No, we wouldn’t do three DJ Khaled songs in one day, would we? (Would we?)
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Katie Gill: Is it just me or has MØ’s voice somehow gotten more obnoxious? She’s borderline “Adelaide’s Lament” at certain points of the song, which does her no favors. The most interesting part of “Nights With You” is that heavy brass backing which is just smothered under the vocals.
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Alfred Soto: Those synth blasts and MØ’s “uh oh oh oh”s remind me of Alicia Keys’ “No One” for reason I can’t place. It’s a collection of novel sounds and noises more than a song, but in her range of expectation.
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Thomas Inskeep: Too minimalist for dance-styled pop; this needs more oomph.
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Stephen Eisermann: A love song to a best friend is always a beautiful thing, but here MØ has crafted a song that manages to be both sweet and kind of a banger. The synths and beat are a terrific juxtaposition to the sweetness of the lyrics and MØ’s voice. The thumps are simple, the lyrics are simple, MØ’s vocals are simple, and all three of these simple pieces make for a very nice, albeit generic, song.
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Katherine St Asaph: The thing about experimental pop is that not all of those experiments work.
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Austin Brown: “Final Song,” MØ’s best solo track thus far, was a marvel for the use it made of negative space and its canny use of the quiet-loud dynamic. On “Nights With You,” on the other hand, the horns are ever-present, the tempo never slows (or speeds), and MØ opts for a more writerly stance with lyrics (either on friendship or a same-sex relationship) that seem to be a real focus in the song. The problem, though, is that MØ’s vocals work best when they’re melodically integrated to the rest of the track, and not when the track is forced to follow her lyrical muse. While enjoyable, it feels just a little smeared, with nothing solid to grab onto.
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Claire Biddles: She was out with her boyfriend last night but she texted you while he was getting drinks to tell you she’d rather be hanging out with you, no no honestly she really rather would, they’ve had an argument, the same thing as usual, but this new bar they’re at is kind of ok so maybe you should both go there tomorrow? So you go, and it’s 1:30am, and you don’t know if it’s because you’re drunk or she’s drunk or maybe both, because you tell her the usual stuff about her being too good for him but you really look at her this time, and you put your hand out and she takes it and holds it for a bit too long and you’re certain she’s not thinking about it in the same way as you are, but what if she is? So you tell her she’s beautiful and she leans forward and puts her arms around you and you think maybe this time, maybe she’ll remember what it felt like with you, but she’s probably forgotten hasn’t she? You try not to pin all your hopes on her but you know you’ll always drop your plans for her if she needs to go out to get drunk and forget. You watch too many movies and listen to too many songs so you think the big happy ending is coming, but you get a taxi home together and she almost gets out at your flat, flinches for just a second before she tells the driver to keep going to her address like she always does.
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