搬运译Pitchfork评10年代200张最佳专辑第75名：The Weeknd: House of Balloons(2011
搬运自：微信公众号【评论搬一堆】（在原文基础上添加了英语原文与排版调整）
原文链接：https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/
翻译：Joonly EC
审译：Ryan-Chopin
推送：Lynn Liu
With his debut mixtape, Abel Tesfaye introduced the world to his hedonistic universe. Back then, we knew nothing about him, save for a Drake cosign, and with so much mystery we had to focus on the tangible: the now-iconic sans-serif type and artsy, Tumblr-core nude on the cover artwork, and the music itself. PBR&B jokes aside, the Weeknd’s first mixtape was a harbinger of trends to come, full of seductive songwriting enmeshed with genre-agnostic production. Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Beach House samples? Check. Cocaine-fueled carnality? Plenty of that.
在他的首张混音唱片中，Abel Tesfaye向世界介绍了他的享乐主义世界。那时候，我们对他一无所知，除了Drake的一个署名合作，这个男人就是一大写的神秘，我们不得不关注有形的东西：封面上标志性的sans-serif字体和艺术风格，微博式的网红裸照，还有音乐本身。把PBR&B的笑话放一边，the Weeknd的第一张混音带预示了未来的趋势，充满诱人的词曲创作，与种族不可知论的作品交织在一起。Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie 和 the Banshees收到。要点可卡因和性爱吗?尽管来。
Songs like “The Morning” and “Wicked Games” predate the Weeknd’s outright pop aspirations and highlight his raw talent for hooks, while the creeping bells and loping drums of “What You Need” designed the blueprint for an entire generation of twilight crooners. House of Balloons and his subsequent mixtapes may have landed Tesfaye his major label deal, but to this day, eerie album opener “High for This” might remain the Weeknd’s most effective mission statement. Gritty synths bloom as his beguiling voice glides through the air, inviting you to relax, breathe deep, and shed some clothes. –Noah Yoo
像“The Morning”和“Wicked Games”这样的歌曲则早于the Weeknd那直白的流行愿望，并突出了他与生俱来的钩住人心的天赋，而“What You Need”中蠕动的铃铛和砰砰作响的鼓声则为整整一代的暮色轻吟者设计了蓝图。《House of Balloons》和他随后的混音带可能使Tesfaye获得了他的主要唱片公司的合约，但直到今天，专辑开场曲“High for This”怪虽怪，但保留了the Weeknd最有效的使命宣言。当他迷人的声音在空气中飘荡，邀请你放松、深呼吸、脱掉衣服时，沙砾般的合成乐随之绽放。
