【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Tame Impala 2019年单曲《It Might Be Time》

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翻译：Simon Joanne

校对：Lynn Liu

排版：Peter D

After releasing two singles this spring, Tame Impala seemed in need of recalibration. The lightweight offerings dialed back the intricacy of 2015’s Currents, Kevin Parker’s dazzlingly soulful psych-rock opus, and turned up the ’70s yacht and soft rock with little sense of excitement to either. Now, with his new album The Slow Rush officially forthcoming, Parker returns with what should be a fix: “It Might Be Time,” a keyboard-centered crusade through his beloved psych-rock and art-pop worlds. Coasting on jaunty Supertramp-indebted keys and emphatically blown-out drums, “It Might Be Time” has a more meaty and interesting sound than Parker’s releases earlier in the year, yet it still holds back from any of the sharp turns and ideas that grant his music a sense of wonder.

在今春接连释出两首单曲之后，Tame Impala 似乎有点需要重新给自己定位。这些轻量的作品都反应了乐队2015年的专辑《Currents（电流）》的复杂性——Kevin Parker令人眼花缭乱的深情精神摇滚作品，也让我们看到七十年代的游艇和软摇滚并没有太多的激情。现在，宣布了全新专辑《The Slow Rush（缓慢冲击）》的发布时间之后，Parker带着一剂补药“It Might Be Time”正式回归——这是一首以键盘为主体的交织着他所热爱的精神摇滚和艺术流行的作品。在Supertramp乐队式的键盘和加重猛击的鼓声中穿行，“It Might Be Time”这首歌比Parker在上半年发行两首歌都要更加有趣，也更加有血有肉，不过，这首歌在面对猛烈转折和加在音乐中的奇妙元素之时，还是显得有些保守。

At its core, “It Might Be Time” is a mutation on ’70s psych, pop, and electronic music, ornamented with small but potent production flourishes: the stomping percussion and Parker’s voice fall out entirely in a few unexpected fakeouts, while a modulated synth line wails like a warning siren for the freakout to come by the song’s end. Parker takes stock of the passage of time throughout, a reliable theme for Tame Impala: “I’m only tired of all these voices/Always saying nothing lasts forever,” he bemoans. “It might be time to face it/You ain’t as young as you used to be.” Parker may be trying to tackle some sense of accountability here, but delivered in a wash of malaise and familiarity, it’s joined by a sense of diminishing returns.

从核心上来说，“It Might Be Time”是70年代精神摇滚、流行、电子音乐的混合物，同时被饰以微笑却有力的制作技巧：沉重的打击和Parker的声音在几次出人意料的伪造之中淡出，而同时变调的合成器声线却像警笛一样预示着歌曲尾声前惊吓的到来。Parker对时间的流逝进行了审视，这可以算作是乐队的主题了：“I’m only tired of all these voices/Always saying nothing lasts forever,（我只是厌倦了这一切的声音，他们一直在说一切都有始有终）”parker哀叹道，“It might be time to face it/You ain’t as young as you used to be（也许是时候该面对事实了，你已经没有你从前那么年轻了）”。在歌曲中，Parker也许想要解决一些问责的感觉，但是还是在不安和熟悉感之下，散发出了一些这样的味道，且夹杂着一些减弱的回归感。