聽聽誰是你的菜 | 年末勁爆音樂大盤點(diǎn)（二）

聽聽誰是你的菜 | 年末勁爆音樂大盤點(diǎn)（二）

大家好，這里是《YOYO聊音樂》的第三期。前兩期，我們研究了權(quán)威音樂人榜單 BBC Music Sound 2016和2015，今天我們繼續(xù)回溯 BBC Music Sound 2015
回溯這份名單的原因有三：

第一，它讓咱們聽到更多好音樂。雖然2015年即將過去，但名單中諸位天才音樂人及他們的作品的熱度絲毫未減；

第二，它讓大家了解腐國音樂走向。加上第一期的 BBC Music Sound 2016，我們即將擁有兩份名單，這將使我們對(duì)當(dāng)今英國樂壇的現(xiàn)狀和趨勢都更加了解；

第三，它是雅思口語的優(yōu)質(zhì)資源。因?yàn)樗�不僅提供 longlist，還自帶幾乎所有藝人的 description，內(nèi)含 genre, feel, background, career, experiences, circle 等 Music 話題的各種高分表達(dá)，真心不容錯(cuò)過。

在看文前，還請(qǐng)各位先關(guān)注以下兩個(gè)要點(diǎn)，讓你的閱讀更高效。

一. 文中描述 James Bay, George The Poets, 和 Rae Morris 時(shí)，分別談到了哪些方面的信息（比如 style of music, educational background, etc.）？

二. 作者為了證明該榜單的權(quán)威性，采用了哪些手段？

上周我們講了BBC Music Sound of 2015的前兩個(gè)部分--【YOYO聊音樂】（有好多經(jīng)典歌曲欣賞哦！）及【YOYO說詞】，今天帶來最后一部分--【YOYO說句】，將揭曉以上兩個(gè)問題的答案~ 錯(cuò)過上期的童鞋請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊查看。

BBC Music Sound of 2015 longlist revealed

Solo artists such as James Bay, George The Poet and Raury make up most of this year's list of musicians tipped for big things in 2015

Tim Jonze

James Bay, Kwabs and George The Poet are among the names to feature on next year's BBC Music Sound Of 2015 longlist.

The poll, which aims to predict the artists likely to make a splash over the coming 12 months, mirrors last year in being dominated by solo artists, with Låpsley, Novelist, Rae Morris, Raury, Shamir, Shura, SOAK and Stormzy among the names on the list. The groups Sunset Sons, Wolf Alice, Slaves and Years and Years make up the full longlist.

Singer songwriter James Bay is likely to emerge as the favourite to win – his gentle folk-pop marks him out as in a similar vein to chart favourite Ed Sheeran. Bay also recently received a nomination for the Brits Critics Choice award, along with George The Poet and Years and Years, and it should be noted that last year's BBC Sound of 2014 poll winner, Sam Smith, won the Brits Critics' Choice Award too.

Tipped for 2015 ... James Bay Photograph: Maria Jefferis/Redferns via Getty Images

Several names stand out from the list. With rock music virtually ignored, the primal, punky sound of duo Slaves set them apart. The Kent group's music is reminiscent of groups like the Fall, as well as this year's culttwo-piece Sleaford Mods.

Elsewhere, the spoken word music of George The Poet could be likened to that of Kate Tempest. Born George Mpanga, the 23 year old's journey has taken him from a north London council estate to Cambridge University. Rae Morris is a songwriter from Blackpool who has worked with artists such as classical/dance chart toppers Clean Bandit and indie group Bombay Bicycle Club. Novelist is a teenage grime rapper and producer from South London who is at the forefront of the current grime revival.

Of the 15 artists on the longlist, 13 hail from the UK. Atlanta artist Raury is one of the exceptions, and his intriguing mixture of folk, hip hop and psychedelia makes his sound harder to pin down than most on the list. Sunset Sons feature British and Australian members and have been described, somewhat alarmingly, as being “quite the storm among Europe's surfing community”.

Around 140 music industry experts were polled by the BBC, including journalists, DJs and bloggers. Past winners have included Adele, Jessie J and Ellie Goulding, as well as the likes of 50 Cent, Keane and Haim.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens said: “It's always an exciting time of year to take stock and look at what might be making us dance, cry and jump for joy into the year ahead. I'm excited because there are a lot of artists I and my fellow DJs have supported on the list, and it's another great chance to share the music we love with an even bigger audience”.

