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10.0
128115
10.0 |
The Independent
Third album is stacked with solid tunes that reimagine the day-glo decade in winking, pulsating high-definition
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8.0
128108
8.0 |
NME
The musician had shed his bandmates and, as on previous records 'Communion' and 'Palo Santo', smuggles subversion into pounding, playful pop songs
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8.0
128113
8.0 |
Evening Standard
On what is effectively his debut solo album, Olly Alexander revels in the sound of pent-up party energy
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8.0
128201
8.0 |
PopMatters
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
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7.0
128150
7.0 |
The Music
'Night Call' should go down as the album of the season
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7.0
128195
7.0 |
Albumism
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 ball
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7.0
128069
7.0 |
Gigwise
Above all it’s plenty of fun
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7.0
128100
7.0 |
Clash
Epitomising Olly Alexander’s pop tendencies, the record hones in on his multi-faceted persona, allowing this to illuminate the compact palette
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6.8
128128
6.8 |
Beats Per Minute
A 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
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6.0
128131
6.0 |
musicOMH
The most original song on the record is Crave, as distorted piano and synth sounds mesh with a swooning topline
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6.0
128087
6.0 |
The Irish Times
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
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5.5
128208
5.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Try as he might, Olly Alexander fails to deliver a gay dance-pop album worth remembering
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4.0
128067
4.0 |
The Skinny
Olly Alexander's first solo release as Years & Years, Night Call too often leans into pop music clichés and feels disappointingly dated
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4.0
128117
4.0 |
The FT
For all its pleasure-seeking impulses, the chemistry is missing in the star’s third album
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