#Night call years and years vinyl update

Green’s debut foray into a full-length project highlights and accentuates her brilliant ability of penning narratives and churning out infectious alt-pop cuts It’s kind of an anti-Eminem approach: instead of winning fans and respect by displaying ostentatious technique, he wins it by disguising itĪn impressively laid bare creation that finds strength in its own vulnerability and encourages us as the listeners to do the same From its iconic artwork to its euphoric, rejuvenated sound, Night Call is a thrilling new chapter for Years & Years.Inspired as much by pioneering figures like Sylvester as it is French House, at the center of the record is that mermaid of a muse: a beautiful icon luring men to their death, on an album partly about those searching for love (or a lover), but ultimately finding power in themselves.

The Manchester-based musician has blossomed into an artist that's confident in their craft and endlessly innovative with their sound

Olly Alexander's first solo release as Years & Years, Night Call too often leans into pop music clichés and feels disappointingly datedįor all its pleasure-seeking impulses, the chemistry is missing in the star’s third album Try as he might, Olly Alexander fails to deliver a gay dance-pop album worth remembering Whether it’s invitations to dance, physical encounters from dark dancefloors to four-poster beds, or simply the near-constant electronic pulse that is the basis of the production, this is a record for stepping out after a long period of calm The most original song on the record is Crave, as distorted piano and synth sounds mesh with a swooning topline Perhaps we expected to see a bigger departure as Alexander’s first go solo behind the wheel, but this is slick, satisfying, and far from dropping the ballĮpitomising Olly Alexander’s pop tendencies, the record hones in on his multi-faceted persona, allowing this to illuminate the compact paletteĪ glowing set of earworms with the odd flicker every now and then that encourages you to embrace all the heartbreak and happiness that life inevitably throws at you 'Night Call' should go down as the album of the season

#Night call years and years vinyl update

Years & Years’ Night Call is a sexy, fun, at-times exhilarating album that looks with affection at the music of the 1980s but adds a smart, fresh update On what is effectively his debut solo album, Olly Alexander revels in the sound of pent-up party energy The musician had shed his bandmates and, as on previous records 'Communion' and 'Palo Santo', smuggles subversion into pounding, playful pop songs Third album is stacked with solid tunes that reimagine the day-glo decade in winking, pulsating high-definition Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent review