- alternative r&b, pop
- 65 min
- 18 tracks
- Polydor
Communion is the debut studio album by English synth-pop trio Years & Years. It was released on 10 July 2015 through Polydor Records for the United Kingdom and other countries and Interscope Records for the United States only. The album garnered a positive reception but critics felt there was derivativeness throughout the songs. Communion debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and spawned six singles: "Real", "Take Shelter", "Desire", "King", "Shine" and "Eyes Shut".
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Character
Spare, character-led, grave and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 68/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.3/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Billboard3.5/5 ★
- DIY4/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- The Line of Best Fit7.5/10
- musicOMH3.5/5 ★
- NME2/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.4/10
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Foundation2:58
- 2Real4:10
- 3Shine4:16
- 4Take Shelter4:08
- 5Worship3:42
- 6Eyes Shut3:18
- 7Ties3:47
- 8King3:35
- 9Desire3:27
- 10Gold3:60
- 11Without3:31
- 12Border4:23
- 13Memo3:24
- 1419773:01
- 15Ready for You (acoustic)3:17
- 16I Want to Love2:21
- 17King (acoustic)4:04
- 18Desire3:23
18 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Years & Years
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- June 22, 2015
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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