Bayan minti uku kacal da fara kundi na goma na Muse, ƙungiyar mawaƙa ta bayyana—ba da gaske suke waƙa ba, amma suna rera waƙa da harshen Latin, kamar wani abu daga sautin fim ɗin tsoro na sihiri. “Sanctus!” suke kuka. “Dominus!” Kuma, ba shakka, “Lucifer!”
Ƙungiyar mawaƙa tana da wuya a ji fiye da yadda kuke tsammani, saboda suna fafatawa da duk abin da ke faruwa a waƙar farko, The Dark Forest: wani sautin bass na lantarki mai gudu wanda yake kama da rikodin hi-NRG daga gidajen rawa na 'yan luwadi na tsakiyar 80s; wani ɓangaren kirtani da ke yin goge-goge cikin hauka; wani guitar lantarki da aka gurbata yana kunna arpeggios na prog-metal mai hauka; da kuma jagoran mawaƙa Matt Bellamy yana nuna motsin rai sosai ta hanyar waƙar murya mai kama da chanson. “Taurari suna kashe kansu cikin tsoro!” yana rera waƙa. “Dukanmu za mu roƙi halaka!”
Wannan yana gaya muku abubuwa da yawa game da Muse. Magoya bayansu za su iya ganin wannan a matsayin hujjar cewa ƙungiyar ta dawo kan hanya. Muse sun bambanta kansu daga ambaliyar masu fasaha na bayan OK Computer ta hanyar juya komai zuwa 11. Yayin da sautinsu ya zama mai girma da ban mamaki, waƙoƙinsu sun ƙaura daga nau'in damuwa na wanzuwa irin na Radiohead zuwa tunanin makirci marasa hankali, dystopias da aka zana sosai, da jigogi na ƙarshen duniya. Sun sayar da miliyoyin rikodin, amma kamar yadda Bellamy ya yarda kwanan nan, kundinsu biyu na ƙarshe masu suka da magoya baya sun gani a matsayin alamun ƙungiyar da ke rasa hanyarta. Simulation Theory na 2018 ya gwada sabon salon da ya rinjayi pop na 80s, tare da haɗin gwiwa da mai samar da R&B Timbaland da kuma gwanin pop na Sweden Shellback. Will of the People na 2022 ya kasance mai ban mamaki—tarun waƙoƙi da suka yi nuni da waƙoƙin Muse na baya da gangan, an fitar da su maimakon kundi na manyan hits.
Wata ra'ayi ita ce Muse ya yi tuntuɓe saboda duniya ta fara cim ma su: tunanin dystopian mai ban tsoro da tunanin makirci marasa hankali yanzu sun zama na yau da kullun. Ƙari ga haka, ya bayyana a fili cewa masu 'yanci na dama suna ɗaukar wasu daga cikin ra'ayoyin waƙoƙin Muse masu wuce gona da iri da muhimmanci. Mai ra'ayin mazan jiya Glenn Beck ya yi kama da ya gaskata cewa kundi na ra'ayi na 2009 The Resistance annabci ne, “daidai game da abin da ke zuwa mana.”
Yana faɗi da yawa game da yadda abubuwa za su iya zama masu tsanani a duniyar Muse cewa, a cikin waƙoƙi, The Wow! Signal a zahiri yana rage abubuwa kaɗan. Yana game da wanzuwar baƙi ne (sunanta yana nufin wani lamari na 1977 inda na'urar hangen nesa ta rediyo ta ɗauki wani sigina mai ban mamaki daga taurarin Sagittarius), maimakon 'Yan Sandan Tunani ko Kwayar Cutar Hankali. Har yanzu yana da ban mamaki sosai—wannan kundi ne inda duet tare da Ellie Goulding ya buɗe da layin “yana zuwa kusa – shiryar da macijin!”—amma watakila ba zai jawo hankalin masu ra'ayin mazan jiya mafi haɗari ba, musamman tunda sau da yawa yana amfani da abubuwan kimiyyar sararin samaniya a matsayin misali na soyayya mai tashin hankali.
Kiɗan, a halin yanzu, yana sabunta sautin ƙawata na Black Holes and Revelations na 2006 cikin farin ciki. A tsakanin manyan riffs, organ irin na Count Dracula, solos na guitar masu kuka, arpeggios na synth na prog-rock, da muryar Bellamy—mutumin da ba ya riƙe kansa—akwai tasirin pop bayyananne. Muse a fili sun ɗan yi amfani da lokaci tare da Discovery na Daft Punk kwanan nan: Nightshift Superstar yana kawo wani yanayi na disco na Faransa a cikin haɗin, kuma wasu daga cikin kunna guitar suna kama da sun fito daga wuri ɗaya da Aerodynamic na Discovery. Idan ka cire duk hayaniyar sauti kuma watakila ka ɗan rage waƙoƙin—“duk abin da na taɓa mafarki ya gudu zuwa taurari!” – “Shimmering Scars” zai iya aiki a matsayin waƙar piano ballad madaidaiciya, kuma mai kyau sosai.
