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翻譯：豆目豆科

Katie Crutchfield’s work in Waxahatchee has been defined by a strong but seamless evolution. She started with a sketch on her acoustic 2012 debut American Weekend, then emboldened her sound with electric guitars on Cerulean Salt, and shaded it with deeper textures on Ivy Tripp. “Silver,” the first single from her band’s upcoming album, Out in the Storm, continues the momentum with propulsive, aerodynamic indie rock.

Katie Crutchfield如今以Waxahatchee的身份作出的成果可以定義為一個(gè)強(qiáng)大而無縫的演變。她以2012年的原聲首張專輯《American Weekend》中的低保真demo開始旅程，隨后在《Cerulean Salt》中用電吉他進(jìn)進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)她的聲音，并在《Ivy Tripp》中用更深刻的紋理雕琢、粉飾自己的作品。"Silver"是她的樂隊(duì)即將發(fā)行的專輯《Out in the Storm》的第一支單曲，以動(dòng)感十足的獨(dú)立搖滾樂繼續(xù)著這一勢(shì)頭。

Layering her vocals in different registers—creating an effect like she’s singing along to her own song—Crutchfield touches on themes of destruction and transformation. Amid a breezy squall of guitars, her phrasing is sparse and centered: a house burning down is given the same weight as a couple drifting apart. Following work that often raged with catharsis, “Silver”’s more even-keeled approach allows Crutchfield to find a sense of peace: “The whole world keeps turning,” she sings, “I went out in the storm and I’m never returning.” Then she slips into the song’s wordless chorus, and you’re left watching her soar.

Crutchfield在不同的音域中分層演唱，創(chuàng)造出一種自己伴著自己歌哼唱的效果，在這過程中觸及了崩壞與蛻變的主題。在如微風(fēng)輕拂的吉他聲中，她吐字時(shí)而零落時(shí)而密集：一棟燒毀倒塌的房屋、一對(duì)漸行漸遠(yuǎn)的夫妻被賦予同樣的重量。在歷經(jīng)過往那些宣泄憤怒的作品之后，在"Silver"中Crutchfield用更為平和的方法尋求內(nèi)心的慰藉。"The whole world keeps turning,"她唱道，"I went out in the storm and I'm never returning."再之后她的歌聲慢慢滑入語義不明的合聲之中，而你只能靜靜地看著她飛翔。