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"One Direction have received generally positive reviews for their new album Midnight Memories. The album was released worldwide earlier today (November 25) and has already made its way to number one on iTunes stores across the globe.  The Daily Telegraph gave the collection four stars, saying: &amp;quot;The rhythms are solid four to the floor flavoured pop rock, with chunky guitars and soaring anthemic choruses, like Kelly Clarkson channelling McFly.&amp;quot; Awarding the set three out of four stars, USA Today noted: &amp;quot;One Direction still appears to be developing, with some members - notably, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne - emerging as solid songwriters.&amp;quot; The Guardian awarded the album three stars out of five, highlighting that &amp;quot;the vast bulk of Midnight Memories remains emotionally charged rather than carnally inclined, with not a soup\u00C3\u00A7on of R&amp;amp;B anywhere and love songs galore.&amp;quot;  Idolator gave the record 3.5/5, saying: &amp;quot;Midnight Memories is a busy record, showing its influences with the lighters-up, arena-sized choruses of hits by Coldplay or even Oasis, albeit filtered through with an additional radio-pop sheen.&amp;quot; Time Out wasn&amp;#039;t as kind, giving Midnight Memories two out of five stars, saying: &amp;quot;One Direction haven&amp;#039;t gone totally off-piste, it&amp;#039;s just that they&amp;#039;re heading that tiny bit closer to adulthood - and that&amp;#039;s no fun at all.&amp;quot; Digital Spy gave Midnight Memories three stars, concluding that the album is &amp;quot;proof that if you&amp;#039;re willing to look beyond the pop phenomenon hype and teen-focused sheen, the music isn&amp;#039;t half bad.&amp;quot; Listen to One Direction&amp;#039;s new album Midnight Memories on Spotify below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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