COIN 不再害怕音樂：評論

這支位於田納西州納許維爾的三人組合由 Chase Lawrence、Ryan Winnen 和 Joe Memmel 組成，在他們 2022 年的唱片《Uncanny Valley》發行後，他們似乎感覺沒有靈感。

COIN is back, and they’re not afraid of themselves anymore. The Nashville-based trio, comprised of Chase Lawrence, Ryan Winnen, and Joe Memmel, felt uninspired after releasing their 2022 record, Uncanny Valley. As Lawrence expressed in an Instagram post about two months ago, “it felt like we were ready to quit a little bit, like six months ago at least I was.” He went on to describe the disconnection they felt from the music and from each other.

COIN回來了，他們不再害怕自己了。由 Chase Lawrence、Ryan Winnen 和 Joe Memmel 組成的納許維爾三人組在發行 2022 年唱片《恐怖谷》後感到缺乏靈感。正如勞倫斯大約兩個月前在 Instagram 上發布的帖子中所表達的那樣，“感覺我們已經準備好退出了，至少六個月前我是這樣的。”他接著描述了他們感受到的音樂和彼此之間的脫節。

Their fifth studio album, I’m Not Afraid Of Music Anymore, serves as the band’s testament to their commitment to authenticity and vulnerability, confessing and facing their fears up front and sharing them publicly with the world.

他們的第五張錄音室專輯《我不再害怕音樂》證明了樂團對真實性和脆弱性的承諾，坦白並直面他們的恐懼，並與世界公開分享。

In a world where everything competes for our time and attention, the album begins with “It’s Hard To Care About Everything,” discussing precisely that concept. The first track features an easy chorus backed by a choir, ultimately highlighting being overwhelmed by choice as life is boiled down to whom and what we choose to surround ourselves with. “Take It Or Leave It” debuted earlier this year in Florida at the Gasparilla Music Festival. The song pleads for a clean break rather than a romance that ends slowly and painfully. “Back of mind / You’re better off with / One love, two mouths / A missed call and a pretty boyfriend” cements that the narrator sees their partner with someone else already. In an interesting end, we see a hint of self reflection from the pre chorus saying “You’re better off alone” to the outro realizing “I’m better off alone”. 

在一個一切都在爭奪我們的時間和注意力的世界裡，這張專輯以「很難關心一切」開始，正是討論了這個概念。第一首歌以合唱團伴奏的輕鬆合唱為特色，最終強調了我們被選擇所淹沒，因為生活歸結為我們選擇與誰和什麼包圍自己。 「Take It Or Leave It」於今年稍早在佛羅裡達州的加斯帕里拉音樂節上首次亮相。這首歌懇求徹底決裂，而不是緩慢而痛苦地結束的浪漫。 「回想起來/你會過得更好/一份愛，兩張嘴/一個未接來電和一個漂亮的男朋友」鞏固了敘述者看到他們的伴侶已經和其他人在一起的事實。在一個有趣的結尾中，我們從前副歌“你一個人過得更好”到結尾意識到“我一個人過得更好”中看到了一絲自我反思。

Including a backing electric guitar reminiscent of early 2000s rock (The Strokes, to be specific), “Asking For A Friend” is a bittersweet play on the phrase where the band turns it into unrequited love. They call back to their own song “I Don’t Wanna Dance”, in the new song’s lyrics “And I don’t wanna let you down, down”, referencing their past, “I let you down / I know it / I’ll let you down over and over”. The references continue into “Slack”, dubbed as “the most COIN song ever”. This song was the final single released before the album, including more callbacks to longtime favorites “Crash My Car” and “Talk Too Much”. Lead singer Chase Lawerence said, “Slack is a love letter to our band, tying the journey together with a loose knot. Coin has been stretched in every direction, but we embrace every shape and size, even the ones that no longer fit right into place.” “Along For The Ride” feels just like that, and refers to a relationship that may just be pulled from a surface level script, nothing deeper than an act. 

