Gwen Stefani's new solo album, her first since 2006, is called <This Is What the Truth Feels Like>?

雞瘟soon10年的新個(gè)人專輯《真心話》

If there's a moment that sums up why Gwen Stefani?is so eternally beloved, it's the surreal scene from?The Voice?last fall when she led her team through New Radicals'“You Get What You Give” in a swirl of confetti. Only Stefani could sound so perky while threatening to kick Marilyn Manson's ass in. This is the first solo album in a decade from one of the Nineties'most improbably long-running superstars – the dowager countess of our nation's ska moms.

如果要用一個(gè)瞬間總結(jié)雞瘟為什么永遠(yuǎn)都是那么惹人愛，那無疑是《美國好聲音》15年秋季的一個(gè)場景——她帶領(lǐng)她的學(xué)員在五彩紙屑的漩渦中演唱New Radicals樂隊(duì)的“You Get What You Give”。在威脅要踢瑪麗蓮·曼森屁屁時(shí)，只有雞瘟的嗓音會聽起來如此自信。Gwen Stefani格溫史蒂芬妮—90年代最長紅的巨星之一——美國斯卡朋克的遺孀女伯爵——10年來的第一張專輯。

Stefani hasn't had much spare time since the last No Doubt album, in late 2012; she's had another baby, joined?The Voice,?divorced Gavin Rossdale and jumped into a high-profile tabloid romance with?Voice?co-star Blake Shelton. So maybe it's not surprising that the album has a rushed feel – a likable but low-personality version of her familiar bubble-pop solo mode, alternating between miffed breakup plaints (the Amy Winehouse tribute “Naughty”) and gushy new-boyfriend songs. In “Send Me a Picture”，?Stefani tries to figure out this whole sexting thing the kids are into, begging her man, “Wanna see you right now with no filter/Take another snapshot in the mirror.” But the strongest song here is the simplest: “Truth,” where Stefani faces her future over a straightforward guitar hook and says, “They're all gonna say I'm rebounding, so rebound all over me.”

自No Doubt樂隊(duì)的上一張專輯后，雞瘟并沒有多少空閑時(shí)間去準(zhǔn)備GS3。在2012年的晚些時(shí)候，她生了另一個(gè)孩子；加入好聲音團(tuán)隊(duì)；與Gavin Rossdale離婚；迅速與同為好聲音導(dǎo)師的?Blake Shelton陷入一段另人注目的高調(diào)的戀情。因此，這張專輯給人一種匆忙的感覺并不奇怪——一種她所熟悉的泡泡流行獨(dú)唱模式，雖入耳但缺少個(gè)性，，在有些生氣的分手抱怨(Amy Winehouse式“Naughty”)和熱情洋溢的新男友歌曲之間交替。在歌曲“Send Me a Picture”中，雞瘟嘗試著弄清楚年輕人喜歡發(fā)性短信的緣故，并懇求著她的男人“Wanna see you right now with no filter/Take another snapshot in the mirror.” （歌詞翻譯：老娘現(xiàn)在就要看未p圖的你，快給本可到鏡子前面照張厚）。

但專輯里最有力的歌確是最樸素的----“Truth”，歌中雞瘟通過一段坦白的吉他hook，望著未來的浩瀚星空坦言：“They're all gonna say I'm rebounding, so rebound all over me.”（歌詞翻譯旁人皆告訴我正重振旗鼓，徹底重振旗鼓，回到當(dāng)初）

（最初寫于2019.2.3 網(wǎng)易云音樂專欄）