The winner will be announced on Friday 9 January after a countdown of the top five.

The full list
George The Poet
James Bay
Kwabs
Låpsley
Novelist
Rae Morris
Raury
Shamir
Shura
Slaves
SOAK
Stormzy
Sunset Sons
Wolf Alice
Years & Years

    YOYO說句
揭曉答案時(shí)間到~請(qǐng)注意中文解說中的下劃線部分    

1. Singer songwriter James Bay is likely to emerge as the favourite to win – his gentle folk-pop marks him out as in a similar vein to chart favourite Ed Sheeran. Bay also recently received a nomination for the Brits Critics Choice award, along with George The Poet and Years and Years, and it should be noted that last year’s BBC Sound of 2014 poll winner, Sam Smith, won the Brits Critics’ Choice Award too.

首當(dāng)其沖的是 James Bay。我們看到，作者通過以下幾點(diǎn)描述了這位藝人，首先闡明主打曲風(fēng)為 folk-pop，然后擔(dān)心不夠直觀，因此貼心地用巨星 Ed Sheeran 做了類比。

緊接著告訴咱們現(xiàn)在 Bay 與哪些牛人一起獲了英國評(píng)論家選擇大獎(jiǎng)的提名，而依據(jù)往年情況來看，誰在BBC名單上排位最前，這項(xiàng)大獎(jiǎng)最終就最有可能花落誰家，所以 Bay 可能很快會(huì)從諸位被提名者之中脫穎而出，成為獲獎(jiǎng)人。

James Bay

而接下來：

2. Elsewhere, the spoken word music of George The Poet could be likened to that of Kate Tempest. Born George Mpanga, the 23 year old’s journey has taken him from a north London council estate to Cambridge University. Rae Morris is a songwriter from Blackpool who has worked with artists such as classical/dance chart toppers Clean Bandit and indie group Bombay Bicycle Club.

我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，在說到 George The Poet 的時(shí)候，也包含了曲風(fēng)，與大咖的類比，不同的是增添了對(duì)其個(gè)人成長背景的小段敘述；而談到 Rae Morris 時(shí)，她的工作履歷和圈子則成為了主打內(nèi)容。

Rae Morris

此外還有不少音樂人的相關(guān)描述。YOYO在此不一一列舉，我更愿意與大家一起分享的，是一個(gè) Musician 或是 Artist 的描述方案。

3. 究竟要從哪些方面來描述一個(gè)音樂人呢？

想要成功描述一個(gè)音樂人，大家最好能夠 cover 到五個(gè)關(guān)鍵字，它們分別是：Genre, Similar Artists, Achievements，Background 以及 Career Development，操作要點(diǎn)如下：

好的，現(xiàn)在YOYO來揭曉第二個(gè)問題的答案：

4. 為了說明該名單的權(quán)威性，作者也是蠻拼的，明著說，暗著點(diǎn)，都用到了。第一句是暗點(diǎn)，好像是在說 Bay 特別有希望獲獎(jiǎng)，實(shí)際也連帶著夸了一下 BBC Music Sound of the Year 的厲害。而后一句就是明說”我們BBC的榜單含金量高”——你看曾經(jīng)名單上的TA們現(xiàn)在是多么風(fēng)生水起吧。

1) and it should be noted that last year’s BBC Sound of 2014 poll winner, Sam Smith, won the Brits Critics’ Choice Award too.

2) Past winners have included Adele, Jessie J and Ellie Goulding, as well as the likes of 50 Cent, Keane and Haim.

5. What kind of music do you like? Why? How does music influence us?

不知大家在考場上面臨這些問題時(shí)會(huì)怎么思考，如何回答。在這里不妨借鑒一下文章最末：

"It's always an exciting time of year to take stock and look at what might be making us dance, cry and jump for joy into the year ahead. I'm excited because there are a lot of artists I and my fellow DJs have supported on the list, and it's another great chance to share the music we love with an even bigger audience”.

最后大家不妨關(guān)注一下BBC廣播一臺(tái) DJ Huw Stephens 的回答。正如他所說，音樂讓我們歡呼雀躍，音樂讓我們隨之起舞，音樂讓我們有所期待，音樂讓我們共同分享。

Years & Years

想預(yù)約YOYO老師指導(dǎo)雅思口語，趕快點(diǎn)擊下方吧！