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"In den ersten Zeilen von 'Green And Grey', der zeitlosen New Model Army-Hymne schlechthin, wartet Mastermind Justin Sullivan am Rande der britischen Kleinstadt auf den Bus. Sein Blick schweift über die grünen Wiesen, den wolkenverhangenen Himmel, und er denkt an die verlorenen Freunde. Natürlich regnet es" lauten die ersten Zeilen unserer Album-Review zum Meilenstein "Thunder And Consolation": Das Alleinstellungsmerkmal der Folk-Rocker ist es, immer mittendrin statt nur dabei zu sein. Ihre spröde, treibende Musik und Sullivans Poesie kennen keine Gnade und ziehen die Hörer:innen immer tief in seine Geschichten.
Mit diesem Merkmal brechen New Model Army auf "Sinfonia". Die Zusammenarbeit mit der langjährigen Weggefährtin Shir-Ran Yinon, die auch Eluveitie an der Violine live unterstützt, und die Arrangements für die Leipziger Sinfonia-Orchester schrieb, kleidet den klassischen NMA-Sound in ein wärmeres, dichteres Streichergewand. Die Band distanziert sich so von der harten Realität ihrer Geschichten.
Die Adaption von "Green And Grey" zum Beispiel entledigt sich jeglichem Lagerfeuer-Feeling und cuttet die normalerweise losbrechenden Gitarren- und Drum-Attacken komplett aus dem Track. Es verbleiben allein Sullivans Stimme und die tragende, wundervolle Arbeit der ViolinistInnen des Orchesters. Sullivans Intensität schmerzt fast körperlich, trotzdem ist etwas anders: Es ist nicht mehr Sullivan selbst, der am Rande einer Kleinstadt auf den Bus wartet, es ist Sullivan, der jemanden, der an diesem Ort zwischen dem Grün drüben auf dem Hügel und der grauen Industriestadt sitzt, beobachtet – wie in einem Film, daneben aber nicht mittendrin.
Auch das ansonsten harte "Winter" verzichtet für die ersten drei Minuten auf jeglichen Beat, so dass Sullivan nicht mehr der Soldat im Krieg ist, sondern eher als Kriegsreporter auftritt. Im letzten Drittel steigert sich der Track dann doch, groovt fast hüftschwenkend statt hart-rockend zum Sieg. Es ist fast, als beschwören New Model Army hier den Sieg der Ukraine und das Ende der Kampfhandlungen.
Es braucht mehrere konzentrierte Albumdurchläufe, bis man sich dieses Effekts, der in fast jedem der Songs spürbar ist, bewusst wird. Erst wenn man alle Erwartungen und alle Erinnerungen abschüttelt, entfaltet sich die Magie von "Sinfonia". Es ist keine Aneinanderreihung von neuen Interpretationen alter Hits, es ist eine eigene kleine Oper, ein kleiner Film, der dank der Arrangements von Shir-Ran Yinon, der erfahrenen New Model Army-Musiker und Sullivan ein neues Kapitel im Buch der Briten aufschlägt, von dem man nicht wusste, dass man es brauchen würde. Alleine wie in der "Overture" die Themen aus "Vagabonds" und "Green And Grey" aufgenommen und mit einem John Williams'schen Star Wars-Vibe verbunden werden, streichelt sofort die skeptische Fanseele.
Vielleicht hilft es im Zugang zu diesem neuen Ansatz auch, dass bis auf die erwähnten Hits viele Klassiker wie "No Rest", "Better Than Them", "51 State", "White Coats", "Poison Street" oder "Stupid Questions" fehlen. Dagegen dominieren Lieder der zweiten Karrierehälfte ab 2000. So eröffnet "Devil's Bargain" vom "Between Wine And Blood"-Album den Reigen mit den bekannten Tribal-Tom-Drums konterkariert von Synthies und weichen, getragenen Streichern. "Devil" vom "Winter"-Werk marschiert mit Gitarren, während sich Sullivan durch den Song kämpft, um im Grande Finale aufzublühen. Das emotionale "Lullaby" vom vergessenen '98er "Strange Brotherhood" ersetzt Bass mit Streichern und mutiert zum Liebeslied.
