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Ed Sheeran

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Eighth studio album from the English popstar working with a number of producers including Andrew Watt, Blake, Slatkin, Cirkut, Elvira Anderfjärd and Fred Again

ADM rating[?]

5.5

Label
Atlantic
UK Release date
12/09/2025
US Release date
12/09/2025
  1. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    On the enjoyably moreish Play, the ‘culturally Irish’ star sounds as if he’s back on form. Although we’ve only had time for a quick listen
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  2. 6.7 |   Spectrum Culture

    Sheeran doesn’t abandon his core—earnest lyrics, acoustic roots, pop instincts—but he throws open the window to let other sounds in
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  3. 6.0 |   The FT

    After a restrained predecessor, the singer’s eighth studio album assimilates different styles while pressing the right emotional buttons
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  4. 6.0 |   The Independent

    The singer-songwriter returns with a new album that’s rich in influences – but short on bangers
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  5. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Despite embracing Indian and Persian sounds, Sheeran’s eighth album goes back to basics after two records of muted melancholy – albeit with some surprising undercurrents
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  6. 6.0 |   NME

    After the beige dud ‘Autumn Variations’, the singer-songwriter returns to the eclecticism that defined ‘÷’, his biggest-selling album to date
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  7. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The singer-songwriter superstar taps into some fun cross-cultural rhythms, but mostly sticks to his trusty formula
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  8. 4.3 |   Pitchfork

    The superstar’s eighth album is sweetly generic and half-heartedly ambitious. He’s got a couple of surefire hits, but he’s never sounded this lazy
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  9. 2.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Sheeran’s career opened the door to a deluge of cack
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