少女情怀总是诗，冰岛乐团PascalPinon由姊妹花Jófrídur、Ásthildur以及好友Halla、Kristín这四位年纪仅约十五、六岁的少女所组成。在德国知名独立厂牌MorrMusic下发行的首张同名专辑《PascalPinon》就像少女心中多愁善感的青春诗篇。PascalPinon用最简单的乐器与设备、最单纯的情感，交出了一张最动人直接的作品《PascalPinon》，专辑有着冰岛独立音乐招牌式的清新甜美民谣曲风，里面的歌曲像一首首短诗般精美，最短的只有1分48秒，最长也不过4分22秒，专辑开场曲〈UndirHeieumHimni〉在清脆笛子声与简单空心吉他的搭配下，彷佛一幅优美的冰岛户外景致呈现在眼前，让人心旷神怡。〈Árstíeir〉与〈Baldursbrár〉的音乐盒旋律，则让人想起无暇的阳光穿透窗帘时的景象。有着空心吉他贯穿其间的〈IWroteASong〉，则是一首俏皮少女的可爱情诗。〈Moi〉在深情感伤的贝斯声线带动下，成了专辑里最黯然消魂的歌曲。俄国电影大师塔可夫斯基曾在生活中以拍立得相机凝结时光，拍出如梦如诗的影像。而《PascalPinon》就像四位少女生活里随手拍下的拍立得相片，永恒地捕捉住青春岁月里的那抹光影。2009年冰岛音乐奖最佳新人奖提名Múm之后最令人怦然心动的冰岛之声Ageisjustanumber?Well,certainlynotinthiscase:Listeningto“PascalPinon,”theband’seponymousdebutalbum,thefactthatyou’redealingwithabunchof16-year-oldteenagegirlsiswaytooevidentandin-your-facetomerelydismissitassomekindof“additionalcuteness”.Yet,thesongspresentedbyIcelandictwinsistersJófrídurandÁsthildurandtheirbandmatesHallaandKristínarecertainlythat:they’recute.Verymuchso.Cuteandsweetandsteaming-hotlikethosemuffinstheyservedattheirfirst-everliveperformance,aptlytitled“TheFriendlyGig”.Somewhatstrangethoughthatsomepeoplehavealreadycomplainedaboutthefoursomenotsmilingenoughonstage.Couldthatmeanit’snotallabout“cuteness”forthem?SincethenamePascalPinonreferstoatwo-headedfreakshow“celebrity”whodiedin1929(andwhosesecondheadwasreallyjustatumormodeledtolooklikeacraniumbymeansofawaxenhancement),onemightexpectsomeratherdisturbedDIYcompositions–especiallygiventhatthisbandistwo-headedaswell(thetwinthing).Yet,theseyoungladiesinsteadfocusonaltogetherdifferentfacetsoflife:Likealatter-dayThoreau(in“Walden”),Jófrídurpraisesthebeautyofnatureintheopeningtrack,whichtranslatesto“UnderClearSky”,comprisedofthreebeautifulchordsandsomepoeticlinesshecomposedwhenshewas13.Elsewhere,thefourgirlspayhomagetoIcelandicpoetDavídStefánsson(1895-1964),orsetratherexpected(HarryPotter)andunexpected(“thinwalls”,“shyness”)influencestomusic,singinginEnglishaswellasIcelandic,whiledeliberatelyignoringthelatesttechnicaladvancements:abedroom,abunchofguitars,flutes,andaglockenspielwilldojustfine,justlikethatonemicrophonetheyplacedinthemiddleofthehousetheyrentedtorecordtheirfragileDIYgems.It’sliketheydon’treallycareaslongasthere’senoughroom(seethetrack“Moi”)forsinginginunison.Accordingly,PascalPinonmanagetoturnthenaturallimitationsofadolescence(notenoughmoneyforbettermics;alackinexperience)intotheirveryadvantage,keepingtheirtracksshortandcrisp,andavoidingboththecheapslicknessofcampfire(orgeyser)romanticismandthesupposedlyfreshedgeofthenextteenagehypethat’safterTwitterbattleswithJustinBieberorthemost“Likes”onFacebook.Instead,PascalPinonareallaboutcreatingaconnection,thesmallestpossibledistancebetweentheirownfeelings(they’reteenagersafterall)andthelisteners.OntheirMySpace,itsays“Soundslike:awhisperinyourear”forareason.CallitNudeFolk,NewRomanticismorTheNewShy–whatmattersisthatPascalPinon,thoughnolongerthe“gangof14-year-olds”theywerewhentheyrecordedthisalbum,arejustgettingstarted:Whiletheirs/tdebut,whichtheyindependentlyreleasedinIceland,earningthemanominationfor“NewcomeroftheYear”atlastyear’sIcelandicMusicAwards,hasbeenpickedupbyMorrMusicforaninternationalrelease(naturallyitwastheirparentswhosignedthecontract),they’realreadybusylearningnewinstrumentsandworkingontheirsophomoreLP.Consideringthat,thewholeclaimabouttheirsongsbeing“allterribleshit”isnotevenanunderstatement.It’sanoutrightlie.