搬運(yùn)自：微信公眾號(hào)【評(píng)論搬一堆】（在原文基礎(chǔ)上添加了英語(yǔ)原文與排版調(diào)整）

翻譯：Ryan-Chopin

校正：VenusOgyO

Wolf Alice是一支來(lái)自英國(guó)北倫敦的另類搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)，成員由Ellie Rowsell（主唱，吉他），Joff Oddie（吉他 伴唱），Theo Ellis（貝斯）和 Joel Amey（鼓手）組成。

2014年，樂(lè)隊(duì)獲得了UK Festival Awards的最佳突破藝人獎(jiǎng)。年底，Wolf Alice入選BBC Sound Of 2015的候選名單。

2015年發(fā)行專輯《My Love Is Cool》；2017年發(fā)行專輯《Visions of a Life》，并榮獲2018年水星音樂(lè)獎(jiǎng)。

“If we had an inkling of an idea, even if it seemed a bit silly, we’d try it out and see what happened,” Ellie Rowsell said earlier this year about the making of?Wolf Alice’s second album, ‘Visions Of A Life’. Spoiler alert: what happened was the London band making a record so bold, brave and jaw-droppingly advanced it should sound out a secret “album of the year” message when played backwards.

Ellie Rowsell在談到Wolf Alice的第二張專輯《Visions of a Life》時(shí)說(shuō):“如果我們大致地想出了一個(gè)新點(diǎn)子，哪怕它似乎有些愚蠢，我們也會(huì)嘗試一下，看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么?！蹦俏覀儊?lái)劇透一下：這支來(lái)自倫敦的樂(lè)隊(duì)創(chuàng)造了一張如此大膽、前衛(wèi)且令人瞠目結(jié)舌的專輯唱片，甚至如果將專輯倒放，你都會(huì)在心里默認(rèn)——它可能會(huì)是2017年的年度專輯。

In some ways, Wolf Alice’s second album is an extension of their 2015 debut, ‘My Love Is Cool’. That excellent record was restless, too, flitting from hypnotic, electronic folk to teeth-baring rock. Some of the little ideas buried in its songs are blown up life-sized here – the thundering guitars of the doom-y, shape-shifting title track are reminiscent of ‘Giant Peach”s hefty finale, while the mid-air meltdown of ‘Sky Musings’ takes ‘The Wonderwhy”s spoken word and laces it through the whole ominous track.

Wolf Alice的第二張專輯可謂他們2015年首張專輯《My Love Is Cool》的姊妹篇。他們首張唱片也是讓人贊不絕口，從催眠的電子抒情到激情搖滾，一曲一調(diào)，都使人沉醉。那些藏在歌曲里的小想法也足夠顛覆你的感官體驗(yàn)——主打歌帶有一絲憂郁與扭曲，其轟雷似的吉他聲也讓人不禁想起上一張專輯中“Giant Peach”那宏偉的尾音，而述說(shuō)在空難前痛徹心扉的“Sky Musings”延續(xù)了“The Wonderwhy”的說(shuō)辭口吻，貫穿全曲，歌詞充斥著不詳之兆。

More than that, though, ‘Visions Of A Life’ is a vast improvement on an already supreme foundation. Bassist Theo Ellis and Joel Amey’s rhythm section propels each song with just the right combination of intricacy and immediacy. ‘Formidable Cool’ is Wolf Al at their nastiest – guitarist Joff Oddie’s riff is tumbling and sleazy, while its savage breaking point has Ellie howling?“That’s all he fucking did when he fucked you on the floor!”?Far softer, ‘After The Zero Hour’ is a choral beauty more fit for churches than the sticky-floored arenas the Londoners are headed for.

?更值得一提的是，該樂(lè)隊(duì)基礎(chǔ)本身就不錯(cuò)，《Visions Of A Life》的出現(xiàn)更是濃墨重彩的一筆。貝斯手Theo Ellis和Joel Amey用其獨(dú)特的節(jié)奏將每首歌曲的復(fù)雜性與即時(shí)性完美結(jié)合?！?strong>Formidable Cool”展現(xiàn)了Wolf Alice“下流”的一面——吉他手?Joff Oddie反復(fù)彈奏的樂(lè)節(jié)一擁而入，跌跌撞撞，而Ellie在歌中的轉(zhuǎn)折處野蠻地大嚎“That’s all he fucking did when he fucked you on the floor”。歌曲“After The Zero Hour”則要柔和得多，帶有一種唱詩(shī)班的天籟之音與教堂的儀式感，而非倫敦人常選擇的夜店曲。

It’s ‘Don’t Delete The Kisses’ that lifts things to astronomical new heights, though. With whirring guitars straight from?Blur‘s ‘Essex Dogs’ and a glittering, swirling melody, it’s a cinematic glory that has the potential to become a modern classic. Ellie said she wanted to write “one of those head-out-the-window driving tunes”, but it feels more like soaring light years above Earth with enough butterflies in your stomach to carry you all the way home.

“Don’t Delete The Kisses”將主題推到了一個(gè)新高度。其吉他聲采樣于Blur的“Essex Dogs”，旋律也獨(dú)具風(fēng)格，給人耳目一新的感覺(jué)，這首畫(huà)面感極強(qiáng)的歌有潛力成為現(xiàn)代經(jīng)典之作。Ellie說(shuō)，她想寫(xiě)一首讓人聽(tīng)著仿佛在窗外迎風(fēng)而行的曲子，但這首歌感覺(jué)更像是在超脫了地球限制、在光年間翱翔時(shí)，有蝴蝶作伴、一同歸鄉(xiāng)。

With ‘Visions Of A Life’ Wolf Alice are removing any doubt about their status in the UK music scene. Best band in Britain? 100 per cent.

發(fā)行《Visions Of A Life》后的Wolf Alice，逐漸戰(zhàn)勝了那些質(zhì)疑聲，成功在英國(guó)音樂(lè)界站住一席地。如果要問(wèn)英國(guó)最好的樂(lè)隊(duì)是哪一支，100%會(huì)是Wolf Alice。