對於臺灣樂迷而言,這張專輯的陣容堪稱「有生之年」系列。首波主打單曲〈Opening Night〉由在臺灣擁有極高人氣的英倫天團 Arctic Monkeys 獻唱,這也是他們繼近期巡演後最新的錄音室作品,主唱 Alex Turner 招牌的迷人嗓音將再次征服樂迷。
除了 Arctic Monkeys 的獻唱,這次專輯充滿了令人驚喜的跨界合作:流行天后 Olivia Rodrigo 攜手 Britpop 傳奇吉他手、Blur 團員 Graham Coxon,翻唱獨立名團 The Magnetic Fields 的經典情歌〈The Book of Love〉。當 Z 世代的率真遇上英式搖滾的粗獷直接,勢必激盪出全新火花。
不只聽覺,《HELP(2)》在視覺藝術上也達到殿堂級水準。剛以電影《夢想集中營》(The Zone of Interest)拿下奧斯卡最佳國際影片的導演 Jonathan Glazer 擔任創意總監。Jonathan Glazer 提出「By Children, For Children」的核心概念,將攝影機交到孩子手中。
Arctic Monkeys – Opening Night
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – Flags
Black Country, New Road – Strangers
The Last Dinner Party – Let’s do it again!
Beth Gibbons – Sunday Morning
Arooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac Wine
King Krule – The 343 Loop
Depeche Mode – Universal Soldier
Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng – Helicopters
Arlo Parks – Nothing I Could Hide
English Teacher & Graham Coxon – Parasite
Beabadoobee – Say Yes
Big Thief – Relive, Redie
Fontaines D.C. – Black Boys on Mopeds
Cameron Winter – Warning
Young Fathers – Don’t Fight the Young
Pulp – Begging for Change
Sampha – Naboo
Wet Leg – Obvious
Foals – When the War is Finally Done
Bat For Lashes – Carried my girl
Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis – Sunday Light
Olivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love