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''I'm New Here'' is the 13th and final studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released on February 8, 2010, by XL Recordings. It is his first release of original material in 16 years, following a period of personal and legal troubles with drug addiction. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009, and production was handled by XL Recordings-owner Richard Russell. ''I'm New Here'' is a post-industrial blues album,〔 with spoken word folk songs and trip hop interludes.〔 The album debuted at number 181 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 3,700 copies in its first week. It has spawned one single, "Me and the Devil", an adaptation of blues musician Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues" (1937). Upon its release, ''I'm New Here'' received positive reviews from most music critics. A remix of the album, titled ''We're New Here'', was produced by Jamie xx of The xx and released February 21, 2011, on XL Recordings. Pitchfork Media ranked ''I'm New Here'' number 45 on its list of the Top 50 Albums of 2010. == Music and lyrics == ''I'm New Here'' is a departure from the rhythmic, jazz-funk and soul style of Scott-Heron's previous work,〔Serwer, Jesse. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.〕〔〔 and embraces an acoustic and electronic minimal sound.〔Yates, Steve. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''The Observer''. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.〕 Musically, ''I'm New Here'' incorporates blues, folk, trip hop, and electronica styles.〔〔Taylor, Patrick. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). RapReviews. Retrieved on 2010-02-25.〕〔〔〔〔Woodbury, Jason P. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.〕〔Wood, Mikael. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Boston Phoenix''. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.〕〔〔Bairds, Emrys. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Blues & Soul''. Retrieved on 2010-02-25.〕〔 Music writer Patrick Taylor notes of the album's style, "It's the ragged, warts-and-all approach of the blues versus the more refined jazz soul style he favored in the seventies".〔 It also contains some musical elements of dubstep, electro, and ambient music.〔〔〔〔 Some music writers viewed it as a "post-modern" blues album.〔〔〔Gibson, Luke. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2010-02-25.〕 The album contains a sonically dark and gritty soundscape characterized by low-tone synths and spacial beats.〔〔Trynka, Paul. "(Review: ''I'm New Here'' )". ''Mojo'': 97. March 2010.〕 Due to its sparse sound and minimalist production, music writers have compared it to singer-songwriter Johnny Cash's ''American Recordings'' albums with producer Rick Rubin.〔Dietz, Jason. (This Week’s New Music: Albums from Hot Chip, Massive Attack, and More ). Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-04-22.〕 ''Crawdaddy!''s David MacFadden-Elliott wrote that Richard Russell's production finds "deep electronic grooves that still contain hints of soul and gospel music",〔MacFadden-Elliot, David. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Crawdaddy!''. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.〕 while critic Neil McCormick noted that the album's musical setting produced by Russell "blends dubby beats with spoken word and raw, confessional blues", describing the musical fusion as "like Massive Attack jamming with Robert Johnson and Allen Ginsberg".〔 ''I'm New Here'' features introspective, confessional lyrics expressing themes of regret, reconciliation, and redemption,〔〔Dacks, David. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Exclaim!''. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.〕〔Neyland, Nick. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). BBC Online. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.〕〔 which deviate from his earlier music's agitprop lyrics and social, political themes.〔〔〔〔Sless-Kitain, Areif. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Time Out''. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.〕 On Scott-Heron's thematic departure, critic Paul Trynka wrote "The man who depicted ''Winter in America'' is now in his own autumn; a season replete with both beauty and sadness".〔 ''The Skinny''s Bram Gieben perceived "flashes of Burroughs-like darkness, the wry humour of post-addiction Richard Pryor" in Scott-Heron's performance.〔Gieben, Bram. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''The Skinny''. Retrieved on 2010-02-20.〕 Although Scott-Heron's lyrics concerning his bleak life experiences are understated and reflective, they express pride, dignity, defiance, and unapologetic confession.〔〔〔Haider, Arwa. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''Metro''. Retrieved on 2010-02-14.〕 According to Robert Ferguson of Drowned in Sound, Scott-Heron expresses "confession, but no apology" to "pick over the bones of his life, acknowledging the hard times and his own mistakes, but standing proud of all they have led him to become".〔Ferguson, Robert. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). Drowned in Sound. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.〕 Scott-Heron's baritone vocals on the album stylistically range from spoken word to blues-oriented crooning.〔 Music writers have noted that Scott-Heron's vocal ability has changed, perceiving it as rougher, slurred, and aged.〔〔〔〔〔〔〔 Simon Price of ''The Independent'' described his voice on the album as "bourbon-soaked".〔Price, Simon. (Review: ''I'm New Here'' ). ''The Independent''. Retrieved on 2010-02-14.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm New Here」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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