来自曼彻斯特的Nine Black Alps被称为是新一代的西雅图摇滚乐，众所周知的Pearl Jam就是来自西雅图，所以潜台词就是Nine Black Alps就是英国的Pearl Jam，不知道是我这个推理有问题，还是我不了解Pearl Jam的原因，我并没有找到这支西雅图式摇滚乐队和Pearl Jam的任何联系。去年的时候，Nine Black Alps小范围地发行了他们地试验单曲Cosmopolitan，硬朗的节奏和尖刻的音乐是我对他们音乐第一印象，比起这首重量级的歌曲，专辑中剩下的11首歌曲听上去就柔软的多。时下的这首单曲Not Everyone听上去就是Nirvana在世，也许说他们是西雅图式摇滚，说的不是Pearl Jam，而是Nirvana。by MacKenzie WilsonManchester, England's Nine Black Alps features Sam Forrest (vocals/guitar), James Galley (drums/vocals), Martin Cohen (bass), and David Jones (guitar). The indie rock foursome came together in 2003, taking their name from a line in the Sylvia Plath poem "The Couriers." Two years later, Nine Black Alps inked a record deal with Island in the U.K. Their debut album, Everything Is, arrived that June. A U.S. record deal with Interscope and a self-titled EP followed in July. Tours with the Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi, and Weezer as well as festival appearances at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Reading, and Leeds coincided with the success of such Top 40 singles as "Shot Down," "Not Everyone," "Unsatisfied," and "Just Friends." Produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith, the Vines), Everything Is was released stateside in February 2006, and a limited six-song EP, Glitter Gulch, came out shortly after. West Coast dates with Social Distortion followed that summer. Their second album, Love/Hate, was released in October 2007.