![]() ![]() (Else, they’ll atleast identify with God!!) I won’t spoil the suspense by telling you about the plot here, but if you’ve come to this blog, it means you trust what i say and it means you’re going to read this book! Let me know what you feel once you’re done with the book. They’ll identify themselves pretty close with one of the characters in the book. ![]() One night where many many things happen! One night when their darkest secrets come tumbling out, one night when they get even with their boss, one night when they get drunk and one night when they receive a call from God! It might sound corny - a call from God - but when you’re into the story, it’s utterly believable!! That’s Bhagat’s greatest advantage! The last phase of the book (starting from God’s call) takes us into a retrospective mood - sorta like the Alchemist - and am sure it’ll hot bull’s eye with a majority of youngsters in India. ![]() The whole book (as the title suggests) is just one night. The story begins by taking us into the lives of Shyam, Vroom, Priyanka, Esha, Radhika and Military Uncle. Starting from the Prologue right to the Epilogue, he doesn’t lose track of the story even for one sentence! And that’s real rare! One night… is the story of 6 friends working together at Connexions Call center in Gurgaon. That review will come up later) his style of writing holds you and doesn’t let go. The same held true for his earlier book and for his latest book too (I bought 3 mistakes of my life too and read it. Now, the blurb was what got me to read the book (along with the price - just 95/-) When it said ‘The call was from God’, i just bought the book and i regret not having read it earlier!! Chetan Bhagat has the most wonderful way of writing. It was sort of like the ‘Happy Days’ Movie that recently became a block buster in Telugu. “Take me out, somewhere loud,” he adds on ‘20 Minutes’, rushing towards the comfort of the dancefloor.ĭespite its touchstones, ‘Night Call’ draws sparingly on the hallmarks of ‘80s synth-pop– while the likes of Dua Lipa, Kylie, Jessie Ware and Miley Cyrus have laden their own records with strutting slap-bass, Years and Years third record retools these sounds for contemporary pop – it’s less of a tribute, and instead integrates a smattering of squelching synth-sounds and bright French House-indebted beats in more subtle ways.Sometimes, i can be the most obnoxious of people! I did not like the title (thinking this is some sort of Harold Robbins-esque book) and hence did not read it till date! However, Bhagat’s 1st Book - Five Point Someone - was nice! Though i read that book after finishing college, it still connected. “I’m not one for casual intimacy,” he shrugs.Īt times ‘Night Call’s escapism makes way for something more insidious – “If all i know is hurt, I’d rather be high,” Alexander sings on ‘Make It Out Alive’. Soaring into falsetto, ‘Intimacy’ has the outside appearance of sultry slow-burner about some very intense and solemn face-stroking, but is instead bitingly realistic about the long-term prospects with the person he’s just tied down to his four-poster. On ‘Crave,’ Alexander begs for “the pain from you” atop discordant piano pounds, and a muffled bass that feels like it’s pounding out of a hidden basement door, “I’ll do anything to stay if you want me to”. ![]() just put it all into the record.”Īccordingly, hunger rumbles at the centre of ‘Night Call’ – as well as being made up of the most immediate songs Years & Years have ever released, an insatiability burns at their centre. “I put all the kind of stuff I was missing, like going out, dancing, having sex. Loosely inspired by the pounding soundtrack of bittersweet ‘80s bangers that soundtrack It’s A Sin – from Bronski Beat, Wham! and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to the Pet Shop Boys hit that titles the show – the album takes its name from a euphemism for hooking up, and across its 14 tracks it celebrates dancing the night away in sweaty nightclubs and the giddiness of locking eyes with a brooding stranger across the bar.Īs Alexander explained to Zane Lowe recently on Apple Music 1, even the process of making it felt like going on a filthy staycation from the drudgery of pandemic life. The game’s noir comic book look gives it life, and it helps to really capture the dark narrative that slowly unfolds. The game is entirely in black-and-white, with hand-drawn character designs and a rainy Paris acting as the backdrop. The touchstones for ‘Night Call’ are also a lot more direct – primarily, it’s a straight-for-the-pop-jugular record of escapist moments. What really gives Night Call its personality is its presentation. That same playfulness is present here in spades. As much as ‘King’ was a straight-up Number One hit, it also hinted at sexual power dynamics with lyrics exploring control and submission. The pogoing wobble-synth bassline of ‘Starstruck’, powering forward a huge chorus made for blasting out of the radio, feels like a single that bridges the gap with the direct songwriting of Years & Years’ debut album. If ‘Palo Santo’ felt like a welcome left-swerve into boundary-pushing pop, ‘Night Call’ feels a little like its prequel. ![]()
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