睡眠代币甚至在阿卡迪亚（Arcadia）都不是一张Anthems的专辑。这是从内省编织的拼凑而成的

很少见证乐队实时改变流派的过程。但是我们已经看到睡眠代币从阴影崛起到卖光了O2

Sleep Token are one of the most talked-about bands in the world right now, and they're set to release their fourth studio album, Even In Arcadia, on Friday, May 9.

睡眠代币目前是世界上最受关注的乐队之一，他们将于5月9日星期五发行他们的第四张录音室专辑，甚至在阿卡迪亚发行。

The band, who are known for their unique sound and visual aesthetic, have been slowly building a devoted following since releasing their debut EP in 2019.

以其独特的声音和视觉美学而闻名的乐队自2019年发布首张EP以来一直在慢慢建立敬业的追随者。

In the past year alone, they've sold out The O2 in London, cracked the US Billboard charts and performed at major festivals around the globe.

仅在过去的一年中，他们就在伦敦售罄了O2，破解了美国广告牌排行榜，并在全球大型音乐节上演出。

But with fame comes pressure, and Sleep Token’s fourth studio album arrives not just on major label RCA and with even more hype, but with the added weight of scrutiny, especially from fans who saw 2023’s Take Me Back To Eden as their magnum opus.

但是随着名声的压力，Sleep Token的第四张录音室专辑不仅到达了RCA的主要标签，而且更加炒作，而且还增加了审查的重量，尤其是来自2023年2023年的粉丝，他们将我带回了伊甸园。

And yet, Even In Arcadia isn’t an album of anthems; it’s a patchwork woven from of introspection, tension and the anxiety of stardom, all stitched together while the spotlight burns. It presents something that’s more commercially aware, yet also more vitriolic, and far more intimate.

然而，即使在阿卡迪亚，也不是一张国歌的专辑。这是从内省，紧张和明星的焦虑中编织的拼凑而成的，所有这些都在聚光灯燃烧时缝合在一起。它提出了更具商业意识的东西，但更具硫酸和更亲密的东西。

That intimacy comes from the lyrics, stripped back and unfiltered, as if the shine of fame has worn thin. Where Take Me Back To Eden cloaked its anguish in myth, Even In Arcadia leans into confession. Caramel glides on a reggaeton pulse with the line ‘I guess that’s what I get for trying to hide in the limelight’, while Damocles is even more brittle as Vessel shrugs, 'I know these chords are boring’, like someone circling writer’s block but too burnt out to fight it.

这种亲密关系来自歌词，退缩和未经过滤，好像名望的光芒已经稀薄。带我回到伊甸园的地方在神话中掩盖了它的痛苦，即使在阿卡迪亚也倾向于认罪。焦糖在雷鬼脉冲上滑行，上线“我想那是我试图躲藏在众人瞩目的地方”的行，而damocles耸了耸肩，“我知道这些和弦很无聊”，就像有人绕着作家的障碍一样，但太燃烧了。

Infinite Baths goes deepest, though, with a guitar line that recalls Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd’s tribute to founding vocalist Syd Barrett, who parted ways with Floyd when fame began to unravel him.

不过，无限的浴缸最深，吉他线条让人回想起您疯狂的钻石的光芒 - 平克·弗洛伊德（Pink Floyd）向创始歌手赛德·巴雷特（Syd Barrett）致敬。

But if the lyrics turn inward, the music looks out. Sleep Token are masters of genre-splicing, but here the shifts often feel strategic. Provider is full-blown Usher cosplay, and Dangerous is Careless Whisper for the BookTok generation– all low-rider trap beats that hit with more groove than Vessel’s six-pack.

但是，如果歌词向内旋转，音乐会望出去。睡眠代币是流派切割的大师，但这里的转变通常会感到战略性。提供者是成熟的Usher角色扮演，危险是Booktok Generation的粗心耳语 - 所有的低骑手陷阱节拍都比船只的六包装更加凹槽。

It’s ridiculous, and yet somehow one of the album’s most memorable moments. The results feel dialled-up, except on Emergence, where trap pop rhythms, vocoder vocals and hip hop cadences blend into something more fluid and purposeful.

这太荒谬了，但是以某种方式是专辑中最令人难忘的时刻之一。除了出现之外，结果感觉到了拨号，陷阱流行节奏，声码器声和嘻哈节奏融为一体。

Still, it’s not all slow-burns and soft edges. When Sleep Token go heavy, they go for the throat. There’s no direct successor to a track like Ascensionism, but Look To Windward – a reference to T.S. Elliot’s epic 1922 poem The Waste Land, and the laws of unintended consequences – gives it a damn good run as a spiralling, Ihsahn-adjacent extravaganza that burns through grief and grandeur before crash-landing into a trap beat.

不过，这并不是所有的慢燃烧和柔软的边缘。当象征沉重时，他们会去找喉咙。没有直接继任者，例如升天主义，但要迎接迎风，这是对TS Elliot的史诗1922年《荒地》的史诗，以及意想不到的后果的定律，这使它成为了一种真实的奔跑，因为它是一种螺旋状的Ihsahn-Adjacent-Adjacent-Adjacent Extravavaganza，通过悲伤和大型狂热地陷入Trap Beats，燃烧着Trap Beat。

Infinite Baths also vies for epic status, all soft keys and gospel glow, rising through lush, Deftones-like swells before collapsing into the heaviest, most punishing finale the band have ever recorded. The title track is just as expansive, building like thunder through cinematic piano and strings, but instead of delivering the expected blow, it retreats. Maybe that’s the point.

无限的浴场也占据了史诗般的地位，所有软键和福音般的光芒，在郁郁葱葱的，像Deftones一样膨胀的膨胀，然后崩溃到乐队有史以来最重，最惩罚的结局。标题曲目同样广阔，像雷声一样通过电影钢琴和弦乐制作，但没有带来预期的打击，而是撤退了。也许这就是重点。

Even In Arcadia won’t win over anyone already rolling their eyes. It’s an intense, flawed and often stunning record that shows Sleep Token laid bare and exhausted, but also brave, ambitious and painfully honest.

即使在阿卡迪亚，也不会赢得已经翻白眼的任何人。这是一个紧张，有缺陷且经常令人惊叹的记录，显示出裸露和疲惫的睡眠象征性，但也勇敢，雄心勃勃且痛苦地诚实。

It might divide longtime fans, but it will almost certainly expose metal to its biggest audience yet. You don’t have to like Sleep Token. You don’t even have to understand them. But at this point, ignoring them is no longer an option.

它可能会划分长期的粉丝，但几乎可以肯定会将金属暴露于迄今为止的最大观众。您不必喜欢睡眠令牌。您甚至不必了解它们。但是在这一点上，忽略它们不再是一种选择。

Even In Arcadia is out Friday May 9. Read the story of the band's early years in the new issue of Metal Hammer, out now, featuring two exclusive covers. Order your copy here

即使在阿卡迪亚（Arcadia）也是5月9日星期五。在此处订购您的副本