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Mortal Primetime

Sunflower Bean

Mortal Primetime

Fourth album from the Brooklyn-based psych-pop trio Nick Kivlen, Julia Cumming and Jacob Faber

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8.0

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UK Release date
25/04/2025
US Release date
25/04/2025
  1. 9.0 |   DIY

    A record that only years of experience and an unshakable bond could produce
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  2. 9.0 |   Paste Magazine

    On the trio’s fourth album, the louds are louder, the quiets quieter, no power chord or lilting lullaby so fey it can't be goosed just a little bit more. Glam pivots to folk, hair-metal melds seamlessly with soft rock, yet it never once trips over itself with an out-of-place reference or hoary retread
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  3. 8.6 |   Northern Transmissions

    “Please check if I’m breathing,” they sing on the fourth song of the album. If you have a pulse, you will find something on this album to enjoy
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  4. 8.5 |   Under The Radar

    This isn’t a reinvention, it’s a reckoning, shaped by time, distance, and perspective. For a band who once questioned their future, this feels like a return made entirely on their own terms
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    You can't pin them down, but there lies the joy. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Dork

    This is Sunflower Bean at their most focused and fearless, crafting songs that demand repeated listens to uncover their full depth
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  7. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Mortal Primetime sees the rebirth of the New York trio; emerging from the shadows of winter to tilt their heads towards the brighter, more fruitful pastures of spring
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