Following up a middling and slightly indulgent comeback LP with a quickfire companion LP, ol’ mate JT gives us the first taste of The 20/20 Experience part deux with Take Back The Night. As you’d expect, it sounds like an offcut, an unrealised demo from the original full-length. Like it’s nearly there, but the plodding hi-hat/snare beat sounds like a placeholder click track, and everything else has that phoned-in feel. It’s not terrible, but it is terribly uninspiring – especially in what’s been a banner 12 months for soul-infused pop.
Justin Timberlake : Take Back The Night
