【搬运译】Pitchfork评2010年单曲“Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”

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：Beans_Beans 

The protagonist in "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", the penultimate track from the Arcade Fire's forthcoming third full-length, The Suburbs, is dissatisfied. Dissatisfaction isn't a new theme for these guys; Funeral dealt with the seething angst that comes from personal loss, while the band ground its gears against Big World Problems on Neon Bible. However, the voice on "Sprawl II" comes straight from adolescent suburbia (fittingly), a mindset and location where one can feel trapped. Régine Chassagne, in a powerful vocal turn, captures teenage good times ("We rode our bikes/ To the nearest park/ Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark"), and edge-of-adulthood bad times ("They heard me singing, and they told me to stop/ Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock").

“Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” 是拱廊之火乐队发行的第三张全长专辑《The Suburbs》中倒数第二首歌曲，显然歌曲中的主角们心中积蓄着不满。而“不满”对这些人而言早已屡见不鲜；他们的首专《Funeral》平息了源自个人遗憾的愤怒，而乐队在《Neon Bibel》中试图磨合全世界范围内的问题矛盾。然而 “Sprawl II” 的声音则发自青年们所在的郊野（这极为合适），这既是一囚笼般的土地，又是一种心灵困境。女主唱 Régine Chassagne 用强有力的声线，捕捉到青少年的美好时光（“We rode our bikes/ To the nearest park/ Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark”，也有那成年时临近崩溃边缘的至暗时刻（“They heard me singing, and they told me to stop/ Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock”）

These sentiments are prime material for the chugging, anthemic rock that the Arcade Fire have made their name on, which makes the song's beating disco pulse a glorious change-up for the band and its fans. There have been a few comparisons to Blondie's "Heart of Glass" tossed around, and the band themselves have claimed Depeche Mode as a major influence for The Suburbs as a whole. Indeed, you can hear a lot of the former in "Sprawl II"'s winding synth line and insistent beat, but considering the subject matter, the song has a lot in common with New Order's own teenage electro-fantasias as well. Influences aside, "Sprawl II" is the latest engaging missive from a band that continues to evolve while remaining true to their own hearts.

这些细碎的情绪恰恰是拱廊之火造就其英名的宏伟国歌式摇滚的原材料，同时也使得这首歌跃动的迪斯科内核无论是对于乐队自身、还是歌迷们都将是一个光荣革新。有些人将之与 Blondie 的 “Heart of Glass” 相提并论，然而乐队自己则澄清道 Depeche Mode 才是《The Suburbs》真正的影响源泉。的确，你可以在 “Sprawl II” 中寻得很多前者声音的影子，但考虑到这个主题，这首歌与 New Order 自己的青少年电子幻想有很多相通之处；避开影响源头不谈，“Sprawl II” 是这一乐队又一全新的引人入胜的信笺，它在保持长足发展劲头的同时，固守住了他们自己的初心。