Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
| Calvin Harris
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 is the fifth studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. It was released on 30 June 2017 by Columbia Records. The album features guest vocals by Frank Ocean, Migos, Schoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor, DRAM, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Future, Khalid, Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Big Sean, Kehlani, Lil Yachty and Jessie Reyez, as well as prominent writing contributions from Starrah. --Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Rebranding himself as a kind of everyman Mark Ronson, the EDM superstar steps out from behind the booth with an album of 1980s-inspired boogie.
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Consequence Of Sound
The Scottish record producer finds comfort — and a new sound — in anonymity.
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The Guardian
EDM's Mr Darcy warily eyes a post-disco future.
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The Guardian (2)
Completely eschews the jackhammer dance-pop of recent years in favour of sun-kissed funk, laid-back R&B and a constant search for the perfect groove.
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NME
The Scottish producer’s star power keeps shining on this guest-packed summer soundtrack.
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The 405
Calvin Harris' Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 is an investigation in what a song of the summer feels like, and how to cultivate the feeling.
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Slant Magazine
By failing to transcend binary pop tropes, Harris undermines what could’ve been a creative reinvention.
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Paste Magazine
Even if the tracks sometimes come off as a parade of pop stars whose music has little to do with one another, Harris still manages to create a cohesive fusion that transcends genre.
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All Music
Funk Wav Bounces impresses not just with the marquee names, but with how effortless, communal, and fun Harris makes it all feel.
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RTE
Taylor who? Calvin Harris back to party on new album.
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Radio UTD
Calvin Harris' latest release brings us nothing but summer vibes, with a track for every situation you'll encounter during this hot season.
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Star 2
Feel the good vibes with Calvin Harris.
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Highsnobiety
Calvin Harris’s ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1’ Is a Star-Studded Snoozefest
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Under The Radar
The album is custom made for summer parties and long drives, just do not expect more out of multiple listens.
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The Times
Calvin Harris may have a knack for modern pop yet his bouncy but vapid music is tiring.
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Enid News & Eagle
It is most listenable per individual track, but it is fairly enjoyable if listened to all the way through. Just a) make sure you listen to the entire album several times through before making up your mind and b) give yourself plenty of time.
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Cryptic Rock
Overall, Funk Wav Vol. 1 is a carefree album that allowed Harris to create music that is different, yet sound extraordinary to all listeners.
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Prefix Magazine
Superstar DJ swaps one formula for another on summery but samey detour into funk.
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Press Play Ok
Calvin Harris has made an enjoyable summer album for sure, but contrary to the title it just never properly bounces. Granted it’s not supposed to as it acts more like a chill mixtape instead of an album of bangers, but it never fizzes above a gentle bobbing on a wave.
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Sputnik Music
I Created Apathy
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Dancing Astronaut
Overall, this album screams moods of summer and, for many, could be the album of the summer.
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Brent Music Reviews
Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris releases the best album of his career with his star-studded Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.
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Evening Standard
An eclectic album not short of radio-ready tunes’
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The Young Folks
The final product is something that most music lovers should be jamming too no matter where they are this summer.
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HipHop-N-More
Calvin Harris heats up the summer with 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1'
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Daily Journal
This album has the capability to send you into musical euphoria, and it will leave you begging for Vol. 2.
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Immortal Reviews
Harris delivers chill summer vibes in Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, and though its a pretty safe juncture for most of the time, the groove is still there and it's still just the right album to take on a sunset drive by the shore.
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We Rave You
One thing thats for sure is that “Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1” is bound to be one of the biggest albums of the year.
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Vendor
With EDM fading fast in the margins, at this rate it looks like that Calvin Harris the student has surpassed the master.
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The Arts Desk
Dance-pop kingpin has an easy-going time with his US megastar mates
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Blackfire
Besides the album’s lead single “Slide” featuring Frank Ocean and Migos, which was released back in February and became (arguably) the anthem of Spring Break 2017, there’s not a single track on the album of note.
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Spectrum Culture
Harris has repositioned himself nicely in the current musical landscape.
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DJ Booth
Calvin Harris' new album is a breezy, low commitment listen that you’ll no doubt be hearing on your mall’s Spotify playlist for the next decade.
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WZND Radio
It is hard to rate this track because of how well it manages to make me want to replay a song for hours at one point, then makes me want to delete a the track from my library completely the next.
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Verge Campus
At the very least, this album served it’s purpose. It sounds catchy, people love the features, and the lyrics get stuck in your head.
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Pop Matters
Harris’s new album is a high-water mark for good vibes pop, reflecting the whimsical and collaborative spirit that is prevailing in pop music right now.
