18 Months

A collection of EDM Bangers

If you were an adolescent in the early 10's you probably have heard a Calvin Harris song and probably not even realized it. I always just thought that We Found Love was solely Rihanna song, but nah, our boy Calvin here was behind it.

This album is pretty fire actually, the production is nice and the songs all go hard, there's rarely a dull moment. It's nothing too complex or challenging, but the bright and uplifting electronics and beats go so well together combined with the guest vocals on most of the songs here. The aforementioned Rihanna track being the best one here. Let's Go featuring Ne-Yo is also a dance banger, as well as Feel So Close with Harris providing his own solid vocal performance.

At it's worst, some of the songs just kind of come off as a tad boilerplate, like the Ellie Goulding track or even the Florence (of Florence + The Machine fame) track unfortunately. The vocal melodies are just kind of so-so and the instrumentals don't do much to elevate the songs on those tracks as well.

There are a handful of instrumental cuts on this record too, Mansion and Iron are my two favorites. The sounds are cool and the energy is absolutely hype. The worst one and the worst track by far is Awooga. Just.. eh a very annoying breakdown that plays for the majority of the song. You'll know what I mean when you hear it.

Overall, a fun collection of summery pop jams that a lot will recognize, and honestly a fun listen all throughout with only a couple duds.