Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1

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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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