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Idlewild
Idlewild
There's a shiner, more recent 80s aesthetic shot through on (I Can't Help) Back Then You Found ME and the epic final End With Sunrise, for a catchy and affecting portrait of the many ages of Idlewild across one album. Print edition only
Record Collector
Idlewild
Idlewild
Having spent the better part of three decades crafting their sound and poetic sensibilities, Idlewilld's endless hours of commitment are crystal clear on their newest record
The Skinny
Idlewild
Idlewild
‘Idlewild’ is undoubtedly the strongest album of their second arc, a release that in any just world would gain plaudits and laurels at every turn
Clash
Idlewild
Idlewild
That Idlewild are still going thirty years into a career is quite a feat. The fact they are producing some of their best work seems almost absurd, and yet here we are; a band who have stood the test of time and embraced both the wins and wounds it has inflicted
The Line Of Best Fit
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
With expectations sky-high and collaborators as legendary as Martin and Shellback in tow, The Life of a Showgirl ultimately feels like a dress rehearsal for something greater
The Line Of Best Fit
Agriculture
The Spiritual Sound
Agriculture refuses to be confined by genre norms and expectations. This is a band that ploughs its own furrow; it’s a band that embraces and celebrates the differences, refuses to shy from conflict, yet wears on its sleeve the tenderest of hearts
Under The Radar
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
Despite the backup dancer aesthetic, the songs center life as a superstar
Consequence Of Sound
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
'Wood' just seems like a bunch of really honking knob jokes
The Arts Desk
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
A pop album ostensibly about the push-pull of stardom but really a slate of petty grievances, out-of-touch sentiments, and unignorably atrocious writing, The Life of a Showgirl bludgeons Taylor Swift’s legacy, credibility, and image
Northern Transmissions
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
If ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ teaches us anything, it’s that she’d be better toning it down, at least for a beat. Trust the power of pop next time, and the rest will follow
Dork
Agriculture
The Spiritual Sound
This album might not flow as perfectly as others or have one consistent style, but what it does have is riffs, balls and atmosphere aplenty
Sputnik Music (staff)
Agriculture
The Spiritual Sound
Confrontational yet embracing, The Spiritual Sound wraps you in screams and distortion, pummelling while blanketing, devastating amidst the uplift
Exclaim
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