허무와 냉소, 자포자기 대신 긍정적이며 따뜻하고 인간적인 관계를 노래하는 다국적밴드 'VEGA4'의 소포모어 앨범 베가포는 영국에서 결성된 4인조 다국적 밴드이다. 각 구성원들의 이런 다른 성장배경은 베가포가 인간관계를 노래하는 주요인이자 자양분이 되었는데, 이들이 타지에서 객지생활을 통해 느끼고 경험했던 소외와 고립 그리고 화해 같은 인간사의 편린들은 재구성되어 베가포만의 음악으로 아름답게 재탄생되었다. 3년 만에 소개되는 소포모어 앨범 [YOU AND OTHERS]는 데뷔앨범 [SATELLITES]보다 훨씬 더 쉬운 멜로디와 따스한 가사로 베가포의 팬들을 배가시켰으며, 특히 미국의 텔레비전 시리즈 [그레이 아나토미]에 삽입된 곡“LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL”은 미국 빌보드차트 HOT ADULT TOP 40에 들며, 뜨거운 반응을 얻고 있다. 처음 베가포의 음악을 들은 이들은 스노우 패트롤이나 에디터스, 트래비스, 스타세일러, 콜드플레이 같은 팀들이 연상될지도 모른다. 하지만 베가포는 이 선배 그룹과는 차이점이 있는데 그건 허무와 냉소, 자포자기 대신 긍정적이며 따뜻하고 인간적인 관계를 노래한다는 사실이다. 이렇듯 베가포가 비슷한 스타일을 지향하면서 여타의 그룹들과 차별화에 성공한 요인은 이 앨범의 제작을 맡은 프로듀서 가렛 ‘잭나이프’ 리의 역량이 완벽하게 발휘되었기 때문이다. 유투, 스노우 패트롤, 에디터스, 블록 파티 등과의 작업으로 경험을 축적한 그는 예전에 자신과 작업한 팀들과 베가포를 구별할 수 있는 핵심 열쇠로 앨범 전체를 감싸고 있는 온화한 기운을 택했다.첫 싱글로 낙점된 “YOU & ME”는 이 음반의 1번 트랙으로 스트레이트한 질주감이 마치 오픈카를 타고 해안도로를 달리는 기분이 드는 완벽한 오프닝 송이다. 앞에서 언급한 [그레이 아나토미]에 삽입되어 베가포의 이름을 널리 알리는데 결정적인 역할을 한 “LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL”은 클라이맥스로 도달하기 위해 점층적으로 풀어가는 곡 구조가 인상적이며 특히 후반부에 등장하는 펑크의 백킹 기타와 합창단의 코러스가 어우러지는 절정은 언밸런스 속에서 밸런스를 유지하는 매력을 발산한다. 이 외에도 서정과 격정이 깊숙이 파고드는 총 11곡은 온화한 기운을 발산하며 당신의 뇌리에 따뜻하게 맴돌 것이다. .... ....
Tiny things illuminate us Makeup on the window sill Fingers tracing tracks on my face Uncover the cracks in me
You said, "That's where the light shines through us" Kiss my mouth, I'll believe
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful, it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful, it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
Who would have known my heart is beating? Who would have known my heart is beating?
I was dreaming we were older You were laughing and I woke up Covered in one sleeping breath The night before I left New York I have to catch a plane to Jacknife But I'll be back soon
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful, it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful, it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
Who would have known my heart is beating? Who would have known my heart is beating?
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful, it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
You're tearing me apart It's beautiful it's beautiful Beautiful at the start
You have the faith that kills the fear Of being real Yeah, this is real and now for the first time, I'm finally alive You take my first inside your hand, You squeeze, I understand, that I get lost in the Politics of love
You still surprise me every day, You blanket me with grace, You clear the static and you get me Reconnected
You put your fingers in my hair, You broke into my head, You sacrificed so you could feel like I do.
You know that it's easier alone. You know that it's easier alone but I can't be me without you
You see the day swallow me whole, You see me bang my head off walls, You put your face on mine and say, "let it be"
You said that everyone gets lost, You pressed your mouth against my lips, You sing a song but there's no strategy In your melody love
You know that it's easier alone. You know that it's easier alone but I can't be me without you.
You have the faith that kills the fear Of being real. Yeah, this is real and now for the First time, I've arrived.
You know that it's easier alone You know that it's easier alone but I can't be me without you
I'm stuck. I've loved everything I've lost. Gave up, before what I started could.
You were wrong about me, I was lying to both of us.
Love, I'm confusing connection for love, I've confused our connection. Love, I'm confusing connection for love
Let go. You can burn the things we bought. Set fire to the demons that I brought.
You deserve a better chance than I could ever give you.
Love, I'm confusing connection for love, I've confused our connection. Love, I'm confusing connection for love Love, I'm confusing connection for love I've confused our connection. Love, I'm confusing connection for love
I thought love had come I've confused our connection. Why love? I thought love had come and taken us
From the mountains to the oceans, The places where we live. From your mouth and on through My mouth, It is everywhere, Pulsing in the heat of your warm breath.
In the trains and on the runway, In factories and schools, From the safety of your long arms, I reach endlessly from here. Our finger prints are everywhere.
You're a daughter, I'm a son, I almost said "I love you."
A billion tons of light explodes, We are illuminated now. A billion tons of light explodes, We are illuminated now.
As I lie against your body That will one day let you down, From the safety of this moment, I reach endlessly from here, I reach endlessly. Endlessly.
This adds up to more than us, I almost said "I love you."
A billion tons of light We are illuminated now A billion tons of light explodes We are illuminated now
I'm not the man I wanted to be, I'm just not that strong. I can't think of anything, That's not come undone.
You came in our new bed, I loved to see you lost, Your eyes were closed.
Turn on all the lights, Make it louder. Shock this heart to life, Burst it open. Shout out secrets, shout, Shout out louder. Love like the first time. Start from nothing.
It's not just that I wanted to be, The one that was strong, The one that could pull us up off Of our knees
We lay in our new bed, And I could hear you breathe. Your eyes were closed, Keep your eyes closed. I love it when you're lost
Turn on all the lights, Make it louder. Shock this heart to life, Burst it open. Shout out secrets, shout, Shout out louder. Love like the first time. Start from nothing