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Legss – Нереальный

Legss – Нереальный

      Мощный, захватывающий дебютный альбом...

      12 · 09 · 2025

      «Некоторые люди существуют лишь для того, чтобы меня до чертиков бесить», — провозглашает смягчённый ливерпульский акцент ненадёжного рассказчика Неда Грина альбома Unreal посреди суматохи раннего хита «Sleepers, Awake». Посреди катарсиса геометричных, перекрещивающихся гитарных ритмов и вихрей духовых, словно пчёлы в голове, словесные монологи Грина — это хрустально точные, хирургические наблюдения, искрящиеся тем же ироничным остроумием, которое стало опорой лучших работ Ричарда Доусона, Нила Блэквелла, Криса Морриса и др. Он ищет глубокий смысл в повседневном; хочет экстаза в обыденности; и если его конечная цель — стать первым рок‑певцом, который упомянет розетку с пометкой «Только для бритвы» (Shaver Only), то он добивается этого во всём.

      Legss уже почти десять лет мирно существуют на заднем плане музыкальной сцены южного Лондона. Пока вспышки шумихи вокруг миллиардов хайповых групп горели ярко и выгорали, Legss томились, вынашивая, созревая и настаиваясь. Результат — звук, который вплетает паутинный пост‑панк в более широкую ткань кабареных изысков и пост‑роковых острых ощущений — исполнение безупречно.

      Для дебютного альбома Unreal столь уверен и увлекателен, как и полагается лучшим примерам. Никакой половинчатости. Метод работы Legss здесь — уверенная смесь скрипучего, раздражительного autre‑rock и спокойной балладности, причём главные шедевры альбома приходят с противоположных концов этого спектра. «909» — это обжигающий напор, в котором группа напоминает о мускулистых грувах Wire и The Contortions, а косвенный монолог в стиле разговорного радио от Грина — один из самых запоминающихся моментов альбома: «это твои взгляды, это твоя машина».

      Тяжёлые моменты так мощно бьют как раз потому, что моменты ледяного, духовного передышки столь сильны. «Nothing Would Make Me Happier» — один из таких моментов; крадучие басовые партии и вялый звон грустной гитары в духе Pavement, пока Грин размышляет: «Так вот почему и говорят: “давайте играть в домик под каруселью ветвей”» . Тем временем «Eversince», возможно, коронный камень альбома, — призрачная, нарастающая пост‑рок‑баллада, вся в духе Fleet Foxes и Луцио Баттисти в своём оркестровом разворачивании, тогда как «Bit Rot» представляет собой шумовой хаос гитар в духе Бранки, уступающий место романтичному припеву «ба‑да, ба‑ба‑ба‑да» — великолепие.

      Unreal долго созревал, но он не несёт бремени недостроенности. Подлинно современный, умный взгляд на пост‑панк, более продуманный, лучше аранжированный и наполненный идеями по сравнению с подавляющим большинством их современников — у Legss действительно что‑то получается.

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      Автор: Cal Cashin

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