美国国家公共电台 NPR Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Time for our monthly check in with music masters who are not BJ Leiderman - who writes our theme music - public radio DJs with what they play in Heavy Rotation¹.

NICK BRUNNER, BYLINE²: My name is Nick Brunner. I am the host of Hey Listen at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, Calif. And the track that I picked for heavy rotation this week is "Idiot Soul" by So Much Light.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IDIOT SOUL")

SO MUCH LIGHT: (Singing) I'll crown you anyway. She's so sweet.

BRUNNER: Damien's been making music in Elk³ Grove⁴, Calif., which is just south of Sacramento, since about 2014 under the name So Much Light. And he's this quiet, sweet guy. And I think that really comes through on his music. It's just filled with this earnest sensibility.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IDIOT SOUL")

SO MUCH LIGHT: (Singing) Idiot soul. Nothing to me. Partners in crime. Find us a room.

BRUNNER: What I love about this track is that it has so much in common with groups that he grew up listening to like TLC and D'Angelo. But it's not quite as brooding or ponderous⁵. His label manager at ANTI came up with the term Bizarre and B, which I like a lot.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IDIOT SOUL")

SO MUCH LIGHT: (Singing) Idiot soul.

BRUNNER: We had him in for an in-studio performance and got a lot of people talking about it. And it just kind of came out like a bolt from the blue. And yeah, he's easily becoming a staple⁶ of the show. That's for sure.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IDIOT SOUL")

SO MUCH LIGHT: (Singing) Idiot soul.

ANDREA SWENSSON, BYLINE: I'm Andrea Swensson. I host the local show at The Current in Minnesota.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELLO")

NOOKY JONES: (Singing) Oh, people passing by.

SWENSSON: My pick for Heavy Rotation is "Hello" by Nooky Jones off their debut⁷ record.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELLO")

NOOKY JONES: (Singing) Caught up in the distraction⁸ on their way.

SWENSSON: The sound that is commonly associated with Prince - this kind of melding of R&B, funk, soul, pop music - I kind of think of Nooky Jones as an extension of the Minneapolis sound. But they're bringing these live analog⁹ horns onto the stage as well. And I think this song is just so catchy¹⁰.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELLO")

NOOKY JONES: (Singing) And suddenly, she smiled at me. I hope she noticed that I notice her so casually¹¹.

SWENSSON: Nooky Jones is one of those bands that you see on every block party lineup in the Twin Cities in the summer. It's - they're just so fun to watch live and to dance around to. So they are definitely kicking up some heat this summer.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELLO")

NOOKY JONES: (Singing) I will be there.

ART LEVY¹², BYLINE: My name is Art Levy. I'm a producer and host at KUTX in Austin, Texas.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COSOCO")

JUANA MOLINA: (Singing in Spanish).

LEVY: The artist and song I picked for Heavy Rotation is an artist named Juana Molina. The song is called, "Cosoco." So Juana Molina has one of the more interesting backstories of an artist I know. She actually used to be a famous comedian¹³ in Argentina. At about age 30, she decided¹⁴ to stop acting¹⁵, stop doing comedy and switch to music.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COSOCO")

MOLINA: (Singing in Spanish).

LEVY: She just bought like a looping pedal and would just sit in her room and improvise¹⁶. Now she's kind of created this body of work that is really fascinating kind of childlike in a good way. It's really playful, so much fun to listen to.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COSOCO")

MOLINA: (Singing in Spanish).

LEVY: It's playing really well with a lot of us here at the station, also really well with the children of a lot of the people here at the station. Actually, our program director - his 5-year-old daughter heard this song and was completely transfixed in the car. And we thought, man, if it's working for her, it's got to be working for a lot of people as well.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COSOCO")

MOLINA: (Singing in Spanish).

SIMON: And you can hear more music in Heavy Rotation on our website nprmusic.org.

1 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 elk   

n.麋鹿

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
• The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。

4 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

5 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

6 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

7 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

8 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

9 analog   

n.类似物，模拟

参考例句：

• The analog signal contains high-frequency video information,which helps make up the picture.模拟信号包括有助于构成图像的高频视频信息。
• The analog computer measures continuously,without proceeding step by step.模拟计算机不是一步一步地进行，而是连续地进行量度。

10 catchy   

adj.易记住的，诡诈的，易使人上当的

参考例句：

• We need a new slogan.The old one's not catchy enough.我们需要新的口号，旧的不够吸引人。
• The chorus is very catchy to say the least.副歌部分很容易上口。

11 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

12 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

13 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

15 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

16 improvise   

v.即兴创作；临时准备，临时凑成

参考例句：

• If an actor forgets his words，he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词，那就只好即兴现编。
• As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。