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Last year may have been complicated for Nick Jonas -- at the very least, he separated from his girlfriend Olivia Culpo in the summer of 2015 -- but Last Year Was Complicated feels assured in a way its eponymous 2014 predecessor did not. Nick Jonas refashioned the former Jonas Brother as a mature artist, a singer whose sensibilities now adhered to sensual R&B and slick club music. Produced in part with some of the same collaborators as the 2014 LP -- Jason Evigan maintains a large role, as does Sir Nolan -- Last Year Was Complicated uses the hits "Chains" and "Jealous" as touchstones, expanding their cool, glassy shimmer to songs of heartbreak, doubt, and loss. Wisely, Jonas and his collaborators decide not to lean too hard on Nick's vocals: his appeal lies not in his range, but his thin vulnerability, a quality that tends to humanize the steely gloss of the production. Beneath the sheets of sound, Jonas seems sensitive, a sensibility that carries over even into the heavy club bangers "Voodoo" and "Champagne Problems," lending them a little lightness. Still, he flourishes on the unabashed pop numbers -- specifically "Under You," written in part with Max Martin -- and the ballads, where this quivering capacity for masculine heartbreak is pushed to the forefront. "Close," a duet with Tove Lo, is perhaps the best showcase for this aspect of Nick Jonas, but the entirety of Last Year Was Complicated walks a fine line between immaculately produced pop confection and personal confession: it may not be heartbreaking but it feels as if it comes from the heart.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jason Evigan, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dewain Whitmore, Jr., ComposerLyricist - James Royo, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Kincy, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Gomez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - PJ Bianco, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre-Luc Rioux, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Douglas, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Royo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Tucker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Struts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mattias Larsson, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Cranfield, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Michaels, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tove Lo, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mattman & Robin, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Marimba, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Simon Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Deanna DellaCioppa, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nolan Lambroza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Sir Nolan, Producer - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brett James, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rico Love, ComposerLyricist - Mattias Larsson, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, ComposerLyricist - Priscilla Renea, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Shullman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mattman & Robin, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Jonas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Priscilla Renea, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sir Nolan, Producer - Ty Dolla $ign, FeaturedArtist - Serge Courtois, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Douglas, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Royo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Hickey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louie Gomez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dewain Whitmore, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Royo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Simon Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sir Nolan, Producer - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shellback, Producer, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Weaver, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Jonas, MainArtist - Rickard Göransson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ali Payami, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bebe Rexha, ComposerLyricist - Peter Carlsson, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ilsey Juber, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sir Nolan, Producer - Serge Courtois, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Goldberg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Royo, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Kincy, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Gomez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Last year may have been complicated for Nick Jonas -- at the very least, he separated from his girlfriend Olivia Culpo in the summer of 2015 -- but Last Year Was Complicated feels assured in a way its eponymous 2014 predecessor did not. Nick Jonas refashioned the former Jonas Brother as a mature artist, a singer whose sensibilities now adhered to sensual R&B and slick club music. Produced in part with some of the same collaborators as the 2014 LP -- Jason Evigan maintains a large role, as does Sir Nolan -- Last Year Was Complicated uses the hits "Chains" and "Jealous" as touchstones, expanding their cool, glassy shimmer to songs of heartbreak, doubt, and loss. Wisely, Jonas and his collaborators decide not to lean too hard on Nick's vocals: his appeal lies not in his range, but his thin vulnerability, a quality that tends to humanize the steely gloss of the production. Beneath the sheets of sound, Jonas seems sensitive, a sensibility that carries over even into the heavy club bangers "Voodoo" and "Champagne Problems," lending them a little lightness. Still, he flourishes on the unabashed pop numbers -- specifically "Under You," written in part with Max Martin -- and the ballads, where this quivering capacity for masculine heartbreak is pushed to the forefront. "Close," a duet with Tove Lo, is perhaps the best showcase for this aspect of Nick Jonas, but the entirety of Last Year Was Complicated walks a fine line between immaculately produced pop confection and personal confession: it may not be heartbreaking but it feels as if it comes from the heart.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:38
- Main artists: Nick Jonas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Safehouse Records - Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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