Album Review: Night Call by Years & Years
metroweekly.comNight Call (★★★★☆) is the third album to be released under the name Years & Years, now Alexander’s solo project following the departure of Emre Türkmen and Mikey Goldsworthy from the group.
As much as Alexander’s personality shone on Years & Years’ first two albums, going solo has allowed him to showcase the beautifully twisted contents of his mind like never before.The album starts on a strong foot with “Consequences,” a funky, synthy opener that is unmistakably a Years & Years track.
It’s true that pop music writ large has been having a disco moment lately, but Night Call cops from both old school disco and the disco-revival of the early 2000s in a way that should make most other acts blush.
It is shot through with infectious dance beats, wall-to-wall synths, and intense, melodramatic breakdowns. The electronic sounds of Years & Years’ early work rear their head as well.
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