フォーマット |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (ヨーロッパ盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年04月21日 |
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規格品番 |
9029597128 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
190295971281 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:59:14
YOUTH is English MC Tinie Tempah's third major-label full-length, and like his second, 2013's Demonstration, it was several years in the making. The album includes five previously released singles, including career highlight "Not Letting Go" (featuring Jess Glynne), which came out back in June of 2015 and hit number one on the U.K. pop charts. YOUTH is loaded with guest stars and pop hooks, but at the core of it all is the same Tinie Tempah who came up as part of the garage/grime scene and made his name through self-released mixtapes. While there are plenty of party songs here, Tempah's lyrics are often introspective, as he reflects on getting older and struggling to make it through, particularly on the opening title track. There are a few darker moments closer to material from his mixtapes, such as the sinister, hardcore "Something Special," which is filled with brutal, quick-witted put-downs and spooky, trap-inspired beats. But tracks like these are balanced out by bubbly pop tunes like the Tinashe-featuring "Text from Your Ex," which starts out with a sunny, Miami bass-inspired electro beat before a deeper U.K. garage bassline creeps in during the second verse. Other songs are somewhere in between, such as "Cameras," which has paranoid lyrics but a relaxed, simmering midtempo beat. "Find Me" features a haunting refrain and gentle acoustic guitar from folk-rock wunderkind Jake Bugg, underscoring Tempah's persistent lyrics. ~ Paul Simpson
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1.Youth
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2.Not For The Radio (feat. MNEK & Ray B)
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3.Lightwork
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4.Chasing Flies (feat. Nea)
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5.Mamacita (feat. Wizkid)
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6.Text From Your Ex (feat. Tinashe)
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7.Cameras (feat. David Stewart)
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8.If You Know (feat. Tiggs da Author)
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9.Holy Moly
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10.Girls Like (feat. Zara Larsson)
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11.Something Special
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12.They Don't know (feat. Kid Ink, Stefflon Don & Alistair)
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13.So Close (feat. Guy Sebastian & Bugzy Malone)
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14.Find Me (feat. Jake Bugg)
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15.Rehab (feat. Tiggs da Author)
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16.Shadows (feat. Bipolar Sunshine)
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17.Not Letting Go (feat. Jess Glynne)
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全英1位に輝いたジェス・グリンとの"Not Letting Go"、そしてザラ・ラーソンとの"Girls Like"という大粒のヒットを満載した4年ぶり3作目。そんな高打率ぶりは毎度の派手な前哨戦だとして、ミックステープ『Junk Food』(2015年)で絡んだナナ・ローグスを核に制作陣を一新した今作の充実はその範疇に留まるものではない。ティナーシェと2ステップ調で迫る"Text From Your Ex"があれば、ルーツに根差したグライムやアフロ・ポップもあり、ドレイクがトレンド化したUK由来の作法を本場の側から上塗りするかのよう。ウィズキッドやバグジー・マローン、〈New Gen〉のティグス・ダ・オーサー、シフトK3Y(チャス・ジャンケルの息子)ら注目株を配しつつ全方位型の対応力をナチュラルに示した力作。良いです。
bounce (C)出嶌孝次タワーレコード (vol.403(2017年5月25日発行号)掲載)