听听谁是你的菜 | 年末劲爆音乐大盘点（二）

听听谁是你的菜 | 年末劲爆音乐大盘点（二）

大家好，这里是《YOYO聊音乐》的第三期。前两期，我们研究了权威音乐人榜单 BBC Music Sound 2016和2015，今天我们继续回溯 BBC Music Sound 2015
回溯这份名单的原因有三：

第一，它让咱们听到更多好音乐。虽然2015年即将过去，但名单中诸位天才音乐人及他们的作品的热度丝毫未减；

第二，它让大家了解腐国音乐走向。加上第一期的 BBC Music Sound 2016，我们即将拥有两份名单，这将使我们对当今英国乐坛的现状和趋势都更加了解；

第三，它是雅思口语的优质资源。因为它不仅提供 longlist，还自带几乎所有艺人的 description，内含 genre, feel, background, career, experiences, circle 等 Music 话题的各种高分表达，真心不容错过。

在看文前，还请各位先关注以下两个要点，让你的阅读更高效。

一. 文中描述 James Bay, George The Poets, 和 Rae Morris 时，分别谈到了哪些方面的信息（比如 style of music, educational background, etc.）？

二. 作者为了证明该榜单的权威性，采用了哪些手段？

上周我们讲了BBC Music Sound of 2015的前两个部分--【YOYO聊音乐】（有好多经典歌曲欣赏哦！）及【YOYO说词】，今天带来最后一部分--【YOYO说句】，将揭晓以上两个问题的答案~ 错过上期的童鞋请点击查看。

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说句
揭晓答案时间到~请注意中文解说中的下划线部分    

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.

首当其冲的是 James Bay。我们看到，作者通过以下几点描述了这位艺人，首先阐明主打曲风为 folk-pop，然后担心不够直观，因此贴心地用巨星 Ed Sheeran 做了类比。

紧接着告诉咱们现在 Bay 与哪些牛人一起获了英国评论家选择大奖的提名，而依据往年情况来看，谁在BBC名单上排位最前，这项大奖最终就最有可能花落谁家，所以 Bay 可能很快会从诸位被提名者之中脱颖而出，成为获奖人。

James Bay

而接下来：

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.

我们会发现，在说到 George The Poet 的时候，也包含了曲风，与大咖的类比，不同的是增添了对其个人成长背景的小段叙述；而谈到 Rae Morris 时，她的工作履历和圈子则成为了主打内容。

Rae Morris

此外还有不少音乐人的相关描述。YOYO在此不一一列举，我更愿意与大家一起分享的，是一个 Musician 或是 Artist 的描述方案。

3. 究竟要从哪些方面来描述一个音乐人呢？

想要成功描述一个音乐人，大家最好能够 cover 到五个关键字，它们分别是：Genre, Similar Artists, Achievements，Background 以及 Career Development，操作要点如下：

好的，现在YOYO来揭晓第二个问题的答案：

4. 为了说明该名单的权威性，作者也是蛮拼的，明着说，暗着点，都用到了。第一句是暗点，好像是在说 Bay 特别有希望获奖，实际也连带着夸了一下 BBC Music Sound of the Year 的厉害。而后一句就是明说”我们BBC的榜单含金量高”——你看曾经名单上的TA们现在是多么风生水起吧。

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?

不知大家在考场上面临这些问题时会怎么思考，如何回答。在这里不妨借鉴一下文章最末：

"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”.

最后大家不妨关注一下BBC广播一台 DJ Huw Stephens 的回答。正如他所说，音乐让我们欢呼雀跃，音乐让我们随之起舞，音乐让我们有所期待，音乐让我们共同分享。

Years & Years

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