23 January 2007



The National - Alligator

Só existe uma forma de absorver todas as referências e reverências disponíveis e não regurgitar apenas uma colagem de maneirismos e tiques alheios: possuir talento. Muito talento. Matt Berninger (e The National, enquanto colectivo) possuem-no em exuberante abundância pelo que, se Joy Division, Go-Betweens, Cohen, R.E.M., Bunnymen, Tindersticks, Nick Cave ou Triffids — e diversos outros que, sem problemas, eles próprios admitiriam — terão inevitavelmente feito parte da sua dieta musical, todos os temas de Alligator (terceiro álbum do quinteto de Brooklyn) só a eles pertencem e a mais ninguém.



A forma é a da canção pop clássica sem excessos de maquilhagem (guitarras, piano, bateria e o episódico arranjo de cordas e sopros de Padma Newsome que, com um dos elementos do grupo, Bryce Dessner, integra também os pós-clássicos Clogs), tão melódica quanto amarga e quase doentiamente irónica. Isto é, a canção pop na sua melhor encarnação, ávida de cuspir enormidades como "Karen put me in a chair, fuck me and make me a drink, I lost direction and I'm past my peak" ou "It's a common fetish for a doting man to ballerina on the coffee table, cock in hand", arrogante no desespero exibicionista ("I'm a perfect piece of ass, I'm a festival, I'm a parade, I'm a birthday candle in a circle of black girls"), entre a redenção ("Oh come, be my waitress and tonight serve me the sky with a big slice of lemon") e o inferno ("I think I'm Tennessee Williams, I wait for the click but it doesn't kick in"). A crónica de um "medium-sized american heart" de taquicardia em uníssono com o de Mark Eitzel. (2005)

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Salucombo_Jr. said...

lembro-me que estava a comer um pastel de nata no residence em Saldanha(Lisboa), quando ouvi um som que vinha da Valentim de Carvalho, fui ate la e perguntei ao jovem de que banda se tratava.
mostrou-me a capa do cd (The National-Alligator) e comprei.
hoje tenho o [Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers] que tambem gosto muito e algumas musicas via iTunes.

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