The Story of Michael and Tanya
The War and Treaty · Americana Soul
“Sen butun nikohingni yalang'ochlading va uni tanishtirish uchun Whoopi Goldbergni olib kelding, so'ng har bir qo'shiqni go'yo bino yonib kul bo'lishidan oldingi so'nggi qo'shiqdek kuyladingda.”
Michael va Tanya Trotter The Story of Michael and Tanya albomini Juneteenth kuni chiqarishdi va mutlaqo hech narsani yashirmadilar: o'n besh yillik nikoh giyohvandlik, yurak og'rig'i, najot va oshxonadan turib stadionni to'ldira oladigan o'sha ulkan gospel-soul ovozlari ustiga yoyilgan. Bu ikkovi garmoniyalarini bir-biriga ulaganda, janr yorlig'i ahamiyatini yo'qotadi, faqat kuch qoladi. Bu o'zlarining haqiqiy hayotini kuylayotgan juftlik, va samimiyat butun mohiyat. Bunchalik tan oluvchi albomning xavfi shundaki, u ba'zan jadallikni dinamika bilan adashtiradi. Whoopi Goldberg plastinkani yurak og'rig'i, najot, gunoh va qutqaruvni va'da qiluvchi so'zli kirish bilan ochadi, so'ng bir nechta trek o'sha bir xil osmono'par, hammasi o'n birga sozlangan avjga intiladi, toki cho'qqilar bir-biriga singib tekislana boshlaydi. Har bir qo'shiq guvohlik bo'lganda, jimroqlari yorib chiqish uchun ko'proq mehnat qilishi kerak bo'ladi, va bir nechtasi ijroning yalpi ko'lami ostida ko'milib qoladi. Ammo u tegsa, seni chinakam larzaga soladi: nikohlarining eng og'ir boblarini saxiy va baland ovozli narsaga aylantirayotgan ikki inson. Vazminlik, ular hali o'rganishi kerak bo'lgan yagona nota. Halollikni esa allaqachon mukammal egallashgan.
Trotterlarning ovozlari tabiat kuchi, va o'n besh yillik haqiqiy nikohni, eng xunuk qismlari bilan birga, saxiy, soulga to'yingan plastinkaga aylantirish ko'pchilik san'atkorlar hech qachon tavakkal qilmaydigan jasoratning bir turi.
Every peak at eleven flattens the peaks
“Multiple tracks reach for the same towering, full-throated climax until the dynamics start to blur.”
The fix Let a few songs stay small and spare so the big moments hit like the events they are.
The framing does some heavy lifting
“A Whoopi Goldberg spoken intro sets up themes of heartache, redemption, sin and salvation before the songs prove them.”
The fix Trust the music to deliver the stakes so the album does not need narration to tell us how to feel.
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