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100
Eleven songs and at least seven of them could be hits. A sensational album. Consider your summer saved.
6mo
80
Even when Energy takes a ruminative turn towards the end, there's not an ounce of fat.
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7mo
80
Energy demands your attention with inviting, joyous beats and its vocalists’ direct appeals.
6mo
80
Motivational, sky-reaching anthems that don’t overthink the euphoria at hand.
6mo
80
This eclectic project reflects on the wide-range of sounds incorporated into the brothers' music over the past ten years and acts as a bold statement of their musicality.
6mo
80
Whilst previous work has had a tendency to recycle genres and styles, 'ENERGY' sees the duo step out of their comfort zone, engaging with an array of previously unexplored artists, genres and themes.
6mo
80
Their shortest album yet, ‘ENERGY’ is a rough-and-ready bender that evokes their house and garage-revival beginnings while sprinkling in some new flavours.
6mo
80
Disclosure have always had an attention to detail in their production that gives the songs that much more depth ... And in this respect, as well as songwriting, structure and guest selection, they’re back like they never left.
6mo
80
'Energy' has been a long wait, and at no point does it disappoint. By far the fraternal duo's most eclectic album to date, it's one that truly embodies its namesake in every sense.
5mo
75
ENERGY most certainly has more highlights than it does disappointing moments, and it marks a change in sound that the couple are moving towards – albeit slowly.
6mo
70
With Energy, Disclosure continue the refined, radio-friendly takes on house, U.K. garage, and more that made them stars, but find plenty of room to expand into new territory.
6mo
65
The Lawrence brothers’ third album of glossy yet gritty disco pop suggests that their true lineage is the Y2K chart-house sound once ubiquitous on UK airwaves.
6mo
60
Occasionally, you yearn for Disclosure to take a rasp to Energy and roughen the edges, but their knack for canny hooks guarantees they won't be retiring back to Surrey any time soon.
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6mo
60
It may not exude that much actual energy, but there’s a chunk of worthwhile fare on board.
6mo
60
For now ... Disclosure seem largely content to stick to their lane. It should keep their career ticking over commercially until normal clubland service is resumed, and their lyrics seem less wistful.
6mo
60
Energy has a handful of career highlights, though a thrown-together quality as well.
6mo
60
Disclosure works best when the duo taps into its inherent feel for the underground dancefloor and has its collaborators follow its lead, which it does on the majority of ENERGY.
6mo
60
It’s a solid set of tracks, but five years since their last release, it’s less of a blazing return and more of a practiced workout.
6mo
60
Nostalgic callbacks to '90s UK-garage (Lavender, Who Knew) are the cherry on top of an experimental album that isn't perfect, but works.
6mo
55
The Lawrence brothers stay true to four-on-the-floor dance beats, still within their usual deep house, two-step and garage roots. There are few surprises, and no superb hooks a la Jimmy Napier either.
6mo
50
Energy is something of a misfire for Disclosure, it is an album that opts to play things safe and the consequence is an unremarkable album that feels at once overthought and simultaneously underdeveloped.
6mo
50
Energy might have been made with vigor, but is a few steps short of possessing any real staying power.
6mo
It's crazy how I wanted to dance as hard as I did but also wanted to sleep from boredom on the same album
this....... this is one of the most annoying, repetitive albums so far in 2020.
yeah, i dont even know what to say about this. this is just the same tasteless, dance-pop, house music kind of thing that gets thrown around all the time and was popularized by artists like fat boy slim. this is pretty much a fat boy slim ripoff, but you know fat boy slim has like 2 or 3 good songs on his album and then the rest is trash, well this is that but without the 2 or 3 good songs.
yeah, i dont even know what to say about this. this is just the same tasteless, dance-pop, house music kind of thing that gets thrown around all the time and was popularized by artists like fat boy slim. this is pretty much a fat boy slim ripoff, but you know fat boy slim has like 2 or 3 good songs on his album and then the rest is trash, well this is that but without the 2 or 3 good songs.
I’m not too familiar with house music outside of a couple of hit songs, but I was pretty impressed with this album. I think all of the features were really energetic and animated and I think it’s honorable how Disclosure was able to get people of all different genres, languages, and cultural backgrounds while still having everything come together to sound cohesive and structured as an overall listen. The house production on this album usually sounds really infectious and I think ... read more
The second half gets a bit boring, but that first half put a bigger smile on my face than any other record released this year.
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Track List
- Watch Your Step
- Lavender
- My High
- Who Knew?
- Douha (Mali Mali)
- Fractal
- Ce n'est pas
- ENERGY
- Thinking 'Bout You
- Birthday
- Reverie
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Added on: May 21, 2020