Es sind meistens nicht die großen Töne, nicht die großen Mitsing-Momente, die "Sinfonia" heraufbeschwört. Gerade im Mittelteil kommen und gehen auch einige neue Versionen ohne Replay-Value. "Sinfonia" ist eben eher eine Oper als ein Album und darf nur im Ganzen konsumiert werden, auch wenn der schönste Pop-Song der Band - "Purity" - durch die Neuinterpretation noch unwiderstehlicher wirkt ("the best song we ever written", yes!) und das unweigerliche "Vagabonds" natürlich den bekannt bombastisch-pathetischen Schlusspunkt setzt.
"Sinfonia" nimmt dieses Pathos, das ihrer Musik stets innewohnte und das in den 80ern von den Hardcore-Punk-Dogmatikern so gehasst wurde, und baut daraus eine Oper, die zwar den Hunger und die realistische Härte früherer Tage missen lässt, aber ihre ganz eigene Sehnsucht entwickelt.
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Nelson, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Composer, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Composer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Marshall Gill, Composer - Ceri Monger, Composer, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - David Blomberg, Composer - Shir-Ran Yinon, Composer, Arranger, First Violin - Moose Harris, Composer - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer, Lyricist - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Nelson, Composer, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Marshall Gill, Composer, Lyricist - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer, Lyricist - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer, Lyricist - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Justin Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Michael Dean, Drums, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton, Composer, Lyricist - New Model Army, Artist, MainArtist - Ursula Heins, Harp - Tobias Unterberg, Cello - Dean White, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ceri Monger, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass - Shir-Ran Yinon, Arranger, First Violin - Julia Nagel, Trombone - Sofia Beno, Second Violin - Marie Schutrak, Viola - Julia Panzer, Cello - Aaron Lampert, Horn - Isolde Dreßler, First Violin - Sinfonia Leipzig, Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Cornelius During, Conductor - Luca Höhmann, Flute - Viola Wasser, Viola - Simon Pühn, Viola - Jo-Ann Lehmann, Viola - Luciano Antonio Barraza Huaiquimilla, Cello - Konstanze Pietschmann, Cello - Matthias Fröschle, Double Bass - Danis Gerardo Castillo, Double Bass - Annett Maria Müller, Flute, Alto Flute - Stella Heutling, Oboe, English Horn - Anne Clasen, Second Violin - Marie Knaudt, Clarinet - Nathalie Engler, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jakob Then Bergh, Bassoon - Laura Funk-Hilsdorf, Horn - Sebastian Taubert, Trumpet - Moritz Brandenburger, Trumpet - Mathias Chladt, Trombone - Peter Gotterbarm, Percussion, Timpani - Regina Lüders, Second Violin - Yoanna Bozhidarova-Aldemir, Second Violin - Constanze Drinda, First Violin - Anna-Maria Reiß, First Violin - Maximilian Pietschmann, Second Violin - Blanca Barrientos López, First Violin - Anna Maria Kronfeld-Suske, First Violin
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
Albumbeschreibung
"In den ersten Zeilen von 'Green And Grey', der zeitlosen New Model Army-Hymne schlechthin, wartet Mastermind Justin Sullivan am Rande der britischen Kleinstadt auf den Bus. Sein Blick schweift über die grünen Wiesen, den wolkenverhangenen Himmel, und er denkt an die verlorenen Freunde. Natürlich regnet es" lauten die ersten Zeilen unserer Album-Review zum Meilenstein "Thunder And Consolation": Das Alleinstellungsmerkmal der Folk-Rocker ist es, immer mittendrin statt nur dabei zu sein. Ihre spröde, treibende Musik und Sullivans Poesie kennen keine Gnade und ziehen die Hörer:innen immer tief in seine Geschichten.
Mit diesem Merkmal brechen New Model Army auf "Sinfonia". Die Zusammenarbeit mit der langjährigen Weggefährtin Shir-Ran Yinon, die auch Eluveitie an der Violine live unterstützt, und die Arrangements für die Leipziger Sinfonia-Orchester schrieb, kleidet den klassischen NMA-Sound in ein wärmeres, dichteres Streichergewand. Die Band distanziert sich so von der harten Realität ihrer Geschichten.
