男孩子的电子乐队
15年夏天，在乡下爷爷家电视上的某个音乐频道看到了"Shine"的MV。那个高一的暑假，自己也在经历着成长。听到那个旋律，不禁有点怀疑自己当下学习生活的意义。
现在大一暑假，我才开始写下那段时期的感受。
主唱Olly是gay，写了一些关于关于爱还有欲望的歌，旋律制作都很赞，乐队的气质很合我所爱。之前年年来上海，希望之后还有机会一起在现场骚起来。
喜欢这张专辑，喜欢电子合成乐的旋律，让人就想在青春年少的时候沉迷于某种狂喜之中；喜欢有些歌曲可以坦诚地把那些欲望大声地唱跳出来。还有类似"Eye Shut"之类细腻的情感表达。
But behind the dance bump, Communion is confessional synth-pop with a heart full of heavy feelings. On the electro love note "Worship" and simmering breakup ballad "Without," frontman Olly Alexander, a 24-year-old former actor, is like Smith with messier emotions and dodgiermetaphors. On "Foundation," which features a vibe more Weeknd chill-out than weekend blowout, he sings, "All the things I want, I really shouldn't get." He's plagued by feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty, though he'll lose himself in moments of ecstasy. On "Shine," he swoons like Justin in his 'N Sync days.
但在舞曲强烈的节奏背后，这张由电子合成音构成的很坦诚的专辑承载了很多深沉的情感。然而在电子情歌"Worship"和酝酿着分手的"WIthout"中，主唱Olly就像是唱着更混乱的感情和更糟糕的比喻的Sam Smith。“Foundation”营造的氛围则更像是The Weeknd式的井喷。他被不充分和不确定所困扰，尽管他也在片刻的狂喜中迷失了自己。在“Shine”中，他弄得跟超级男孩里的Justin一样了。
Given the band's ace melodies, emotional frankness and broad tastes (bassist Mikey Goldsworthy has touted his love for Marilyn Manson), the dancefloor is likely just one way the group will express itself, one stop en route to wherever it's heading. Five years from now, Communion might make for a nifty postcard.
考虑到乐队拿出的出色的旋律、情感的坦率和广泛的品味(贝斯手Mikey Goldsworthy吹嘘他对玛丽莲曼森的爱)，电子舞曲可能只是乐队表达自己的一种方式，一种一站就能到达目的地的方式。从现在起5年以后，“Communion”这张专辑可能会成为一张漂亮的明信片。
-from Billboard
