【搬运】【译】滚石Rolling Stone评Troye Sivan 2018年专辑《Bloom》
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翻译：Ryan-Chopin
校正：Venusogyo
这位歌手赋予他第二张专辑恰到好处的合成音效、柔软的声线和微妙而成熟的情感
It’s easy to feel charmed by Troye Sivan. The gentle lilt of his voice warmly hugs the gentle synth-pop beats he opts for in his songs. On Bloom, Sivan’s sophomore album, he adds a touch more vigor and nuance to the loveliest qualities of his debut album Blue Neighbourhood.
特洛伊·希文就是那个万人迷。他那轻柔轻快的嗓音热情地拥抱着他运用于歌曲中那柔和的合成流行节拍。在希文的第二张专辑《Bloom》中，能看到他在首专《Blue Neighbourhood》那富有可爱特质的基础上增添了一抹曼妙的活力。
The tender naivety in Sivan’s voice pairs perfectly with an album that tackles a variety of First Times: sexual, emotional and otherwise. Bloom negotiates what it means to give and receive passion, and Sivan finds himself channeling both innocence and weary maturity as he navigates blossoming feelings, broken hearts and the personal growth that stems from both experiences.
希文的声音真诚完美地配合了这专辑的各种第一次：性，情感和更多的惊喜。《Bloom》展现了给予热情和接受热情两者的意义，而希文发现自己在处理自己的天真和疲惫的成熟时，这相悖的两者造就了他那绽放的情感、破碎的心和个人的成长。
On opening track “Seventeen,” he swims in teenage lust for an anthemic and poised reflection on having sex for the first time with someone older and the complicated feelings that follow — “Boy becomes a man now/Tell that man to slow down/He’ll just do whatever/Do whatever he wants.” He gives the experience a more positive spin on the intoxicating “Bloom,” a tender and upbeat moment of puppy love.
首曲“Seventeen”中我们能发现，他在青少年时期就对第一次与比自己更年长的人发生性关系产生了强烈的兴趣，并泰然自若地面对了这一情感，但随之而来的是更为复杂的感觉——“Boy becomes a man now/Tell that man to slow down/He’ll just do whatever/Do whatever he wants.（当年的男孩已成长为男人，但请告诉那位男人再慢点成熟，他才好做自己所想。）”。他在歌曲“Bloom”中为这段经历注入了更为积极的元素，展现了一段柔情似火的早恋时光。
The album’s ballads are hits and misses. Early release “The Good Side” remains a sleepy acoustic moment that strives for Sufjan Stevens’ earnestness without totally hitting the mark. Later, however, the album hits its highest note with the piano-driven “Postcard,” a heart-wrenching tale of a neglectful lover who refuses to return the attention, love and care Sivan willingly gives to him.
这张专辑的歌曲大受欢迎。前期发行的“The Good Side”中还是个昏昏欲睡的声音，像似靠拢Sufjan Stevens，但又自成一体。后来，这张专辑在钢琴的推动下，在“Postcard”中达到高潮，这首歌讲述了一个令人心碎的故事，一个疏忽大意的情人拒绝回馈希文曾自愿给予他的关注、爱与关心。
Musically, Bloom plays it fairly safe, awash in the aforementioned gentle synths as well as ambient drum fills. The golden ticket is in the details, piercing scenes of lips that taste like Lucky Strike cigarettes (“Lucky Strike”) or the metaphorical plums and tangerines of “Plum.” Well beyond the already stellar dismissal of heteronormative storylines in pop love stories, Sivan finds a wealth of ways to bring about fresh reflections on age-old themes with undeniable charisma.
《Bloom》在音乐处理上相对安全保守，沉浸在前文提到的轻柔的合成音效和鼓声中。其一大成功之处就在它的细节处理上，能感受到希文嘴唇上有电影《开运鉴定团》里那种香烟的味道，或者有“Plum”的隐喻。在流行爱情故事中，异性恋的故事情节已不占主流，而希文却有自己的方法，他以不可抵挡的魅力，为古老的主题带来新的思考。
