After
Palo Santo (2018), Olly Alexander said goodbye to his two bandmates and Years & Years became a solo act. On Night Call, the singer dives - almost literally since he appears as a merman on the album cover - into 80s synthpop. The album is, in his own words, strongly inspired by French house with acts like Sylvester. The music is pumping along nicely and Alexander gives it a sexy undertone. An
… important theme on Nightcall is escapism, whether or not in the form of sex. He responds to this with steaming electro and swaying synthpop. Nightcall is significantly lighter in nature than Palo Santo, especially in terms of underlying concept. That works perfectly this time, because Night Call focuses mainly on the dance floor. (JvQ)more
