Close up, Vol. 2 - People & Places

儘管已年过半百，依旧维持姣好容颜与窈窕身形的Suzanne Vega，出道至今25年不变的纯淨嗓音，秉持一贯民谣作风，捕捉现代都会女性的知性、感性、浪漫、情爱、孤单和恐惧。在80年代末期以经典专辑《Solitude Standing》风光入围格莱美最佳流行女歌手等三项大奖，在当时成功带起一股独立女性创作歌手风潮！身为时代先锋仍创作不懈，在民谣的根源上，不断多方尝试、实验，变化出崭新的音乐风格，虽没有太多惊天动地的商业畅销曲，却屡获影像创作者的青睐，将其作品引用于电影中，多年来持续累积众多乐迷追随，至今缔造全球七百万张专辑销售量！

08年完全脱离主流唱片大厂的羁绊，Suzanne Vega开始了这个自我色彩浓厚的超级特写精选计划(Close-Up)，在10-11年，她将历年精华创作重新诠释，以清新、近乎不插电的简约编曲，让词曲简约的魅力与文采能原味散发，预计推出四张精选。第二辑收录了生涯最脍炙人口的两首畅销曲〈Luka〉、〈Tom’s Diner〉及〈Queen〉及〈The Soldier〉等代表作，更加收原为Danger Mouse与Sparklehorse主导、另类摇滚巨星云集的《Dark Night of the Soul》专辑所跨刀合写的〈The Man Who Played God〉，在这裡以Vega式的招牌样貌重现，专辑通篇以自己的歌声与吉他演出，偶而点缀高雅弦乐与简约的节奏，充分展现Suzanne Vega字裡行间的知性诗意，充满人文韵味的都会美声，吟唱诗人的优游姿态尽现其中，不但是发烧友期待的品味大碟，更是文艺知青不可错过的年度珍藏！

　1985, singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega released her stunning self-titled debut album. 25 years and 7 million albums sold later, Suzanne is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Now Suzanne is reinterpreting a majority of her catalogue in a close and personal manner creating four thematic albums that will be released over 2010-2011. Vol.2 People & Places comes out October 12th, and features some of Suzanne s biggest hits and most beloved songs, in an intimate way never before heard. Vol.2 features new acoustic recordings of Luka, Tom s Diner, Queen and the Soldier and a new song written with Mark Linkous and Dangermouse, The Man Who Played God.