Miss Universe (album)

Miss Universe is the debut album by English singer Nilüfer Yanya. It was released on March 22, 2019 on ATO Records.[5]

Miss Universe
Studio album by
Nilüfer Yanya
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
RecordedJanuary 2016 – October 2018
Studio
Genre
Length52:57
LabelATO
Producer
Nilüfer Yanya chronology
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(2017)		 Miss Universe
(2019)

Background and composition

Miss Universe is Nilüfer Yanya's first full-length album. Yanya eschewed using any of her material from previous EPs, choosing instead to write an album using entirely new material, although some of the songs, such as "Monsters Under the Bed", had been written long beforehand.[6]

The album is interspersed with interludes featuring messages from "WWAY HEALTH", voiced by Yanya, which are short monologues in the form of automated phone messages that intimate at an alienating healthcare bureaucracy, with sparse ethereal sounds in the background.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[7]
Metacritic85/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Clash9/10[10]
The Guardian[11]
The Independent[4]
Mojo[12]
NME[13]
The Observer[14]
Pitchfork8.3/10[3]
Q[15]
Uncut8/10[16]

Miss Universe received wide critical acclaim on its release,[6][13][17] with critics noting Yanya's ability to bounce back and forth between musical and lyrical styles, shifting between "gimlet-eyed composure and cataclysmic panic".[3] The album was described as nervous and restless, combining influences from indie rock to soul, jazz, and trip hop.[6][18] A Stereogum review called Yanya's voice "malleable and endlessly expressive", and described the song compositions as "minimal and instinctual".[5] Pitchfork ranked the album as one of the best of 2019 in their year end review.[19]

Track listing

Track listing and credits are sourced from album liner notes.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."WWAY Health™"
Archer0:59
2."In Your Head"
Congleton3:28
3."Paralysed"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer4:26
4."Angels"
  • Yanya
  • Joe Dworniak
Oli Barton-Wood3:56
5."Experience?"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer1:07
6."Paradise"
  • Yanya
  • Dworniak
Barton-Wood3:58
7."Baby Blu"
  • Yanya
  • Bastian Laengbaek
Laengbaek4:41
8."Warning"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer0:21
9."Heat Rises"
Okumu3:26
10."Melt"
  • Yanya
  • Barton-Wood
Barton-Wood4:23
11.""Sparkle" God Help Me"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer1:32
12."Safety Net"
  • Yanya
  • MT Hadley
Hadley4:33
13."Tears"
  • Yanya
  • Barton-Wood
Barton-Wood3:16
14."Monsters Under the Bed"YanyaCongleton4:13
15."The Unordained"YanyaArcher3:22
16."Give Up Function"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer0:41
17."Heavyweight Champion of the Year"Yanya
  • Jazzi Bobbi
  • Lucy Lu
4:42
Total length:52:57

Notes

  • Track 1 is stylised as "WWAY HEALTH™"
  • Track 11 is stylised as ""Sparkle" GOD HELP ME"

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 160
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References
  1. Mylrea, Hannah (February 25, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya's debut album is a 'Black Mirror'-infused nightmare wrapped in lush indie-rock". NME. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe". Triple J. March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. Snapes, Laura (March 22, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. Smith, Patrick (March 21, 2019). "Album reviews: Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe and Lucy Rose – No Words Left". The Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  5. Rettig, James (March 19, 2019). "Album Of The Week: Nilüfer Yanya Miss Universe". Stereogum. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. Bray, Elisa (March 24, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya interview: 'I get imposter syndrome a lot'". The Independent. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. "Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  8. "Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  9. Monger, Timothy. "Miss Universe – Nilüfer Yanya". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  10. Hansen, Susan (March 20, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe". Clash. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  11. Petridis, Alexis (March 14, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe review – anxiety dreams from a true original". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  12. Worthy, Stephen (April 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe". Mojo (305): 86.
  13. Mylrea, Hannah (March 22, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya – 'Miss Universe' review". NME. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  14. Morris, Damien (March 24, 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe review – hilariously talented". The Observer. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  15. Monroe, Jazz (May 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe". Q (397): 116.
  16. Deusner, Stephen (April 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe". Uncut (263): 39.
  17. Greenwood, Douglas (March 22, 2019). "The Universe Belongs to Nilüfer Yanya". Noisey. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  18. Bromwich, Kathryn (June 11, 2017). "One to watch: Nilüfer Yanya". The Guardian. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  19. Pitchfork. "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  20. "Ultratop.be – Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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