简介： Black Kid乐队来自美国佛罗里达，被著名的滚石杂志(Rolling Stone)称为2008年最值得期待的新乐队之一。作为Black Kids的首张正式专辑，这张《Partie Traumatic》一上市就打动了不少乐迷。在本周的英国流行音乐专辑榜中，这张《Partie T 更多>
Black Kid乐队来自美国佛罗里达，被著名的滚石杂志(Rolling Stone)称为2008年最值得期待的新乐队之一。作为Black Kids的首张正式专辑，这张《Partie Traumatic》一上市就打动了不少乐迷。在本周的英国流行音乐专辑榜中，这张《Partie Traumatic》空降第五位。对于一直年轻乐队来说，这算是一个不错的成绩。此前，专辑中的首支打榜单曲《I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You》曾冲到英国单曲榜的第11名。
Once again demonstrating the power of the Internet in breaking new bands, in a matter of months the Black Kids came from obscurity to become one of the most talked-about bands at the 2007 College Music Journal Music Marathon, all on the basis of four songs posted on the band's MySpace page and a lot of buzz among music bloggers. Hailing from Jacksonville, FL, the Black Kids consist of Reggie Youngblood on guitar and lead vocals, Ali Youngblood and Dawn Watley on keyboards and backing vocals, Owen Holmes on bass, and Kevin Snow on drums. Reggie and Ali, who are brother and sister, met the other three members of the group while attending the same Sunday school classes as kids (Reggie points out that in the often-conservative South, Sunday school is a great place to socialize with the opposite sex), and in 2006 they got together to form a band.
Combining bouncy '60s-style pop, '80s new wave atmospherics, and upbeat dance grooves played with a playful, organic spirit, the Black Kids had earned a loyal local following when they posted their four-song EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, on their MySpace page in August 2007. The witty, hook-laden tunes impressed music fans in Florida and Georgia who had seen the Black Kids' live shows (in particular a fabled appearance at the 2007 Popfest in Athens, GA), and several bloggers began writing up the band. Word spread like wildfire across the Internet, and "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" and "Hurricane Jane" were being hailed as potential hit singles. After Vice magazine, New Musical Express, and Pitchfork Media began talking up the band, the Black Kids' appearances at the CMJ Music Marathon festival in October 2007 found them turning away hundreds of curious music fans and winning rapturous notices in the music press, all without the benefit of a record deal. Not long after the CMJ appearances, the Black Kids signed a management deal with Quest Management, and were booked to play their first tour of England while weighing offers from several record labels.
