol簽下。這張同名專(zhuān)輯請(qǐng)到鮮少為新團(tuán)監(jiān)製的超級(jí)製作人Gil Norton(Echo and the Bunnymen, Pixies, Foo Fighters)出手護(hù)航。這張錄製於英國(guó)倫敦的首張同名專(zhuān)輯，是重型搖滾派對(duì)必備的狂駭極品，其中有為舞池量身訂作的派對(duì)金曲《Nth Degree》生猛潑辣的女主唱，重型扎實(shí)的搖滾熱浪，流行電音的點(diǎn)綴與獨(dú)樹(shù)一格的風(fēng)趣幽默，正是他們能夠鶴立雞群火速竄升的主因。
by Alex Henderson
New York City's Morningwood brought a delightfully trashy and hedonistic sense of fun to alternative pop/rock in the early 21st century. Led by vocalist Chantal Claret, whose colorful and sexy approach owed much to the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde and the Divinyls' Christina Amphlett, the Big Apple foursome formed in 2001, molding elements of hard rock, punk, new wave, and glam rock into a sex-driven amalgam of sound. Claret and bassist Pedro Yanowitz (an ex-member of the Wallflowers, for whom he played drums) had originally met at a birthday party, while guitarist Richard Steel (formerly of the band Spacehog) and drummer Japa Keenon O climbed aboard soon after. In 2003, Morningwood recorded their self-titled debut EP, which they released independently on their own Rockhardcock Records label; they followed its release with a four-track EP titled It's Tits. The band then signed to Capitol Records on the strength of their live show, with had earned an infamous reputation in New York for its good-natured sexuality and sweaty energy. Producer Gil Norton signed on to helm the band's debut album, Morningwood, which was released in early 2006.