《Asking For A Friend》中的伴奏電吉他讓人想起 2000 年代早期的搖滾樂（具體來說是 The Strokes），樂團將這句苦樂參半的樂句變成了單戀。他們回顧自己的歌曲“我不想跳舞”，在新歌的歌詞中“我不想讓你失望，失望”，提到他們的過去，“我讓你失望/我知道/我會讓你一遍又一遍地失望」。這些參考文獻一直延續到被稱為「有史以來最硬幣的歌曲」的「Slack」中。這首歌是專輯之前發行的最後一首單曲，其中包括對長期以來最受歡迎的“Crash My Car”和“Talk Too Much”的更多回憶。主唱 Chase Lawerence 表示：「Slack 是寫給我們樂團的情書，用一個鬆散的結將整個旅程綁在一起。硬幣已經向各個方向拉伸，但我們擁抱每一種形狀和尺寸，甚至是那些不再適合的形狀和尺寸。 「一路同行」的感覺就是這樣，指的是一種可能只是從表面劇本中拉出來的關係，沒有比表演更深層的東西。

Addressing Hollywood, media, and fame, “Problem” immediately reminded me of 5 Seconds Of Summer’s “No Shame”, both songs including topics of what happens when you are recognized by the public eye. Referencing Malibu 1992 and Getting Older, the lyrics are cynical and mesh well with the album’s rockiest song on the album yet, “Ah, is this getting easier / Or am I just getting older? / My eyes are just getting sleepier / I’m just getting sober”. We take a complete 180 to “Blueberry Smoothie”, another song title in an increasing trend of COIN song titles that includes fruit (Cutie, and later in the album, Strawberry Jam). Upon first listen, the song can be a metaphor for someone sticking around, their impression lasting. However it has been debunked that the song is actually more literal than anything else. 

談到好萊塢、媒體和名氣，《Problem》立即讓我想起了 5 Seconds Of Summer 的《No Shame》，這兩首歌都包含了當你被公眾認可時會發生什麼的主題。參考《Malibu 1992》和《Getting Older》，歌詞很憤世嫉俗，與專輯中迄今為止最搖滾的歌曲非常吻合，“啊，這變得更容易/還是我只是變老了？ /我的眼睛變得越來越困/我剛剛變得清醒」。我們對「Blueberry Smoothie」進行了完整的 180 度旋轉，這是 COIN 歌曲標題日益增長的趨勢中的另一首歌曲標題，其中包括水果（Cutie，以及後來在專輯中的 Strawberry Jam）。第一次聽時，這首歌可以比喻某人留下來，他們的印象持久。然而，這首歌實際上比其他任何歌曲都更直白，這一事實已被揭穿。

“222” had me picturing William Miller from Almost Famous, as he fell for Penny Lane, with lyrics “And she said, “Every time you fall in love / You wanna meet the band / Oh honey, every time I leave / I hope you understand, understand”. Considered an “angel number”,  “222 can be a confirmation about those current choices, or it can alert you that there are important partnerships coming in the near future.” The piano twinkles sprinkled in after the first chorus and again after lines in the verses gives the soft song a unique touch, really leaning into something dreamlike. The “Growing Song” leads someone to believe that it’s about growing apart from another person while it is actually about shedding an older version of yourself. It includes an instrumental break at the 2 minute mark including strings, fingerpicking, and flighty backing vocals, reminiscent of George Daniels’ production with The 1975’s interlude songs. “Bloodtype” follows, and has a distinctly country feel, like a song sung around a bonfire. Their use of an electric guitar and backing synths keeps this from being too twangy. “Olivia” is an easy listen, using G and D chord variations and again refers to another one of the band’s songs “Nobody’s

《222》讓我想起《幾近成名》中的威廉·米勒(William Miller)，他愛上了Penny Lane，歌詞中“她說，“每次你墜入愛河/你想見見樂隊/哦，親愛的，每次我離開/我希望你明白了，明白了」。被視為“天使數字”，“222 可以是對當前選擇的確認，或者它可以提醒您在不久的將來會有重要的合作夥伴關係。”在第一段副歌之後以及在詩句之後，鋼琴的閃爍聲給這首輕柔的歌曲帶來了獨特的觸感，真正讓人陷入了夢幻般的感覺。 《成長之歌》讓人相信它是關於與另一個人漸行漸遠，但實際上它是關於擺脫舊版本的自己。它包括 2 分鐘的樂器休息，包括弦樂、指彈和輕快的和聲，讓人想起喬治·丹尼爾斯 (George Daniels) 製作的 1975 年的插曲。 《Bloodtype》緊隨其後，有著明顯的鄉村氣息，就像一首圍繞著篝火演唱的歌曲。他們使用電吉他和伴奏合成器來避免聲音過於刺鼻。 《Olivia》很容易聽，使用了 G 和 D 和弦變奏，並再次引用了樂團的另一首歌曲《Nobody's》