Young Romance
Studio album by
Roosevelt
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre
Length50:49
Label
ProducerRoosevelt
Roosevelt chronology
Roosevelt
(2016)		 Young Romance
(2018)		 Polydans
(2021)

Young Romance is the second studio album by German musician and producer Roosevelt, released on 28 September 2018 through City Slang. It includes a guest appearance from American chillwave producer Washed Out on the track "Forgive". It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4056/10[4]
AllMusic[2]
Clash5/10[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
The Observer[1]
PopMatters6/10[7]

Young Romance received a score of 65 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on six critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[3] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic described it as a "synth-driven exercise in retro-flavored indie dance rock. However, while its predecessor was a neon-washed, digital throbber, Young Romance expands Roosevelt's palette with bright, uplifting anthems similar to Miike Snow, Capital Cities, and Currents-era Tame Impala".[2] Exclaim!'s Luke Pearson wrote that Roosevelt "rais[es] the bar throughout in terms of production and overall tightness, while adding some funk-lite guitar work for good measure as well".[6]

Chase McMullen of The 405 summed it up as "a record that wears its influences plainly on its pulsating sleeves" and "more than pleasant enough to be worth it".[4] Tara Joshi of The Observer opined that the album contains "an airbrushed, off-kilter kind of pop, and while he still isn't pushing the envelope, Young Romance is a pleasant enough listen".[1] Reviewing the album for PopMatters, Pryor Stroud found that "Roosevelt's '80s-indebted yet EDM-inflected confections aren't as anthemic as he wants them to be, but they're almost uniformly infectious".[7] Jess Atkinson of Clash felt that Roosevelt "struggles to innovate" on the album "despite a truly lush display of synth-work and production".[5]

Track listing

Young Romance track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Take Me Back"2:52
2."Under the Sun"3:46
3."Yr Love"4:32
4."Illusions"4:45
5."Losing Touch"3:58
6."Pangea"3:19
7."Lucia"4:09
8."Better Days"5:49
9."Shadows"4:26
10."Last to Know"3:57
11."Forgive" (featuring Washed Out)4:38
12."Getaway"4:37
Total length:50:49
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Falling Back"4:39
14."Everywhere"3:20
15."Yr Love" (midnight version)7:15
16."Take Me Back" (midnight version)7:08
17."Shadows" (midnight version)7:25
Total length:80:22

Charts

Chart performance for Young Romance
Chart (2018) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 80

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joshi, Tara (30 September 2018). "Roosevelt: Young Romance review – enjoyable, airbrushed synth pop". The Observer. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Yeung, Neil Z. "Roosevelt – Young Romance Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Young Romance by Roosevelt Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 McMullen, Chase (4 October 2018). "Album Review: Roosevelt – Young Romance". The 405. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Atkinson, Jess (26 September 2018). "Roosevelt – Young Romance". Clash. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 Pearson, Luke (26 September 2018). "Roosevelt Young Romance". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 Stroud, Pryor (8 October 2018). "Roosevelt Aims to Create Non-Populist Pop on Young Romance". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roosevelt – Young Romance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Roosevelt – Young Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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