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.

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

Critical reception

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joshi, Tara (30 September 2018). "Roosevelt: Young Romance review – enjoyable, airbrushed synth pop". The Observer. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Yeung, Neil Z. "Roosevelt – Young Romance Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Young Romance by Roosevelt Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Atkinson, Jess (26 September 2018). "Roosevelt – Young Romance". Clash. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Pearson, Luke (26 September 2018). "Roosevelt Young Romance". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b 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.