Night Call

AlbumJan 21 / 202217 songs, 53m 19s
Dance-Pop Electropop
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As with previously records 'Communion' and 'Palo Santo', this record's subversion is smuggled into pounding, playful pop songs

On what is effectively his debut solo album, Olly Alexander revels in the sound of pent-up party energy

A horny soundtrack of the the Great Global Hook-Up Drought of 2020/1.

Third album is stacked with solid tunes that reimagine the day-glo decade in winking, pulsating high-definition

The third album from England's Years & Years, 2022's sleek and hooky Night Call, is singer Olly Alexander's first production since the departure of founding members Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen.

Olly Alexander's first solo release as Years & Years, Night Call too often leans into pop music clichés and feels disappointingly dated.

This week, he'll be looking to the release of Years & Years’ third album to get 2022 off to a flier too.

7 / 10

2018’s ‘Palo Santo’ saw Years & Years at their most complex. Lyrically, it’s intricate tales of dystopian science fiction were

The actor-frontman returns as a solo act with 14 sweat-soaked bangers

8 / 10

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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Album Reviews: Years & Years - Night Call

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Arriving years and years after the criminally underrated Palo Santo is the invigorated return of Years & Years – who have transitioned from band to lead singer Olly Alexander’s solo act – and their new album Night Call. Olly’s decision to continue carrying the Years & Years moniker already prophesied that the music wouldn’t be

The singer’s star turn in Channel 4’s It’s a Sin inspired these liberated songs about sex. Even so, he seems to be holding something back

Kylie Minogue joins showbiz golden boy Olly Alexander in his first project since band split

6 / 10