New Music 新唱片发行: Zilu 子路, Red & White 红白色, New Pants 新裤子

Zilu 子路 - 摇滚的代价

Vivacious, candid, deranged, and full of acidic yet poetic wit, with more than a few ballads up their sleeves, the latest from Shanghai DIY genre-smashers Zilu ‘摇滚的代价’ is as bold as they come. Paying its respects to both the pantheon of pop singers from yesteryear whilst trying to figure out his own place among them, it’s a fascinating balancing act between a burdened and carefree punk star and a vulnerable, all-too sincere pop singer. More apt to compare himself to a stray dog, and willing to hand over his phone number to dissatisfied customers, Zilu lets it all hang, yet never loses sight of the power and sway that rock and roll (in whatever form you favor) has on our hearts, finding comfort in its warm rocksteady embrace. 

活泼、坦率、疯狂、充满酸性而又充满诗意智慧，加上他们暗藏的棘手民谣，上海 DIY 类型破坏者子路的最新作品《摇滚的代价》和他们一样大胆。这首歌既向过去的流行歌手致敬，又试图找出他们自己在其中的位置，在一个负担沉重而了无牵挂的朋克明星和一个脆弱又极度真诚的流行歌手之间找到了惊人的平衡。子路更愿意把自己比作一只流浪狗，也愿意把自己的电话号码交给不满意的顾客，他们让一切都悬而未决，但从未忽视摇滚乐（无论你喜欢什么形式）在我们给心灵的力量和影响，在它温暖的摇滚乐怀抱中找寻安慰吧。

https://music.163.com/#/album?id=163846862

https://open.spotify.com/album/5IEnNi95YFi3fl1pcvbHGX

Red & White 红白色 - 浮游记

Indie pop that sneaks up on with its melodic drive and irresistible hooks, Red & White, from Lanzhou, leave quite the mark with their latest LP 浮游记. With elements of new wave, dream pop, and even some of the atmospheric pop music from the 1970s - the three-piece band has a clear idea of what works and what doesn’t - chiseling down their sounds to their basic rhythmic pleasures - never overdoing it or veering too far off the beaten path. In other bands, this might come off as a slight - but it works wonders here - turning every track into some sort of ear worm worth revisiting. 

来自兰州的红白色乐队，他们的独立流行乐有驱动性的旋律和难以抵挡的魅力，以最新唱片《浮游记》给人留下了相当深刻的印象。带着新浪潮、梦泡，甚至是1970年代的一些大气流行音乐的元素，这支由三人组成的乐队清楚地了解什么是真正有效的，将他们的声音提炼成基本的节奏乐趣，从不做得太过分或偏离正常。在其他乐队中，这种评价可能是一种轻视——但它在这里创造了奇迹，将每首曲子变成某种值得重温的耳虫。

https://music.163.com/#/album?id=163330453

New Pants 新裤子 - 悲伤朋克

New Pants have been around just about forever - the seminal indie rockers, Modern Sky’s flagship band, have been making music for well over twenty years and though the musical environment around them has drastically changed, they’ve still got it, even as they’ve become more nostalgic and sentimental over time. That notion is ever present in the band’s new EP which finds the band reflecting on the anxiety of modern culture, including their place in it. For better or worse, this is New Pants at their pop punk finest - and while the variety over its tight four tracks may be lacking, there’s no denying their undiluted melodic charge. 

新裤子乐队仿佛以及存在了一辈子——这支开创性的独立摇滚乐队，摩登天空的旗舰乐队，做音乐已经超过了二十年，尽管周围的音乐环境已经发生了巨大的变化，但他们仍然能够掌控，即使随着时间的推移新裤子变得更加怀旧和感性。这种想法一直存在于乐队的新 EP 中，它体现了乐队对现代文化焦虑的反思，包括他们在其中所处的位置。无论好坏，这都是新裤子乐队最好的流行朋克作品——虽然在其紧凑的四首歌曲中可能缺乏多样性，但不可否认他们旋律的醇厚。

https://music.163.com/#/album?id=162548795

https://open.spotify.com/album/2Oogfvzlv7dJWrjIAGi55m

Translated by:  Aling

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