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Last Year Was Complicated
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  • Summary: The third full-length solo release for the pop singer features guest appearances from Big Sean, Tove Lo and Ty Dolla $ign.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Jun 13, 2016
    83
    His new record, Last Year Was Complicated, grows into the neon pop-R&B sound of 2014’s Nick Jonas while adopting a show-don’t-tell approach to maturity on songs like with the break-up toast “Champagne Problems” and the Max Martin-produced “Under You,” whose similarities to Taylor Swift’s “Style” would be more troubling if the track wasn’t just as much fun.
  2. Slant Magazine
    Jun 13, 2016
    70
    The best songs here to showcase Jonas as an artist come toward the end, when Last Year Was Complicated trends away from its production excesses.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Jun 10, 2016
    70
    As a singer, Jonas never exactly overwhelms a listener with charisma or technique, but he's personable and versatile, equally at home confessing a fear of intimacy over simulated steel drums and a tick-tock rhythm on the Tove Lo duet "Close" as he is teaming with Ty Dolla $ign to celebrate the single life on "Bacon."
  4. Spin
    Jun 17, 2016
    70
    This is Jonas’ complication: talking his way into, and then through, sexual minefields. The theme suits his peculiar pipes--the jutted-jaw pout, the texture he scratches into his more insistent notes--which, in turn, take the burden from the compositions.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jun 16, 2016
    63
    While the result is a 12-track standard edition full of potential hits, the brunt of it rests on interchangeable tempos from existing, already-charting singles.
  6. The Guardian
    Jun 10, 2016
    60
    There are many quirks to this glossy, compelling record, but unlike Justin Timberlake, who forged his name as a solo act by his affiliation with the Neptunes, it’s not savvy or strange enough to stand out.
  7. Consequence
    Jun 14, 2016
    42
    While Last Year Was Complicated is completely adequate, its highlights are a SparkNotes summary of the pop music from the past 12 months.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Johnnyka
    Nov 10, 2016
    10
    Muito bom, perfeito, magnífico, esplendido! Amo Nick Jonas, e ele, sem dúvidas, mandou muito bem nesse novo álbum. A música Voodoo me contagiaMuito bom, perfeito, magnífico, esplendido! Amo Nick Jonas, e ele, sem dúvidas, mandou muito bem nesse novo álbum. A música Voodoo me contagia com o ritmo, e é sem dúvidas a minha favorita.… Expand
  2. Phillip12Nick
    Jun 11, 2016
    10
    This is an extraordinary work, because Nick has the biggest potential of all male pop artists. This album is cohosive and every track has it'sThis is an extraordinary work, because Nick has the biggest potential of all male pop artists. This album is cohosive and every track has it's charm, being my 3 favorite: Chainsaw, Close and Touch. I think the album has much quality and makes Nick seeming like the king of diverses genres: pop, r&b, eletronic, disc, funk, urban, dance and others. I guess it's not good comparing this one to his debut, once this review is for just the album and not a comparision between them. But if it wants my opinion I think both has the same high level.… Expand
  4. Maribon96
    Jun 14, 2016
    10
    sicuramente è molto meglio dei "Nick Jonas" . io ho apprezzato molto la versione deluxe con alcune canzoni in più e devo dire che le migliorisicuramente è molto meglio dei "Nick Jonas" . io ho apprezzato molto la versione deluxe con alcune canzoni in più e devo dire che le migliori che sono dentro l'album sono: Voodoo, Touch, Champagne problems, Under You, Good girls e ovviamente Unhinged,
    la canzone che amo di più dell'album.
    lui ha un grande potenziale e riesce a esprimerlo spesso. questo è l'album che mi aspettavo ed è STUPENDO.    … Expand
  5. MrMrianit500
    Jun 11, 2016
    7
    A good album ith some tracks that shows off the new sound that Nick Jonas present with Chainsaw, Under You and Close and a major highlight ofA good album ith some tracks that shows off the new sound that Nick Jonas present with Chainsaw, Under You and Close and a major highlight of the album is The Difference that is just AMAZING.… Expand
  6. rebeligado
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    Consegue ser um albúm bom, mas começa a ser cansativo na faixa 9. muito bom que as faixas ousam na sonoridade cada uma de uma forma.

    Best    Consegue ser um albúm bom, mas começa a ser cansativo na faixa 9. muito bom que as faixas ousam na sonoridade cada uma de uma forma.

    Best Songs: Champagne Poblems, Under You e Bacon.    … Expand
  7. longjetty7
    Jun 18, 2016
    5
    Well, this is certainly better than what I was expecting from Nick Jonas, but it's definitely not a standout album to me. This is, for theWell, this is certainly better than what I was expecting from Nick Jonas, but it's definitely not a standout album to me. This is, for the most part, very anonymous, generic 2016 pop music. The nice thing is that with maybe one or two exceptions, there really aren't any songs that are downright bad, but everything is really so formulaic and similar that I suppose that's not much of a feat. Interestingly enough, the biggest standout in my opinion is Under You, which is one of two songs on the album Jonas had no part in writing. Overall, I'd say this is a decent pop album, especially if you're in the right mood, but it doesn't really pique my interest.… Expand
  8. dmnFica
    Jun 13, 2016
    1
    I was rooting for you Nick... all the song sound the same, this is why i just like two song. In my opinion still better than Lovato, and thatI was rooting for you Nick... all the song sound the same, this is why i just like two song. In my opinion still better than Lovato, and that tour will be lit if you dont sing EVERY SINGLE SONG like you were suffering... god damn, anyway it could be better… Expand

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