【搬运译】Pitchfork评Indigo De Souza 2021年单曲“Hold U”

搬运自：网易云音乐专栏【Music Online Zine Courier】（在原文基础上添加了英语原文与排版调整）

翻译：豆目豆科

For Indigo De Souza, love is an action. “Hold U,” the second single off her upcoming album Any Shape You Take, is a celebration of corporeal love in the form of communal kinship. It’s also a display of De Souza’s narrative skill: She strips away what surrounds emotions, presenting them in their rawest state.

对于 Indigo De Souza 而言，爱是一种切实的行动。“Hold U”是她即将发行的专辑《Any Shape You Take》中的第二支单曲，是借社区邻里间的亲密关系对肉体之爱的庆祝，这也侧面显示了 De Souza 精湛的叙述技巧。她剥去了情感之外的赘余，将之最原生态的部分展示出来。

This openness is replicated in the music video. It begins with De Souza looking straight at the camera, crooning, “You are a good thing, I’ve noticed.” As friends settle into the room, they’re guided by an electric guitar and bass that intertwine beneath the melody. De Souza’s intimate hangout evolves as she demands to be held, granting approval for everyone to rejoice. As she shouts, “I’m not the only body/I’m not the only one,” we move to the dancefloor, where queer bodies revel in embrace as vocal harmonies take flight. It’s a simple yet powerful message:  “Hold U” masterfully illustrates that our survival rests upon the ability to love beyond the confines of romance.

这一开放性在 MV 中也有所体现。影片开始时，De Souza 直视着镜头唱道：“You are a good thing, I’ve noticed.”当亲朋好友陆续走进房间，他们在电吉他和贝斯所编织成旋律的引领下，交错依偎在一起。De Souza 的亲密聚会渐渐演变，她逐渐被众人簇拥着，而所有人在这里都被允许体验欢乐。当她呐喊道：“I’m not the only body/I’m not the only one.”时，我们随着镜头来到了舞池，在那里，酷儿们陶醉在拥抱之中，动人的和声在其间飞舞。这传达者一个简而有力的信息：和谐的社区关系可以激发爱。“Hold U” 巧妙的说明，我们生存的意义依赖于我们有着超越浪漫界限的爱的能力。