(By 虾米)两年前同名作，英国女歌手Birdy以青涩鲜亮的少女形象示人；新专辑《Fire Within》的黑白封套则有一种淡淡的忧郁。她的转变不仅反映在阅历增长上，更重要的是，从上张的翻唱角色，直接转变为几乎一手包办创作的多面手：主打“Wings”有一种Coldplay似的沉稳大气，小提琴和曼陀林主导的“Words As Weapons”与Mumford And Sons成员Ben Lovett联袂合作，则流淌着更细腻的情感。 　　------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 　　音乐新潮流 　　席卷全球音乐新势力  　　17岁的超龄才华  穿透力十足的清澈动人嗓音 　　BIRDY 睽违2年2013全新创作专辑【心火FIRE WITHIN】 　　出道短短2年　官方YouTube频道便已突破1亿4972万次的惊人点阅次数！  　　＊ 绽放无与伦比的惊人潜力、凝聚出令人窒息惊豔的唯美，睽违2年的2013全新创作专辑！  　　＊ 强烈且激昂的首支单曲「羽翼Wings」，清晰刻划深邃内敛的情感交错，率先横扫欧洲各国排行榜！  　　＊ 豪华典藏版独家额外收录4首全新创作！  　　现年17岁，不似青涩纯真的稚气未脱，交会抑鬱坚韧共存的深邃轮廓，情绪摆盪于暗潮汹涌以及沉稳自溺的气度裡，来自英伦的漂亮女孩Birdy，清澈嗓音中蕴藏无比穿透力，成熟态势中依附着孤傲灵魂，凝聚出难以言喻的绝对魅力。可以利用钢琴或吉他伴奏演唱，善用叙事性强的催泪频率，逐一掀起爱情世界的层层面纱。 　　 还是国小六年级的Birdy，带着自创曲「So Be Free」，一路过关斩将赢得英国歌唱竞赛节目Open Mic UK之18岁以下分组冠军，顺利与14th Floor Records签下一纸合约。胆识过人的Birdy，以新秀之姿出道，顶着创作人的身分，于2011年问市首张同名专辑“Birdy”，推翻传统游戏规则，选择发行一张翻唱特辑，精挑出Bon Iver、Cherry Ghost、Phoenix、The National、The XX等歌手/团体最爱作品，将大部分为男声之歌，转换成Birdy独树一帜的凄绝美绝。摘下澳洲、比利时、荷兰、法国等多地排行后冠，全球销售150万张，散尽触碰心灵的真挚情怀。 　　 Birdy在首碟的成功后，趁势推出的全创作新辑“Fire Within”，分别于英美两地录音，除了先前合作愉快的Rich Costey (Muse、Franz Ferdinand)和Jim Abbiss (Adele)之外，还邀集英国当红民谣摇滚新贵Mumford & Sons团员Ben Lovett+炙手可热的OneRepublic核心Ryan Tedder等人，携手打造Birdy令人为之屏息的着迷气味。强烈且激昂的主打「Wings」，清晰刻划爆发性的情感交错，率先于欧洲各榜开出亮眼佳绩；接着以擅长的钢琴伴随「Heart Of Gold」，摆脱唯美的束缚，走出被伤害的苦痛；游移现实幻梦之间的「All You Never Say」，漂浮一种化不开的静谧氛围；在逐渐加速的节奏裡渗进弦乐辅佐的「Standing In The Way Of The Light」，同时灌注灵魂的能量，藉此企图找回相爱的勇气；敲打木吉他的舒适度，让「Maybe」增添明亮光彩；虽然仅靠简单的钢琴伴奏，「Shine」却蕴藏力竭声嘶的演绎桥段，绝对动摇人心。展现层次编曲的丰富性，细緻掌控旋律的流畅度，都是Birdy此回的洗练与蜕变，同时写下篇篇萦绕心头的伤感与落寞诗句！ 　　曲目：  　　1. Wings 羽翼  　　强烈且激昂的首支单曲，清晰刻划深邃内敛的情感交错，率先横扫欧洲各国排行榜  　　2. Heart Of Gold 心意已决  　　3. Light Me Up 照亮我  　　充满力道的歌声与惊人节奏，展现完全不同以往的Birdy唱腔  　　4. Words As Weapons 言语暴力  　　5. All You Never Say 从未说出的话  　　游移于现实与幻梦之间，漂浮一种化不开的静谧氛围  　　6. Strange Birds 异类  　　7. Maybe 也许  　　8. No Angel 不是天使  　　9. All About You 你的一切  　　10. Standing In The Way Of The Light 站在光明处  　　11. Shine 闪耀  　　豪华典藏盘独家收录4首作品：  　　12. The Same 保持原样  　　13. Dream 梦乡  　　14. Older 年长  　　15. Home 家 　　Birdy’s new album Fire Within could be described as her second debut, because it sees her stepping into, and shining in, a new role as songwriter-in-chief. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Fire Within’s 11 tracks include her stirring, propulsive new single, Wings, the tender piano ballad No Angel and Light Me Up, the song that, more than any other, emphasises the dramatic developments in Birdy’s musicianship and writing over the past 18 months. The hushed vulnerability of her first album is there, certainly; nowhere more so than on No Angel and fellow lighters-aloft moments such as Words as Weapons, All About You and Heart of Gold – deeply personal songs that capture Birdy’s incredible ability to convey emotion with the subtlest of vocal and instrumental touches. But these sit alongside songs that strike out in bold new directions: the afore-mentioned Light Me Up comes out of the speakers like an unstoppable force, its brooding, bluesy verse giving way to a bridge that ups the pace towards a chorus whose power chords and thunderous beats draw out of a Birdy vocal performance you could never describe as hushed; on the contrary, her voice is bigger, richer deeper than before. All You Never Say, meanwhile, combines ricocheting beats with sonorous piano chords, a mix that is at once wintry and warm, as Birdy sings the devastating central refrain: “All you never say is that you love me so.” 　　