way ' s ▁usual ▁produ ctions , ▁and ▁borders ▁on ▁" t rap , ▁pop , ▁R & B , ▁and ▁dance hall ". ▁Chris ▁Stack ▁from ▁Dan cing ▁A str onaut ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁" co zy ▁synth s , ▁comfort ing ▁b ells , ▁and ▁ser ene ▁per cussion ▁elements " ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁song , ▁which ▁sit ▁below ▁Miguel ▁and ▁Julia ▁Michael ' s ▁" sent iment al " ▁vocals . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Nova ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁At ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁reviews ▁from ▁main stream ▁critics , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 7 , ▁based ▁on ▁five ▁reviews . ▁G err ad ▁Hall ▁from ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁described ▁Nova ▁as ▁Stein way ' s ▁" most ▁main stream ▁album ▁yet ", ▁with ▁Hall ▁pra ising ▁the ▁title , ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁fits ▁the ▁overall ▁v ibe ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" br ight ▁star ▁pack ed ▁with ▁v ivid , ▁und eni able ▁energy   ... ▁one ▁that ▁sets ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁DJ - produ cer ' s ▁consist ently ▁evol ving ▁sound ". ▁Hall ▁picked ▁" Light ▁Me ▁Up ", ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁" C los er " ▁by ▁The ▁Ch ains m ok ers , ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁highlight . ▁Writing ▁for ▁Ex c laim