Die Adaption von "Green And Grey" zum Beispiel entledigt sich jeglichem Lagerfeuer-Feeling und cuttet die normalerweise losbrechenden Gitarren- und Drum-Attacken komplett aus dem Track. Es verbleiben allein Sullivans Stimme und die tragende, wundervolle Arbeit der ViolinistInnen des Orchesters. Sullivans Intensität schmerzt fast körperlich, trotzdem ist etwas anders: Es ist nicht mehr Sullivan selbst, der am Rande einer Kleinstadt auf den Bus wartet, es ist Sullivan, der jemanden, der an diesem Ort zwischen dem Grün drüben auf dem Hügel und der grauen Industriestadt sitzt, beobachtet – wie in einem Film, daneben aber nicht mittendrin.
Auch das ansonsten harte "Winter" verzichtet für die ersten drei Minuten auf jeglichen Beat, so dass Sullivan nicht mehr der Soldat im Krieg ist, sondern eher als Kriegsreporter auftritt. Im letzten Drittel steigert sich der Track dann doch, groovt fast hüftschwenkend statt hart-rockend zum Sieg. Es ist fast, als beschwören New Model Army hier den Sieg der Ukraine und das Ende der Kampfhandlungen.
Es braucht mehrere konzentrierte Albumdurchläufe, bis man sich dieses Effekts, der in fast jedem der Songs spürbar ist, bewusst wird. Erst wenn man alle Erwartungen und alle Erinnerungen abschüttelt, entfaltet sich die Magie von "Sinfonia". Es ist keine Aneinanderreihung von neuen Interpretationen alter Hits, es ist eine eigene kleine Oper, ein kleiner Film, der dank der Arrangements von Shir-Ran Yinon, der erfahrenen New Model Army-Musiker und Sullivan ein neues Kapitel im Buch der Briten aufschlägt, von dem man nicht wusste, dass man es brauchen würde. Alleine wie in der "Overture" die Themen aus "Vagabonds" und "Green And Grey" aufgenommen und mit einem John Williams'schen Star Wars-Vibe verbunden werden, streichelt sofort die skeptische Fanseele.
Vielleicht hilft es im Zugang zu diesem neuen Ansatz auch, dass bis auf die erwähnten Hits viele Klassiker wie "No Rest", "Better Than Them", "51 State", "White Coats", "Poison Street" oder "Stupid Questions" fehlen. Dagegen dominieren Lieder der zweiten Karrierehälfte ab 2000. So eröffnet "Devil's Bargain" vom "Between Wine And Blood"-Album den Reigen mit den bekannten Tribal-Tom-Drums konterkariert von Synthies und weichen, getragenen Streichern. "Devil" vom "Winter"-Werk marschiert mit Gitarren, während sich Sullivan durch den Song kämpft, um im Grande Finale aufzublühen. Das emotionale "Lullaby" vom vergessenen '98er "Strange Brotherhood" ersetzt Bass mit Streichern und mutiert zum Liebeslied.
Es sind meistens nicht die großen Töne, nicht die großen Mitsing-Momente, die "Sinfonia" heraufbeschwört. Gerade im Mittelteil kommen und gehen auch einige neue Versionen ohne Replay-Value. "Sinfonia" ist eben eher eine Oper als ein Album und darf nur im Ganzen konsumiert werden, auch wenn der schönste Pop-Song der Band - "Purity" - durch die Neuinterpretation noch unwiderstehlicher wirkt ("the best song we ever written", yes!) und das unweigerliche "Vagabonds" natürlich den bekannt bombastisch-pathetischen Schlusspunkt setzt.
"Sinfonia" nimmt dieses Pathos, das ihrer Musik stets innewohnte und das in den 80ern von den Hardcore-Punk-Dogmatikern so gehasst wurde, und baut daraus eine Oper, die zwar den Hunger und die realistische Härte früherer Tage missen lässt, aber ihre ganz eigene Sehnsucht entwickelt.
© Laut
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 21 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 02:02:34
- Künstler: New Model Army Sinfonia Leipzig
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: earMUSIC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternativ und Indie
2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2023 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
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