Years and years album experience
More Images Label: Format: Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist Hide Credits A1 The Yankee Doodle Boy 4:35 A2 You're A Grand Old Flag 3:08 A3 Waiting For The Robert E. Lee 3:07 A4 Happy Days Are Here Again 3:10 A5 Strike Up The Band 4:43 B1 Service Medley 4:40 B1a The Caissons Go Rolling Along ( The Artillery Song) B1b The Marines' Hymn B1c The U. S. Air Force ( The Wild Blue Yonder) B1d Anchors Aweigh B2 American Medley 4:53 B2a America My Country, Tis Is Of Thee B2b Dixie B2c America, The Beautiful B2d The Battle Of The Republic B2e Oh, Susanna B2d Skip To My Lou B3 States Medley 4:30 B3a Oklahoma B3b California Here I Come B3c Deep In The Heart Of Texas Notes Produced for DCA Productions. On labels: ℗ 1976 Private Stock Records, Ltd., New York, N. Y. On back cover: Printed in U. S. A. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout ( Label Side A ( PS 2009 A) Matrix / Runout ( Label Side B ( PS 2009 B) Matrix / Runout ( Runout A, Etched TI PS-2009 A- IRE JR Matrix / Runout ( Runout B, Etched TI PS-2009 B- IRE JR.
With their first major label debut, Years we make pop music,” he told fans. “ I chose to make this video about sex, to portray myself as a sexual character. I choose this because I do not want to hide or limit my sexuality. I want to make videos and songs and.
Whereas the BRIT Critics’ Choice award always proves to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, previous victors in the BBC’s annual ‘ Sound Of’ new music poll have often collapsed under their own hype and failed to make their way into the public consciousness. 2012 winner Michael Kiwanuka failed to convert his vast critical acclaim into substantial sales figures, and 2009 winner Little Boots recently made her live return at Hackney’s Oslo – a 400 capacity pub. Even with the leg up to the upper echelons of mainstream music Years & Years have already received, unlike James Bay, their ultimate success is dependent on a strong debut. Thankfully, Communion is brimming with razor-sharp summer pop anthems that succeed in bringing a smile to your face time and time again. It’s a record that doesn’t quite soar to the dizzy heights of Disclosure’s debut, but if Settle is to be deemed the benchmark for modern dance music then Years & Years perhaps aren’t as far off as you’d expect. Opener “ Foundation” isn’t the statement of intent you’d necessarily imagine from an album like this, with synths seemingly bubbling towards a climax that never really arrives. From then on out though, it’s back-to-back golden pop hooks to rival “ King” – the band’s breakthrough single that’s arguably this year’s best number one thus far. “ Desire” and “ Shine” are obvious highlights, boasting huge festival-ready choruses and keyboard leads destined both for daytime radio and nightclub dancefloors. The change of pace offered by ballad “ Eyes Shut” meanwhile is refreshing, even if it does show up the band’s less than inspired lyrics. The mundane lyrical themes are the only obvious criticism that can be levelled at Communion, and it’s fair to say that as good as this album is, Years & Years certainly aren’t pioneers of the dance genre. That’s left to bands of greater capabilities, but working with what they have.
Five years ago, when Sam Smith and Disclosure were still teen unknowns, fellow Brits Years & Years were an indie-leaning quintet with live guitars and drums. Now that soulful house music is among England's chief exports, and the group has morphed into an electronic trio with a knack for emotive dance singles, it's tempting to accuse Years & Years of opportunism. But they've got their own thing, and that's one reason their debut, Communion, stands out. Years & Years, David Guetta & Sia Soar on Dance/ Electronic Charts True, the album does feature Real, King and Desire, pop-house hits that earned the band a slot opening for Smith on tour and the coveted BBC Sound of 2015 prize. But behind the dance bump, Communion is confessional synth-pop with a heart full of heavy feelings. On the electro love note Worship and simmering breakup ballad Without, frontman Olly Alexander, a 24-year-old former actor, is like Smith with messier emotions and dodgier metaphors. On Foundation, which features a vibe more Weeknd chill-out than weekend blowout, he sings, All the things I want, I really shouldn't get. He's plagued by feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty, though he'll lose himself in moments of ecstasy. On Shine, he swoons like Justin in his ' N Sync days. Tomorrow's Hits: Years & Years, Elijah Blake & Nathan Sykes What Years & Years essentially have is a strong skill set, not a sound. Given the band's ace melodies, emotional frankness and broad tastes (bassist Mikey Goldsworthy has touted his love for Marilyn Manson the dancefloor is likely just one way the group will express itself, one stop en route to wherever it's heading. Five years from now, Communion might make for a nifty postcard. This story originally appeared in the July 4 issue of Billboard.