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}} ''Stay Gold'' is the third studio album by Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit. The album was produced by Mike Mogis, who worked on the band's previous album, ''The Lion's Roar''. The album was released on 6 June 2014 in mainland Europe and the following week elsewhere. According to an interview in Swedish TV webpage, the album is more about their own life than their previous ones. "That one has to learn appreciate what is and that all flows, that nothing stays".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.svt.se/kultur/musik/first-aid-kit-klar-man-blir-trott )〕 ''Stay Gold'' introduced new elements to First Aid Kit's music, such as a 13-piece orchestra. Their previous albums had been produced in such a way that would allow the band to perform with 3 people on stage, however these limitations have been lifted to give the band a bigger, more fulfilling sound. ==Critical reception== The album received acclaim from many music critics, gaining an overall metacritic score of 80, indicating generally favorable reviews.〔 Scott Kerr of AllMusic noted that the album is "noticeably more expansive than any of their previous work", and "has a rich texture of classic country instrumentation and stirring string arrangements, matching their soaring vocal melodies."〔 The music review site MusicOMH complimented on the larger sound that came from the band utilising more instruments, as well as the sister's "new-found, beefed up timbres". It also described the album as "()erfectly poised to knock you for six this summer".〔 Andy Gill of ''The Independent'' judged the album "an engaging, youthful and thoughtful folk-rock",〔 although James Hall of The Daily Telegraph thought the album "closer to country than folk", and wondered if "it’s aimed at cracking the United States".〔 Stephen M. Deusner of ''Pitchfork'' thought that the Söderbergs sisters "remain romantics in an unromantic world, not only writing lyrics about fighting the good fight but making the kind of wide-eyed, ‘70s-tinged folk-rock that thrives on soaring vocals, warm harmonies, big choruses, and heart-on-sleeve lyrics." He also considered the album "certainly their grandest and arguably their most consistent release to date".〔 Leonie Cooper of ''NME'' thought that the duo had mastered "the art of sophisticated sadness", and "carefully crafted a tender batch of songs that disarm not only with their beauty but also their honesty."〔 A few critics however gave the album a mixed review. Randall Roberts of the ''Los Angeles Times'' found that "the group often sounds more derivative than it does inspired", not helped by its "clumsy lyrics".〔 On 10 July, ''Billboard'' listed "My Silver Lining" as one of the ten best songs of 2014 (so far) in their Mid-Year Music 2014 list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6150405/10-best-songs-of-2014-so-far-critics-picks )〕 In November 2014, ''American Songwriter'' listed ''Stay Gold'' at number ten in their 2014 top 50 album list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-2014/5/ )〕 On 1 December, Paste Magazine listed it as 9th in their top 50 album list and the song "My Silver Lining" as 19th in their top 50 song list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/12/the-50-best-albums-of-2014.html?p=2 )〕 The album ranked number seven on Gigwise's 50 Best Albums of 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gigwise's 50 albums of 2014: 10 - 2 )〕 Rolling Stone magazine listed Master Pretender as 35th in their top 50 songs of 2014 list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2014-20141203/first-aid-kit-master-pretender-20141202 )〕 BBC Radio 6 Music listed 'Stay Gold' album as 3rd in their 2014 album list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/s790szKLSc1l3n9Fqwxl9F/6-musics-albums-of-the-year-2014 )〕 Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of ''The Huffington Post'' included the album on their list of 2014's best releases. Goldman noted that the album sounds "confident" and "more mature" while complimenting that "the duo has settled their folksy sound into a grand and far-reaching formula that delivers real talk lines". On February 25 the album won the Swedish Grammis award for 2014 "Album of the Year".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Swedish Grammis 2015: First Aid Kit and Max Martin win big )〕 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「Stay Gold (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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