Polydans is the third studio album by German musician and producer Roosevelt, released on 26 February 2021 through City Slang.

Polydans
Studio album by
Released26 February 2021 (2021-02-26)
Genre
Length41:52
Label
ProducerRoosevelt
Roosevelt chronology
Young Romance
(2018)
Polydans
(2021)
Embrace
(2023)

Background

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Roosevelt called Polydans his "most personal album yet" as there were no "creative limitations" and he "just did what made [him] happy".[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH     [2]
Pitchfork6.4/10[3]

Bailey Constas of Pitchfork wrote that the album "floats between glorifying the past and dreaming of a future that might not come" and found it "almost hard to believe an album this syrupy came from within the same four walls of isolation as the rest of us. The mysterious depth that shadowed Roosevelt's earlier work feels sugarcoated".[3] MusicOMH's Ben Devlin compared the album to Daft Punk's Random Access Memories (2013) as it finds "euphoric abandon amongst the funky basslines, infectious hooks and unapologetically decadent arrangements", concluding that it is "a breezy trip through those sounds and styles we just can't get enough of, and its groovy production and smooth songwriting go down well".[2]

Track listing

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Polydans track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Easy Way Out"4:34
2."Strangers"3:40
3."Feels Right"4:34
4."Closer to My Heart"4:43
5."Montjuic"1:34
6."Forget"5:08
7."See You Again"4:22
8."Lovers"3:23
9."Echoes"5:36
10."Sign"4:18
Total length:41:52
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."(Feels Like) Heaven"3:30
12."On My Mind" (short version)3:57
13."About U"5:12
14."Sign" (piano version)3:49
15."Echoes" (guitar version)5:29
16."Feels Right" (Spin session)4:14
17."Strangers" (Spin session)3:40
18."Sign" (Spin session)4:20
Total length:76:03

Charts

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Chart performance for Polydans
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 35

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roosevelt Guides Clash Through New Album Polydans". Clash. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Devlin, Ben (26 February 2021). "Roosevelt – Polydans | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Constas, Bailey (3 March 2021). "Roosevelt: Polydans Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roosevelt – Polydans" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Roosevelt – Polydans". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2023.