Roosevelt
Young Romance
Release Date: Sep 28, 2018
Genre(s): Electronic, Techno, Club/Dance, Indie Electronic, Synth Pop, Tech-House
Record label: City Slang
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Album Review: Young Romance by Roosevelt
Fairly Good, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 7/10
Roosevelt's 2016 debut was a pleasant enough collection of bittersweet, '80s-hued love songs that marked the indie musician turned DJ/producer as one to watch. Young Romance, his second outing, sees the Cologne-based artist (born Marius Lauber) raising the bar throughout in terms of production and overall tightness, while adding some funk-lite guitar work for good measure as well. There's some forgettable songwriting here, but the general polish, alongside a handful of great tracks, makes this a worthwhile option for fans of yearning ….
Based on rating 6/10
Young Romance exists to play. Roosevelt may have shown hints of higher ambitions on his shockingly titled debut, Roosevelt, but any sense of posturing is gone from his latest work. Why should he pretend, after all? Stodgy music elites and casual listeners alike have fully embraced poptimism, and 2018 is a year in which pretty much everyone prefers the latest Kacey Musgraves to the latest Kanye.
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