Some Nights
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Some Nights
Some Nights is the second studio album by American pop music group fun. It was released on February 21, 2012 through Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of major label Warner Music Group. It was recorded in 2011 and produced by Jeff Bhasker. After signing to a new label, the band began to work on Some Nights for over nine months throughout 2011. - Wikipedia
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SPIN
Its slightly peculiar over-reliance on technology only makes it more human, more lovable, and more rock and roll.
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Consequence of Sound
Skimming the top, fun. gets credit for its positive attitude and pocket full of catchy melodies, but on the whole, Some Nights remains forgettable.
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Rolling Stone
The music blends classic bubble-pop tunefulness with rococo rock & roll – close harmony chorales, showy key changes, a dash of Queen here, a dollop of Les Miz there.
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The Guardian
Such boundless enthusiasm could be teeth-grating even without Stars' overuse of Auto-Tune, but it's hard to dislike such catchy tunes and lyrics that are funny, sincere and oddly moving.
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Entertainment Weekly
Soon, though, the rock theatricality and arm-in-arm choruses get ditched for Auto-Tuned verses, seven-minute freak-funk (frunk?) jams, and awkward hip-hop beats.
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Sound & Vision
Some Nights, their second album, finds the trio doing what they do best: Crafting anthemic rock songs with catchy melodies and excellent musicianship.
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BBC
New Yorkers’ second LP is one big, beautiful oxymoron, and really rather special.
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Pop Matters
But for those of us who don't enjoy mainstream pop, the songs were sharper when those sensibilities weren't being facilitated.
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Common Sense Media
"Some Nights" is a pretty accurate assessment of a young adult's emotional ups and downs, describing a guy who's not sure what he stands for.
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Chicago Tribune
This is a tightly-produced piece of ruthless, pop-chart domination ambition and out-and-out energy that more than lives up to the band name.
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All Music
The songs are both anthemic and human-sized, the heartfelt words and naked emotions are never buried, and the music is uplifting, not overpowering.
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Digital Spy
It sums up an album that's full of contradictions. The sound is niche yet unashamedly commercial, the songs are quirky but All-American radio friendly, and the lyrics confident without being the least bit cocky.
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Mind Equals Blown
The album itself has a great flow about it, somehow making nearly every song sound better in context.
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Best New Bands
This album is weird but good, and you should buy it if you’re looking for a statement to define the 2010s, not redefine the ’50s-’70s.
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Independent
To be fair, Some Nights begins with kitsch promise, but from thereon in, this quickly becomes the stuff of a thousand, middling US soft-rockers.
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Angelica Music
Coming at you like lightning, Fun.’s second album, Some Nights, is far and away one of the most original and gorgeous albums of the year
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Modern Vinyl
Along with the album’s entertainment value, Fun. has given listeners an honest and powerful collection of songs.
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idobi Network
Some Nights takes listeners on fun.’s journey to explore the earth and the stars for answers to some of humanity’s most difficult questions.
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The AU Review
Some Nights combines a winning concoction of singable, catchy and alternative melodies that not only differentiate fun. from the rest of the music industry, but make this album one of the best listens of 2012.
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Youth are Awesome
I’m thoroughly impressed with Some Nights. It’s trademark Ruess with a remarkable twist. It’s bold. It’s catchy. It’s fun.
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Middle of Row
Some might find the Auto-Tune a little annoying, but if you can look past it, you will find one awesome album.
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Mirror
Indie-pop sound in new album Some Nights is a lot of... fun.
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Planet Ill
Overall, Some Nights is a great album. The musicians are clearly awesome but the best part about them is that they don’t seem interested in creating “serious” music, opting to craft good music with a fun approach.
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Scene SC
Some Nights has thrown everyone for a loop. This album is taking Fun to another level, a younger generation of fans. They are now the mainstream’s indie.
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Alter the Press!
The use of vocoder on songs such as "Some Nights" and "Stars" shows progression in the band's musical ability as well as their ability to write simple modern pop songs.
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New Millenial
It’s kitschy and way behind the fad, which kind of sums up the whole effort.
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Mibba
I think this album is really amazing, the lyrics seem to tie in all over the theme of "Some Nights," even showcasing that phrase in other songs beside the title track. It has its few flaws, but they are overshadowed by the amazing qualities this album has to offer.
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Highlight Magazine
All in all though, I’m glad I listened to this album. It’s a great record and a great sophomore release.
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High Browse
You can really hear the potential in the band. But, unfortunately the songs start to get very ropey from track four. The rest of the album is pretty much forgettable, you could probably press stop after track three and not have to worry about missing anything.
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Angry Web
“Some Nights” may be a hit on the radio and have commercial play but anyone who has followed Nate’s musical projects know that this is least creative album that he has put out.
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Sunset in the Rearview
The album is orchestral, cinematic, harmonic, and grandiose.
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Alvin's Adventures in Pop CUclture
fun. has an eclectic sound that makes use of all kinds of instrumentation: everything from guitars and drums to horns and harpsichords.
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