Years & Years are a British synthpop/electronica group from London. They formed in 2010 after Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen met online, Olly Alexander (vocals) then joined at a later date.
The band have gained critical acclaim in recent times and won the BBC Radio 1 sound of 2015 poll. They have been championed by Radio 1 to a big extent with Zane Lowe making single 'King' the Hottest Record of the day.
I think this album starts particularly poorly with a wishy washy intro and two substandard tracks in 'Real' and 'Shine'. It can be argued that this sets the tone for the album as a whole which seems to lack direction and focus.
The two lead singles from this album are 'King' and 'Desire'. 'King' has enjoyed a lot more play time, however out of the two I believe that 'Desire' is the better track with it's tropical inspired beat that makes you want to dance. Having said that, 'King' isn't a bad track, it's just not as good as 125 million listens on Spotify says it is.
