【译】NME评Kylie Minogue 2010年专辑《Aphrodite》（70分）

翻译：Nomanlandever

Listening to ‘X’ now – Minogue’s much anticipated post-illness album – it sounds like she was in a transition, caught Between the playful pop icon and the tabloids’ “Brave Kylie”. But ‘Aphrodite’’s uniting sound is lightness, suggestion the singer’s found a more peaceful place. Stuart Price is the perfect choice of musical partner; he harnesses both Minogue’s hook-tastic side and her more interesting ‘wonky pop’ side. Subsequently, ‘Aphrodite’ is her most unified work in ages. Highlights are many, but worth a particular mention are the call-to-arms of the title track and ‘Better Than Today’ which revisits her cutesy S/A/W days with a knowing wink.

现在再次回顾Kylie Minogue的《X》——备受万人瞩目的大病痊愈后的首张回归专辑——听上去她正处于转型期，夹在俏皮的流行偶像和八卦杂志口中的“勇敢的凯莉”之间。但《Aphrodite》整体氛围是”轻盈“的，表明这位歌手已找到一个更宁静的地方。Stuart Price是音乐搭档的不二之选；他平衡好了Kylie Minogue抓耳的hook的一面和她更有趣的“有点另类”的一面。然后，《Aphrodite》是她职业生涯中整体性最强的作品。专辑亮点很多，但但特别值得一提的是主打单曲《Better Than Today》中的战斗号令，这首歌以一种别有会心的眼色回顾了她娇媚的S/ a /W日子。