[译]Rolling Stone滚石评鸡瘟《This is What the Truth Feels Like》
Gwen Stefani's new solo album, her first since 2006, is called <This Is What the Truth Feels Like>
鸡瘟soon10年的新个人专辑《真心话》
If there's a moment that sums up why Gwen Stefani is so eternally beloved, it's the surreal scene from The Voice last fall when she led her team through New Radicals'“You Get What You Give” in a swirl of confetti. Only Stefani could sound so perky while threatening to kick Marilyn Manson's ass in. This is the first solo album in a decade from one of the Nineties'most improbably long-running superstars – the dowager countess of our nation's ska moms.
如果要用一个瞬间总结鸡瘟为什么永远都是那么惹人爱，那无疑是《美国好声音》15年秋季的一个场景——她带领她的学员在五彩纸屑的漩涡中演唱New Radicals乐队的“You Get What You Give”。在威胁要踢玛丽莲·曼森屁屁时，只有鸡瘟的嗓音会听起来如此自信。Gwen Stefani格温史蒂芬妮—90年代最长红的巨星之一——美国斯卡朋克的遗孀女伯爵——10年来的第一张专辑。
Stefani hasn't had much spare time since the last No Doubt album, in late 2012; she's had another baby, joined The Voice, divorced Gavin Rossdale and jumped into a high-profile tabloid romance with Voice co-star Blake Shelton. So maybe it's not surprising that the album has a rushed feel – a likable but low-personality version of her familiar bubble-pop solo mode, alternating between miffed breakup plaints (the Amy Winehouse tribute “Naughty”) and gushy new-boyfriend songs. In “Send Me a Picture”， Stefani tries to figure out this whole sexting thing the kids are into, begging her man, “Wanna see you right now with no filter/Take another snapshot in the mirror.” But the strongest song here is the simplest: “Truth,” where Stefani faces her future over a straightforward guitar hook and says, “They're all gonna say I'm rebounding, so rebound all over me.”
自No Doubt乐队的上一张专辑后，鸡瘟并没有多少空闲时间去准备GS3。在2012年的晚些时候，她生了另一个孩子；加入好声音团队；与Gavin Rossdale离婚；迅速与同为好声音导师的 Blake Shelton陷入一段另人注目的高调的恋情。因此，这张专辑给人一种匆忙的感觉并不奇怪——一种她所熟悉的泡泡流行独唱模式，虽入耳但缺少个性，，在有些生气的分手抱怨(Amy Winehouse式“Naughty”)和热情洋溢的新男友歌曲之间交替。在歌曲“Send Me a Picture”中，鸡瘟尝试着弄清楚年轻人喜欢发性短信的缘故，并恳求着她的男人“Wanna see you right now with no filter/Take another snapshot in the mirror.” （歌词翻译：老娘现在就要看未p图的你，快给本可到镜子前面照张厚）。
但专辑里最有力的歌确是最朴素的----“Truth”，歌中鸡瘟通过一段坦白的吉他hook，望着未来的浩瀚星空坦言：“They're all gonna say I'm rebounding, so rebound all over me.”（歌词翻译旁人皆告诉我正重振旗鼓，彻底重振旗鼓，回到当初）
（最初写于2019.2.3 网易云音乐专栏）
