Years & Years - King

As they edge towards a pop royalty status, it’s fitting that London trio Years & Years begin the year with a ‘King’ card. Similarly-minded to the storming singles that cemented their buzz back in 2014, it’s home to one of the biggest choruses in honks, surrounded with synth lines that inject invention where others might fall flat.

There’s a formula these three follow. Frontman Olly Alexander sings about heartbreak while sounding positively celebratory, his bandmates decorating each certified #banger with enough complexities to dazzle several listens in. But make no mistake, this is an instant charmer of the highest order, the kind of undisputed chart-botherer that suddenly maps out the rest of the next twelve months in gorgeous shades. Years & Years have one hell of a year ahead of them.