【搬运】【译】滚石Rolling Stone评Dua Lipa 2020年专辑《Future Nostalgia》
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翻译：Ryan-Chopin
审译：Emma.Z
排版：Ryan-Chopin
“I know you’re dying trying to figure me out,” Dua Lipa sings on her new album Future Nostalgia’s title track. She’s not wrong: While her self-titled, 2017 debut established her as a smoky-voiced purveyor of easily digestible Top 40 hits, it lacked a sense of who Lipa actually was alongside her big personality peers. Her versatility outweighed almost everything else that could set her apart.
Dua Lipa在她的新专辑《Future Nostalgia》的同名开场曲中唱道:“我知道你非常想猜透我的心思。”她说得没错:在2017年发行的首张同名专辑中，她给我们留下了一个有着性感烟嗓的歌手形象，这嗓音让她得以轻松演绎众多排行榜前40的热门歌曲，但那张专辑有一种“I don’t know her”感觉，和她那些个性十足的同行一比，Lipa便有些黯然失色，让人不知道她到底是谁。她的多才多艺几乎已强于其他一切可以让她与众不同的东西。
Three years later, the “female alpha” as she deems herself on the title track, is living up to her words. Future Nostalgia is a breathtakingly fun, cohesive and ambitious attempt to find a place for disco in 2020. Incredibly, Lipa is successful: the upbeat album that she decided to release a week earlier than planned is the perfect balm for a stressful time.
三年后，这位在专辑同名曲中称自己为“female alpha/女强人”的歌手终于也成为了歌词中的女强人。《Future Nostalgia》带来了无穷无尽的乐趣，Lipa野心勃勃，一心想在2020年再把迪斯科音乐推向大众。令人难以置信的是，Lipa竟然成功了:虽然她决定提前一周发行该专辑，但此张动感积极的专辑绝对是现今压抑的时局下最完美的安慰剂。
“Future Nostalgia” is like a neon “Welcome” sign. Its camp, Daft Punk-ian robot funk accents silly full of nonsensical but smartly delivered one-liners like “I can’t teach your man how to wear his pants.” The album’s lead single “Don’t Start Now” has become a mega-hit for a good reason: its the type of big, Robyn-esque break-up dance-pop anthem that every pop star is due to attempt at least once. Lipa’s special sauce is a well-played mix of disco strings and funk bass in the vein of Chic and Donna Summer.
《Future Nostalgia》好比一个写着“Welcome/欢迎”的霓虹灯牌。专辑中充斥着夸张的Daft Punk式机械型放克乐，带着蠢萌蠢萌的口音，唱出了荒谬但巧妙潇洒的俏皮歌词，比如“我可不会教你的男人怎么穿裤子”。这张专辑的主打单曲“Don 't Start Now”之所以能全球大火是有原因的:Lipa制作出了这种Robyn式流行舞曲风的分手赞歌，而每个流行歌手都至少该尝试一次。Lipa的特殊秘诀是迪斯科弦乐和放克贝斯音，她完美结合了Chic和Donna Summer的风格。
“Hallucinate” is gorgeous, house-inflected euphoria that’s due for some club remixes ASAP, while “Physical” is a high-octane, Olivia Newton-John-referencing slice of Eighties synth-noir in the style of classic like “Sunglasses at Night.” On “Break My Heart,” she samples INXS’ “Need You Tonight” to bewitching effect.
“Hallucinate”里有一种华丽且充满了家庭气息的欢快，迪厅DJ大佬们请抓紧机会赶紧来做个混音；充满活力且借鉴了Olivia Newton-John上世纪单曲的“Physical”带我们回到80年代，其合成电子乐风格类似于经典歌曲“Sunglasses at Night”；在“Break My Heart”中，她采样了INXS的“Need You Tonight”，这一效果显著且魅力十足。
Future Nostalgia only fails when it sounds too tied to the pop trends of 2020: “Cool” and “Boys Will Be Boys” lack the rest of the album’s warmth and oomph. “Cool” also has the bad luck of being sandwiched between “Don’t Start Now” and “Physical,” two of Lipa’s best songs.
《Future Nostalgia》要是听起来与2020年的流行乐风格联系太紧密，才是真正的失败:“Cool”和“Boys Will Be Boys”听起来不如专辑其他的歌曲那般温暖和性感。“Cool”被夹在了“Don’t Start Now”和“Physical”这两首Lipa最好的歌曲之间，只能说有点惨（厕者自厕）。
At its best, the 24-year-old’s latest can make you feel like you’re nuzzled away in some corner of the Studio 54 dance floor, ogling the likes of Bianca Jagger and Cher under the glimmering lights. Thankfully, Lipa’s loving nod to disco feels also perfect for right now. Commence your self-isolation dance party immediately.
这位24岁的歌手年华正好，她的这张新专辑会让你觉得，自己像是在54俱乐部里舞池的某个角落里被人群推推搡搡（译者注：54俱乐部是1970年代在美国纽约市的传奇俱乐部，也是美国俱乐部文化、夜生活文化等的经典代表），在闪烁的灯光下，与像Bianca Jagger和Cher的人眉目传情。值得庆幸的是，Lipa对迪斯科的热爱现在看来恰到好处。赶快听着Lipa的新专辑，开始自我隔离期间的自嗨舞会吧！
