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翻譯：Beans_Beans

“Puckish” is one way to describe Water From YourEyes, the Brooklyn-based experimental pop project of Nate Amos and RachelBrown. Two years after their 2019 breakthrough, Somebody Else’s Song, the duoreleased a compilation of covers titled—tongue in cheek this time—SomebodyElse’s Songs. The band’s upcoming album, Structure, goes further: Lead single““Quotations”” is a reinterpretation of another album cut with the same title,minus the punctuation marks (their 2019 album played a similar game with thetracks “Look” and “Look Again.”)

“古靈精怪”用來形容這一樂隊再好不過了。這一由?Nate Amos?和?Rachel Brown?在布魯克林組建的雙人樂隊，在發(fā)行了生涯突破性專輯《Somebody Else's Song》兩年后，在今年又玩似地發(fā)行了翻唱專輯《Somebody Else's Songs》。如今，他們在即將到來的全新專輯《Structure》中更進了一步——專輯的主打歌之一 ""Quotations""?是對另一張同名專輯（去掉引號后）的重新演繹。（他們19年的專輯中也在?"Look"?和?"Look Again"?兩首歌中玩了一個類似的小把戲）

Arriving at the very end of the album, thesprawling track is built atop a bright loop of Brown reciting an indecipherablephrase ad infinitum—maybe this is projection, but it sounds to me like “realityhurts.” Soon, another layer of Brown’s voice joins the fray, weaving togethergossamer thoughts about grassy fields, hazy memories, and “golden sounds.” Thisalone would be perfectly pleasant, but midway through, Water From Your Eyesramp up the sleight of hand, rearranging previously established elements, likethe quietly stuttering drums that had lurked in the background, until the songmorphs into a giddy burst of color. ““Quotations”” sounds seamless: None of theshifting elements feel too abrupt and the satisfying conclusion arisesnaturally. Like any magicians worth their salt, Water From Your Eyes knew howthe trick would end the entire time.

來到專輯的最后一部分，這一冗長的歌曲以?Brown?無窮盡地反復吟誦一個難以理解的短語為基礎(chǔ)——可能這僅僅只是一個簡單的小規(guī)劃，但在我聽來更像是?"reality hurts"。隨即，另一無序的韻律混雜進來，將關(guān)于草原、朦朧記憶和“黃金回響”的飄渺思緒編織在一起。單是如此就已經(jīng)足夠令人愉快了，但隨著歌曲進行到一半，樂隊的手法愈加精妙——重構(gòu)先前建立的種種元素（例如潛伏在暗處隱隱作響的間斷鼓聲），直至歌曲最終所演變成的令人眼花繚亂的色彩爆發(fā)。?""Quotations""?聽起是如此的天衣無縫：沒有一個元素是突?；蛄钊瞬贿m的存在，美好的尾聲應運而生、自然而然地流露出來。就像任何稱職的魔術(shù)師一樣，Water From Your Eyes?永遠掌握著這整場演出的核心。