I always had strong ideas about how I wanted the new record to sound,” says Birdy, in London to put some finishing touches to the album. “I hadn’t had the chance to explore that before, because my sound was built around just me and the piano. I still love that mix, but being in the studio again and experimenting with all these new sounds was wonderful. The results aren’t dramatically different to how I heard the new songs in my head – and achieving that can be the hardest thing for any artist, so I’m particularly happy about that. Besides, I’ve been writing songs for so long that just to actually hear them on an album feels strange – but wonderful, too.” 　　Working, as she did on her debut, with the producers Jim Abbiss and Rich Costey, Birdy also collaborated on Fire Within with Ben Lovett (Mumford & Sons, with whom she worked on the song Learn Me Right, from the Pixar movie, Brave), Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Kid Harpoon, among others. Two years ago, she admits, she would have found it hard to articulate her ideas, or to feel confident about trying to do so. “When I first started writing with other people, I was terrified, because on one level, it’s a deeply strange thing to do –go into a room and share your ideas with someone you don’t know. But I love it now, because it’s interesting to hear someone else’s take on what you’ve done, and to draw new inspiration from their ideas.” 　　 Birdy has grown a lot since making her first album. “When I was younger, writing and piano-playing were things I always kept separate, secret, so taking my music out of that separate place was very weird at first. And although I love performing, I get so nervous beforehand. Once I’m playing, though, I go into my own world and then I start to feel more comfortable on the stage.” There are songs on the new album, she continues, laughing, that require her to stand centre stage, rather than tickle the ivories. “I now stand up with a microphone for some of my new songs. It was terrifying at first, but I’ll get used to it.” 　　 Birdy credits her upbringing for helping her to get to where she is now. Growing up on the edge of the New Forest, surrounded by siblings and cousins in a group of houses with the English Channel at the end of the garden, Birdy learnt to cherish the importance of music; her mother is a professional concert pianist, and both her parents have backed her in what she set out to do. “All of my family has the same passion for music and art, so they understand my passion for it.” She completed her GCSEs last year and, despite the pressures placed on her as a touring musician, got the grades she wanted. For now, at least, she has had to abandon her A Levels. “It just became impossible to juggle that with the recording, so I’ve put those on hold. I still see my friends, so it’s okay. And besides, I’m doing what I love.” 　　 The release of Fire Within will usher in a period of extensive touring and promotion, including in Australia, where her debut album went to No 1, and where, in April, Birdy played three sold-out nights at Sydney Opera House. She recently attended the London sessions where the string parts for Fire Within were recorded. “To be at Abbey Road and watch all these musicians performing on my songs was overwhelming.” When given the option to sing in a vocal booth or in the same room as other musicians Birdy prefers the latter. “The passion and emotion that I feel, that I need to feel, when I’m singing doesn’t always come across in a vocal booth. Being in the same room with the band, exchanging looks, pulling together for the song, all playing live, that’s when I feel it, and that’s what we wanted to capture.” 　　And the results? Well, Birdy wouldn’t be Birdy without resorting to a little self-doubt. “I never really know what’s good and what’s not,” she says. “I’m just doing what I love, and I’m sure of that.” Well, we know – and, yes, Fire Within is good. No, it’s more than good; it’s phenomenal.