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Genius
This album, in my opinion at least, may be a contender for top album of the year.
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Michigan Daily
Harris’s music has always had a distinct bounce to it, but this is much wavier than anything he has released before.
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Music Connection
Harris wears relaxation well in Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, and he’s asking you to join him.
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Grapevine
Calvin Harris has given us some truly unique and brilliant music this year.
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The National AE
Where previous efforts had his hooks bludgeoning us to submission, Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 has Harris loosening the reins. In turn, he has managed to create his best album to date.
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The Advocate
Yes, the CD has a curious title. But at least it offers some hope — that there's a Vol. 2.
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Steemit
I appreciate Calvin’s approach to pop here. I just wish there was some variety, or at least a story to it, something that would connect the songs better. Nonetheless, good album.
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Renowned For Sound
Holiday, romance, as well as the promise of something spectacular and memorable.
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The Suave Report
Dj and producer Calvin Harris dropped one of the most diverse, interactive albums we've heard in awhile.
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The VLM
Sunny and breezy but with little genuine substance, although that’s clearly the intention here, Funk Wave Bounces is a step in the right direction for Calvin Harris.
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Medium
There is a surprising consistenty and flow from track to track, making Funk Wav Bounce, Vol. 1 feel like an essential summer listen.
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Backseat Mafia
In many ways Funk Way Bounces Vol. 1 sounds more like a side project, put together in the interim between 'Motion' and his next album of club bangers.
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Pretty Much Amazing
Though the sun sets on Funk Wav, you’re left with memories of a day well spent, and happy to know it’ll be there for you tomorrow.
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EDM Tunes
Clearly shows that Calvin has shifted more to the popular side of music with genres like hip-hop, 80’s boogie sound and rap that has his fans and the critics divided.
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Ben's Beat
Harris has tapped into summer vibes perfectly and I’m going to be nodding my head to these bouncy funk instrumentals all summer and beyond.
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Richer Sounds
Harris will certainly gain a lot of success with Funk Wav Bounces, as it arrives just in time for the summer it will of course fit the mood well.
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Hey Nineteen
Every track sounds as though it has been pored over, the production relentlessly squeaky clean and tight, the hooks consistently catchy and fresh.
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Lecky Bang
There’s a witchy cohesiveness to this variety pack of songs, and I can’t figure out what it is. I love that.
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Salute Magazine
Shows Calvin Harris taking a new direction with his music, moving away from EDM in a way that’s both interesting and exciting.
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AV Music Club
Full of island affectations, soft-rock gloss, and chintzy good-life strings, it is, at last, the sort of fun you don’t have to feel bad about the next day.
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Spectrum Pulse
Calvin Harris put together some damn good cuts here that are certainly more distinctive and memorable than most of his EDM work.
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The Lance
All the tracks on this album have a familiar feel to the songs on his first album, especially with the connections to disco music.
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The Niles West News
Harris really hit the jackpot with his new route. Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 brings back disco-funk bops that capture the essence of summer, making it the perfect end to a perfect summer.
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HMV
This is something of a left-turn for Harris, a move away from the thumping EDM and bullseye choruses that have made him hundreds of millions of dollars, but he’s pulled it off.
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Pop Goes The Weasel
He co-wrote, and was the sole player and producer, of every song here and has managed to make dozens of diverse talents sound like natural bedfellows whilst maintaining a singular aesthetic style.
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Acid Stag
Overall, the album is the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday session, and even though down under we’re not feeling those summer vibes, this will remind us of the summer that was, and what is yet to come.
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EDM Sauce
I literally cannot get enough.
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Media Milwaukee
Great for Fist Pumping & Dancing
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Under the Infuence of Music
Overall, the album was a surprising and quality effort stretching across genre lines and helping to break down barriers between EDM, pop, and hip-hop.
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The Nocturnal Times
Harris kicks up the funk and gets groovy
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Bangin Beats
Feels more like a compilation (a brilliant one at that nonetheless) of singles featuring superstar artists, rather than a cohesive album that goes in a flow.
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That Raw Sound
All ten tracks are irresistibly dance-provoking and tropical; they all have that drop-top feel Kygo has spent so long cultivating.
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True Staris
There is not a single song on this album that I don’t like…and that doesn’t happen often at all.
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City Sound Check
More of a collection of summer singles than an album...
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The Comedown
-the bleached clean sparkle of these productions does little more than bring the unforgivably unremarkable nature of the music into more pronounced relief.
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Z97.1
As a huge Calvin Harris fan I’ve been listening to it over the last few days and most of it is great!
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