独一无二、强悍性感——Beyoncé 希望你听《RENAISSANCE》的时候能带走这些感受。这是她的第七张个人专辑，创作于新冠疫情比较严重的时期，可她却全身心投入了 House 舞曲的怀抱，用这 16 首歌承载解放自我、肯定自我、释放天性、无畏自信的信念，渴望为自由喝彩。《RENAISSANCE》整体氛围轻松的同时能量满满，就像周五晚上下了班，终于可以出门嗨一下，无数种可能性在蠢蠢欲动一样。重点是，专辑告诉我们，不必再去在意他人的目光、满足他人的期待，完全做你自己就好！
专辑的体量庞大，却细致地将丰富的音乐语言统合在一起，昂扬的乐段轮番上阵，让人立刻忘我地沉浸在音乐当中。主打歌《BREAK MY SOUL》分别采样了 Robin S. 和 Big Freedia 的曲子，four-on-the-floor 的经典 House 节奏贯穿始终；Afro-tech 单曲《MOVE》请到了时尚与音乐传奇人物 Grace Jones 和歌手 Tems 前来助阵；《CUFF IT》则把我们的记忆带到了轮滑迪斯科舞厅盛行的那个年代。
专辑也不乏温柔私密的瞬间。甜美的情歌《PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA》里，吉他和人声上演了精妙的对话，Beyoncé 得以充分发挥她精湛的唱功。她轻声细语地唱道：“我知道只要在我身边，你就会情不自禁卸下伪装。”（I know you can’t help but to be yourself around me.）有如夏日的野餐会上，耳畔传来的悄悄话。融合 R&B、Gospel 和 Hip-Hop 的《CHURCH GIRL》，则讲述了一个脱离苦海的故事：“我终于过了这关/我终于重展笑颜/我终于游过那片属于我和你的泪海。”（I’m finally on the other side/I finally found the extra smiles/Swimming through the oceans of tears we cried.）
与此同时，和 Beyoncé 的许多作品一样，《RENAISSANCE》坚定地为黑人身份喝彩。比如《COZY》就是一位自洽的女性送给自己的箴言，Beyoncé 在副歌部分思索道：“悦纳我的肤色/悦纳我的内在。”（Comfortable in my skin/Cozy with who I am）《PURE/HONEY》则展现了 Ballroom 文化的方方面面，歌曲前半段加入变装表演时 MC 应和音乐的说唱（chant），以及（美国变装皇后）Kevin Aviance 的语音采样，后半段则长驱直入，完全陶醉在迪斯科的氛围中，想必这首歌立马会在舞池受到热捧。《PURE/HONEY》铺陈好气氛，就轮到专辑收尾曲《SUMMER RENAISSANCE》登场了。这首歌采样了 Donna Summer 70 年代的迪斯科金曲《I Feel Love》，它自身或许就是一个支点，要把逃离现实的幻梦，推向遥远的、看不见的未来。

Blue Hawaii has spent over a decade perfecting their craft. The two met in 2009, at the heart of Montreal's burgeoning underground party scene. Finding their start with lo-fi bedroom recordings, they gradually evolved towards a more uplifting and dance forward sound. The essence of their work is threaded through the confident sanguine vocals and songwriting of Raphaelle “Ra” Standell-Preston, and the distinctive production of Agor "DJ Kirby". They uniquely assemble every aspect of their music together amidst an ocean of separation, with Agor in Berlin, and Ra in Montreal.
‘My Bestfriend's House' continues the joy of good feelings and togetherness that began with 'Under 1 House'. Themes of love and empathy are backed by chugging drums and hypnotic grooves, to enjoy on dance floors and in headphones worldwide. The EP’s first single – “L.O.V.E.” – is a disco-house, free-formed sizzler. Ra’s vocals are silky and powerful on top of a cheeky pulsing disco beat peppered with guitar and sax.
Reunited in August 2021, Agor and Ra wanted to finish the recording of a darker, downtempo full-length they had started in September of 2020. However, given the energy coming out of lockdown and the coincidental finding of an abandoned Yamaha DX27 synth, the... pair decided to put that introspective work on hold and instead whip out a good-vibed follow-up to their last release “Under 1 House”. The duo headed to a cabin north of Montreal but unfortunately had to return the same night during the year's worst rainstorm. The place was in a state of abandon, water running black, a back window smashed in, and an eerie haunted feeling that scared the band into fleeing. This continued to the point of believing a car was following them, their speed increasing to lose what they thought to be a ‘cabin highway chase’. In effect, the first week of their recording retreat was a disaster and, with both members disturbed and confused, the ensuing four songs came from a rapid-fire series of recording sessions in just over a week's time. Perhaps it is this condensed time frame that has made this collection of tracks so specifically electric. For the first time, they collaborated with the radiant songwriter and keyboardist Edwin de Goeij on the tracks “My Bestfriend’s House” and “Danced Into My Life”, who was also the coincidental finder of the illustrious synth. Longtime contributor, the saxophonist Adam Kinner, also graced the recording with his inspired playing on the track “L.O.V.E”.

凭借个人首张同名专辑《Whitney Houston》中充满力量感的嗓音、自由流畅的转音以及宽广的音域，Whitney Houston 一跃成为美国家喻户晓的金牌唱将，同时也成为灵魂乐、福音音乐以及 R&B 曲风的代表人物。创作第二张录音室专辑《Whitney》时，其伯乐 Clive Davis 特意邀来知名制作人 Narada Michael Walden 担任监制，希望能帮她跳出前作过于保守的框架，呈现更加饱满完整的一面。这张专辑提升了快节奏舞曲的比重，编曲的设计感更为丰富，凸显 Whitney Houston 歌声中的活力动感。《I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)》《So Emotional》和《Love Will Save the Day》是当时最受年轻人喜爱的流行舞曲风格，Whitney 游刃有余又随性自由的演绎，在灵魂乐、Funk 和 R&B 的相互交织下营造出摩登都市的氛围。专辑末尾还收录了 Whitney Houston 与母亲 Cissy Houston 合作诠释的音乐剧主题曲《I Know Him So Well》，深情的演唱仿佛重现 80 年代两人同在夜总会表演时的场景。Whitney Houston 以极强的可塑性再次获得了商业上的巨大成功，并斩获第 30 届格莱美最佳流行女歌手奖。

2018年にリリースした「Future Pop」以来、約4年ぶりのオリジナルアルバムとなる本作。
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Disclosure are very excited to announce that their Debut Album ‘Settle’ will be released on the 3rd June on PMR Records.
“At last we can announce that our debut Album is on its way! We’ve worked so hard over the last year, alongside a number of amazing artists and friends and we cannot wait for you to all finally hear it from start to finish!”
The album is available to pre-order now exclusively over at disclosureofficial.com, where there is an exclusive deluxe version of the album available on CD, double-gatefold heavyweight vinyl plus limited edition hand-numbered screen-print bundles. Their next single features Eliza Doolittle and will be premiered on Friday via Annie Mac.

凱莉·安·米洛，OBE是一位澳洲歌手、作曲家、演員。1987年凱莉憑藉在電視劇「家有芳鄰」中飾演「Charlene」成名。80年代後期，開始涉足樂壇。據澳洲華納音樂統計，凱莉已經在全球售出超過7000萬張唱片。

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On her fifth solo album, the Irish singer finds a new role as a dancefloor truth-teller, infusing house and disco epics with thrilling expressions of desire, regret, and self-knowledge.