Tsallake bayan tallan wasiƙar labarai
Wasiƙar labarai kyauta | Mako-mako
Yi rajista zuwa Sleeve Notes
Sami labaran kiɗa, sake dubawa masu ƙarfi, da abubuwan ban mamaki. Kowane nau'i, kowane zamani, kowane mako.
Duba sabon
Shigar da imel ɗinka
Yi rajista
Bayan tallan wasiƙar labarai
Muse review – sublimely ridiculous rock 'n' roll camp
Karanta ƙari
Ba shakka, duk hayaniyar sauti ita ce ma'anar. Ba a buƙatar faɗi cewa yana iya zama ɗan gajiya, kuma akwai lokutan da ko magoya bayan Muse za su iya son danna dakatarwa su kwanta a wani wuri shiru—ko aƙalla wurin da babu wanda ke kunna organ kamar Count Dracula. Amma hakan yana faruwa ƙasa da yadda kuke tsammani, watakila saboda akwai wani abu mai ban mamaki na ƙasa a zuciyar The Wow! Signal. Muse sun rubuta waƙoƙi masu ƙarfi na waƙa waɗanda za su iya ɗaukar duk abin da shirye-shiryen suka jefa musu. Abin da ke tare da ku bayan “In Sickness You and I” ya ƙare ba muryoyin baya na opera ba ne ko kuma dogon synth na ban mamaki—shi ne maimaita waƙa. Ko watakila saboda akwai wani abu mai ban sha'awa game da yadda suka jajirce ga aikinsu na ban dariya gaba ɗaya, suna ƙin yarda da kowane ra'ayi na balaga ko ɗanɗano mai kyau, maimakon haka suna shiga gaba ɗaya cikin duniyarsu. Ba za ku so ku zauna a can koyaushe ba, amma ziyara ba ta da ban sha'awa.
Wannan mako Alexis ya saurari:
Mitchum Yacoub – “When I'm With You” ft Divina
Kyakkyawan soul mai annashuwa wanda ya fito daga Latin Amurka (bugun) da Lagos (horns na Afrobeat): cikakke ga yanayin yanzu.
Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da Muse The Will of the People Tambayoyin an rubuta su cikin yanayin tattaunawa na halitta wanda ya rufe matakan farko da na ci gaba
Tambayoyin Matakin Farko
Q Wanene Alexis Petridis kuma me ya sa ya kamata in damu da bitarsa
A Shi ne babban mai sukar kiɗa na The Guardian Zaɓin Album na Makon nasa yana da tasiri saboda yana nuna abin da yake ganin shine mafi muhimmanci ko kuma mafi ban sha'awa sabon fitarwa
Q Wane kundi yake bita a nan
A Yana bitar kundi na tara na Muse The Will of the People wanda ya fito a watan Agusta 2022
Q Wannan bita ce mai kyau ko mara kyau
A Mafi yawa mai kyau amma tare da manyan sharhi Petridis ya kira shi “The Wow! Signal” wani rikici mai daɗi wanda yake nishadantarwa ko da yake yana da ban dariya Ya ce ya fi kundinsu na dad rock na baya
Q Menene ma'anar “The Wow! Signal” a cikin take
A Wani sigina ne na rediyo na 1977 daga sararin samaniya wanda ya yi kama da saƙon baƙi Petridis yana amfani da shi a matsayin misali kundin wani fashewar hayaniya ne mai ban sha'awa amma ba ka tabbata ko hazaka ce ko kawai hayaniya ba
Q Ina buƙatar sanin tsoffin waƙoƙin Muse don fahimtar bitar
A A'a amma yana taimaka Petridis yana kwatanta wannan kundi da aikinsu na farko da kuma matakin dad rock na baya
Tambayoyin Matakin Tsakiyar
Q Menene babban sukar da Petridis ya yi game da kundin
A Ya ce waƙoƙin suna da wauta da ban dariya kamar izgili na ƙungiyar rock mai shakku Ya kuma lura cewa ƙungiyar ta dogara da yawa akan clichés
Q Menene ya yaba game da kundin
A Yana son kuzarin rikici da canjin nau'i Ya nuna waƙar take mai ban dariya da kuma samar da sauti mai ban mamaki Ya ce yana da daɗi saboda yana wuce gona da iri
