原来快乐可以这样玩

Four Eyed Monster所带来的冲击，除了电影本身、崛起的宣传与记录方式，便是发掘好音乐。Susan在续集中强调，这是她极为钟爱的乐队之一。她也不是随口说说。实际上，Gingerbread Patriots真是一支快乐过了头的Indie Pop乐队。轻快的节奏，配搭纯真无邪的歌词，这支乐队仿佛是游乐园中快乐极致的表现。乐手随意的弹奏，主唱的荒腔走板的呢喃，我们仿佛化身成棉花糖，被温柔的氛围缓缓融化而不觉粘腻。续集采用了The Day I Dies（收录在乐队第二张专辑Wax Lips and Hummingbirds中）作为配乐。歌曲前面有很大部分只有音乐而没有vocal，却丝毫不减歌曲本身丰富的内涵与张力。也许是轻快的节奏。也许是仿佛蕴藏了故事的铺排方式。也许是让人应接不暇的乐器。这说明了其实把vocal当作一种组成歌曲的发声乐器，也不为过。
听到Eye Bear我觉得仅仅能以可爱形容。尽管乐团想要表现的是dreamy的调调，但是谁规定dreamy就不能可爱？A Story of People的快节奏让人想跳舞。但在Donna Mills中乐队则呈现了一种稳重。多方的尝试让人感叹，原来快乐可以这样玩。

What starts off as a sort of creepy, post-apocalyptic nod to Henry Mancini turns out to be one of the brightest indie pop debut albums ever to come out of the dusty Southwest. The lilting, almost angelic lyrics of John Brophy are backed by simplistically quaint but effective melodies. Strums of acoustic guitar are offset by the brisk melodic plinks of a xylophone or the slow burn of a high-pitched electronic surge.”
By Kevin Hopper
For the Albuquerque Journal

我不曾听过Gingerbread Patriots第一张专辑。无法体会creepy, post-apocalyptic nod to Henry Mancini是个什么样子。我认识他们的时候，他们已经乐不可支成那个样子。CD Baby是这样介绍他们的：Based out of Portland, OR, Megan Mcgaughy and brothers John, Jesh, and Joel Brophy create magical indie pop. They have been playing shows together for about three years and recently celebrated their second release entitled “Wax Lips and Hummingbirds.” Drawing influences from artists such as Pavement, Slowdive, and Elliot Smith（啊，我的Elliot Smith！）, they have been compared to Architecture in Helsinki, Earlimart, and even Grandaddy. They have shared the stage with Viva Voce, Enon, Mates of State, the Octopus Project, Aqueduct, Roots of Orchis, The Handsome Family, Bettie Serveert and many more with hundreds of shows, successful touring, and a SXSW 2006 showcase under their collective fancy belts.