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Five years without a follow-up to his flippant hit "Cooler Than Me" and pop-rapper Mike Posner might have just as well said "f*ck it" and thrown himself on the pop culture scrap pile, which he sort of did. With his simple and sparse 2016 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," he at least offered himself up to the scrap pile with lyrics like "You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster and be all alone," or better still, "'Cause my name's a reminder of a pop song people forgot," but the wry fella also kicks this hummable ditty off his with his pill-popping reasons, "To show Avicii I was cool." Once "But f*ck it, it was something to do" rolls around, he's cooler than me, cooler than you, cooler than Kanye, and cooler than whomever, at least for the moment. Oddly enough, the man who looked to be the next Mac Miller or Asher Roth looks to be the next Rufus Wainwright by the time the anthemic "Buried in Detroit" appears, and in the middle of this LP there's clever power pop ("Jade"), empowering anthems somewhere between Sia and Alicia Keyes ("In the Arms of a Stranger"), and show-stopping R&B that's Legend and Timberlake twisted into one fellow named Posner ("Silence"). All this genre jumping is done with its heart in the right place, and the songwriting is as sincere as can be, but the self-referential stuff and time-off since his last hit comes up once too often, and the intro and outro of the album come right from Posner's laptop microphone, which is precious to a fault. Still, this wide-reaching, sweet-hearted, and surprisingly hip talent is either a Bieber to believe in, or Eminem and Ellen Degeneres' kid who graduated from that school in Fame. This might not yet be the ultimate showcase for his talents, but At Night, Alone is both a welcome return and a significant step forward.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikolaj Torp, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Lea, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eugene Huang, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ely Weisfeld, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Forrest Gray, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikolaj Torp, Piano, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Huber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Toff, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Friedman, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ro Rowan, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MdL, Producer - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Labrinth, FeaturedArtist - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Erick Coomes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MdL, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mason Levy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ely "The Creep" Rise, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - MdL, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bana Haffar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Maybury, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Erick Coomes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Valentine, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MdL, Producer, Drums, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Magnussen, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Ware, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Tedesco, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - David Ryan, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Brian O'Connor, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Lorenz Gamma, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Roth, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Goldsmith, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Dondlinger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Jordan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Wilkins, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Axt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Giannos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Scanlon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Morillas, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Driskill, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Lorand Lokuszta, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Connolly, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Carr, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Marisa Sorajja, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Feather, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sample, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Pemberton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Radu Pieptka, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Markham, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Chung, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Katz, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Halopoff, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tamara Chernyak-Pepp, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - adam Olmstead, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Espen Berg, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer - Simen Eriksrud, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - SeeB, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ely Weisfeld, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer - Forrest Gray, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Tree, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Posner, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikolaj Torp, Piano, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Huber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Toff, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Friedman, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ro Rowan, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - JordanXL, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MdL, Producer - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Kieruff, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - David Katz, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Posner, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Labrinth, FeaturedArtist - Oskar Winberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jackson Foote, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sluggo X Loote, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glen Scott, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Posner, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristoffer Sonne, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Big Sean, FeaturedArtist - Oskar Winberg, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Keyte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Larsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lucas Lowe, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Five years without a follow-up to his flippant hit "Cooler Than Me" and pop-rapper Mike Posner might have just as well said "f*ck it" and thrown himself on the pop culture scrap pile, which he sort of did. With his simple and sparse 2016 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," he at least offered himself up to the scrap pile with lyrics like "You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster and be all alone," or better still, "'Cause my name's a reminder of a pop song people forgot," but the wry fella also kicks this hummable ditty off his with his pill-popping reasons, "To show Avicii I was cool." Once "But f*ck it, it was something to do" rolls around, he's cooler than me, cooler than you, cooler than Kanye, and cooler than whomever, at least for the moment. Oddly enough, the man who looked to be the next Mac Miller or Asher Roth looks to be the next Rufus Wainwright by the time the anthemic "Buried in Detroit" appears, and in the middle of this LP there's clever power pop ("Jade"), empowering anthems somewhere between Sia and Alicia Keyes ("In the Arms of a Stranger"), and show-stopping R&B that's Legend and Timberlake twisted into one fellow named Posner ("Silence"). All this genre jumping is done with its heart in the right place, and the songwriting is as sincere as can be, but the self-referential stuff and time-off since his last hit comes up once too often, and the intro and outro of the album come right from Posner's laptop microphone, which is precious to a fault. Still, this wide-reaching, sweet-hearted, and surprisingly hip talent is either a Bieber to believe in, or Eminem and Ellen Degeneres' kid who graduated from that school in Fame. This might not yet be the ultimate showcase for his talents, but At Night, Alone is both a welcome return and a significant step forward.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:54
- Main artists: Mike Posner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Monster Mountain, LLC - Island
- 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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