Castle Park
Graham Coxon · Indie / 60s Pop
“Ko'pchilik ijodkorlar 2011-yilgi chiqarilmagan demolarini yashiradi. Graham Coxon esa o'zinikini ramkaga soladi, uni xazina deb ataydi, va eng yomoni shuki, u butunlay haq.”
Bu faqat Blur gitaristigina o'ziga ravo ko'ra oladigan maqtanchoqlik turi. Graham Coxonning to'qqizinchi yakkaxon albomi Castle Park 19 iyun kuni Transgressive orqali chiqadi, faqat u haqiqatan chiqmaydi, balki qaytadan yuzaga qalqib chiqadi. Hammasi hali 2011-yilda A+E uchun sessiyalar paytida yozib olingan, keyin esa Coxon yana bir Blur birlashuvini qilish uchun ketganida o'n besh yil davomida jimgina tortmaga solib qo'yilgan edi. Bu yo'qolgan albom, nihoyat tortmadan chiqarib yuborilgan. Va aql bovar qilmaydigan jihati shundaki, u yaxshi. A+E qorong'i va bo'g'iq bo'lgan joyda, Castle Park uning quyoshliroq, yengilroq jiyani bo'lib, butunlay kekkaygan 60s pop va mod swing bilan to'la. Tanqidchilar barchasi bir xil hukmga keldi: bu yerda bu qo'shiqlar biror sifat sababi tufayli chiqarilmay qolganini ko'rsatadigan hech narsa yo'q. Billy Says, Isn't It Funny va Mélodie pour Christine ko'pchilik ijodkorlar shu yili yozgan bo'lish uchun jonini berishga tayyor bo'ladigan qo'shiqlar turi, 2011-yilda yozgan bo'lishni aytmasa ham. Demak, Sallyning yagona haqiqiy e'tirozi taqdim etilishida. Ko'pchilik musiqachilar o'zlarining o'n besh yillik ortib qolgan parchalarini ko'mib tashlaydi. Coxon esa o'zinikini ramkaga soladi, uni xazina deb ataydi, va chinakam asabga tegadigan narsa shuki, u buni qilish huquqini qozonib olgan.
U haqiqatan ham o'z qadrini saqlaydi. Billy Says, Isn't It Funny va Mélodie pour Christine bu seyfni talon-taroj qilish mutlaqo arziganini isbotlaydi, va Coxonning yengil, ohangdor plastinkasi yo'qdan paydo bo'lishi yoqimli narsa.
A fifteen year old time capsule sold as new
“Castle Park was recorded in 2011 during the A+E sessions, then sat on a shelf for fifteen years while Coxon rejoined Blur, and only now surfaces as a 2026 release.”
The fix Lean all the way into it. Date-stamp it as the 2011 record it actually is, because the backstory is half the charm, not something to quietly gloss over.
Breezy can tip into slight
“Reviewers repeatedly reached for breezy and accessible, the upbeat cousin to A+E, which is praise and a gentle warning living in the same sentence.”
The fix A couple more of the strutting mod moments the critics singled out would give all that sunshine a little more bite and stop it floating away.
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