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翻譯：Ryan-Chopin

審譯：Emma.Z

排版：Ryan-Chopin

“I know you’re dying trying to figure me out,”?Dua Lipa?sings on her new album?Future Nostalgia’s title track. She’s not wrong: While her self-titled, 2017 debut established her as a smoky-voiced purveyor of easily digestible Top 40 hits, it lacked a sense of who Lipa actually?was?alongside her big personality peers. Her versatility outweighed almost everything else that could set her apart.

Dua Lipa在她的新專輯《Future Nostalgia》的同名開場曲中唱道:“我知道你非常想猜透我的心思。”她說得沒錯:在2017年發(fā)行的首張同名專輯中，她給我們留下了一個有著性感煙嗓的歌手形象，這嗓音讓她得以輕松演繹眾多排行榜前40的熱門歌曲，但那張專輯有一種“I don’t know her”感覺，和她那些個性十足的同行一比，Lipa便有些黯然失色，讓人不知道她到底是誰。她的多才多藝幾乎已強于其他一切可以讓她與眾不同的東西。

Three years later, the “female alpha” as she deems herself on the title track, is living up to her words.?Future Nostalgia?is a breathtakingly fun, cohesive and ambitious attempt to find a place for disco in 2020. Incredibly, Lipa is successful: the upbeat album that she decided to release a week earlier than planned is the perfect balm for a stressful time.

三年后，這位在專輯同名曲中稱自己為“female alpha/女強人”的歌手終于也成為了歌詞中的女強人。《Future Nostalgia》帶來了無窮無盡的樂趣，Lipa野心勃勃，一心想在2020年再把迪斯科音樂推向大眾。令人難以置信的是，Lipa竟然成功了:雖然她決定提前一周發(fā)行該專輯，但此張動感積極的專輯絕對是現(xiàn)今壓抑的時局下最完美的安慰劑。

“Future Nostalgia” is like a neon “Welcome” sign. Its camp, Daft Punk-ian robot funk accents silly full of nonsensical but smartly delivered one-liners like “I can’t teach your man how to wear his pants.” The album’s lead single “Don’t Start Now” has become a mega-hit for a good reason: its the type of big, Robyn-esque break-up dance-pop anthem that every pop star is due to attempt at least once. Lipa’s special sauce is a well-played mix of disco strings and funk bass in the vein of Chic and Donna Summer.

《Future Nostalgia》好比一個寫著“Welcome/歡迎”的霓虹燈牌。專輯中充斥著夸張的Daft Punk式機械型放克樂，帶著蠢萌蠢萌的口音，唱出了荒謬但巧妙瀟灑的俏皮歌詞，比如“我可不會教你的男人怎么穿褲子”。這張專輯的主打單曲“Don 't Start Now”之所以能全球大火是有原因的:Lipa制作出了這種Robyn式流行舞曲風(fēng)的分手贊歌，而每個流行歌手都至少該嘗試一次。Lipa的特殊秘訣是迪斯科弦樂和放克貝斯音，她完美結(jié)合了Chic和Donna Summer的風(fēng)格。

“Hallucinate” is gorgeous, house-inflected euphoria that’s due for some club remixes ASAP, while “Physical” is a high-octane, Olivia Newton-John-referencing slice of Eighties synth-noir in the style of classic like “Sunglasses at Night.” On “Break My Heart,” she samples INXS’ “Need You Tonight” to bewitching effect.

“Hallucinate”里有一種華麗且充滿了家庭氣息的歡快，迪廳DJ大佬們請抓緊機會趕緊來做個混音；充滿活力且借鑒了Olivia Newton-John上世紀單曲的“Physical”帶我們回到80年代，其合成電子樂風(fēng)格類似于經(jīng)典歌曲“Sunglasses at Night”；在“Break My Heart”中，她采樣了INXS的“Need You Tonight”，這一效果顯著且魅力十足。

Future Nostalgia?only fails when it sounds too tied to the pop trends of 2020: “Cool” and “Boys Will Be Boys” lack the? rest of the album’s warmth and?oomph. “Cool” also has the bad luck of being sandwiched between “Don’t Start Now” and “Physical,” two of Lipa’s best songs.

《Future Nostalgia》要是聽起來與2020年的流行樂風(fēng)格聯(lián)系太緊密，才是真正的失敗:“Cool”和“Boys Will Be Boys”聽起來不如專輯其他的歌曲那般溫暖和性感?！癈ool”被夾在了“Don’t Start Now”和“Physical”這兩首Lipa最好的歌曲之間，只能說有點慘（廁者自廁）。

At its best, the 24-year-old’s latest can make you feel like you’re nuzzled away in some corner of the Studio 54 dance floor, ogling the likes of Bianca Jagger and Cher under the glimmering lights. Thankfully, Lipa’s loving nod to disco feels also perfect for right now. Commence your self-isolation dance party immediately.

這位24歲的歌手年華正好，她的這張新專輯會讓你覺得，自己像是在54俱樂部里舞池的某個角落里被人群推推搡搡（譯者注：54俱樂部是1970年代在美國紐約市的傳奇俱樂部，也是美國俱樂部文化、夜生活文化等的經(jīng)典代表），在閃爍的燈光下，與像Bianca Jagger和Cher的人眉目傳情。值得慶幸的是，Lipa對迪斯科的熱愛現(xiàn)在看來恰到好處。趕快聽著Lipa的新專輯，開始自我隔離期間的自嗨舞會吧！