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Co-produced by Danny L Harle, this superlative single continues the pop auteur’s lucent new era.

與Danny L Harle聯(lián)合制作，這首高水平單曲進一步推動了這位流行作曲家清晰的新征程。

While 2019’s?Pang?was a well oiled avant-pop machine written in the aftermath of Caroline Polachek’s divorce, last year’s?“Bunny Is a Rider”?was an?exhilarating transmutation?for the singer. The boisterous single walked a fine line between anonymity and enticement. ?Its follow up, “Billions,” barrels down the same path. Polachek debuted the track last year during her first live performance since the pandemic began, and she has readily?admitted?that she was trying to capture “the afterglow of a reopening.” Co-produced by?Danny L Harle, “Billions,” is a lucent pathway towards a new era for the pop auteur.

雖然19年Caroline Polachek在離婚后撰寫的一張精致而流暢的前衛(wèi)流行音樂專輯《Pang》已足夠亮眼，去年的單曲“Bunny Is a Rider”對這位歌手來說仍是一次令人振奮的轉(zhuǎn)變。這首令人沸騰的單曲在隱匿晦澀與循循善誘間摸索出一條微妙的線索，其后續(xù)作品“Billions”也沿著同樣線索繼續(xù)跟進。Polachek去年疫情期間的首場現(xiàn)場演出中首次演唱了這首歌曲，欣然坦承道，她正試圖捕捉“重新迸發(fā)的余暉”。由Danny L Harle聯(lián)合制作的“Billions”是一條通向這位流行作曲家全新時代的明晰路途。

On “Billions,” Polachek takes a vocal odyssey, moving through different timbres, befuddled inflections, and octaves with colored poignancy. Polachek’s eccentric one-liners (“Salty/Flavor/Lies like a sailor/But he loves like a painter”) do not clearly point to an overarching narrative, yet they gain a clarity through the playful sweep of her vocals. Polachek appears in the music video like a cherub, crushing wine grapes while singing, “Say say say something to me,” her voice crackling with shimmering effects. In the next verse, she takes it down an octave, adding yet another color to the track’s lively palette. She drops out entirely in the final minute, letting the Trinity Choir take the reins for an epic finish. Though built around her high caliber vocal performance, “Billions” never feels oversaturated, earning every ounce of its massive weight.

在“Billions”中，Polachek開啟了一段聲樂征途，在不同的音色、混亂的轉(zhuǎn)音、八度音中穿梭，嵌有絢麗的凄美。Polachek怪異俏皮的單人唱段（“Salty/Flavor/Lies like a sailor/But he loves like a painter”）并未明確地指向一個具體情節(jié)，但通過她戲虐靈動的唱腔，依舊能捕獲到一抹清澈。在MV中，Polachek像個小天使，一邊踩踏壓碎釀酒葡萄，一邊唱道：?“Say say say something to me.”她的聲音閃爍著熒光。在下一部分中，她將聲音壓低了一個八度，為這首歌曲亮麗的調(diào)色板增添了另一種色彩。她在最后一分鐘中完全消失，接力棒來到Trinity Choir合唱團，完成了一個史詩般的尾聲。總體上雖然圍繞著她高水準的歌唱來呈現(xiàn)，“Billions”卻從未讓人感覺要素過多，它的分分秒秒都在為自己贏取所能達成的最大成效。