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LOTTO

They Are Gutting A Body of Water

LOTTO

Fourth full-length release from the Philadelphia shoegaze band that began as a solo project for frontman Douglas Dulgarian

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
ATO
UK Release date
17/10/2025
US Release date
17/10/2025
  1. 8.9 |   Paste Magazine

    NEW Though it’s worlds more polished and confident than their previous efforts, Doug Dulgarian’s Philly band never loses sight of its old self while navigating the emptiness of predatory algorithms, man-made horrors, and American capitalism
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  2. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    NEW In a moment when “heavy shoegaze” is being reimagined by a new generation, Lotto shows how the genre can still evolve without dissolving into nostalgia, how weight and distortion can push it forward rather than backward. In that sense, They Are Gutting a Body of Water might just be its most blistering and luminous expression yet
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    NEW ‘LOTTO’ is still a disorientating and mystical record—one that feels a little out of reach even after multiple listens—but it’s certainly one of the most compelling releases of the year, the kind of album you’ll feel drawn to return to again and again
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  4. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    NEW The crucial shoegaze band takes a huge leap forward
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  5. 8.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    NEW On LOTTO, They Are Gutting a Body of Water return with an album that is cathartic and chaotic, blending crushing guitars, dreamlike electronics, and noisy shoegaze for a snapshot of the band at their most ambitious
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  6. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    NEW The Philadelphia shoegaze band strips its otherworldly sound to a raw, tender core
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  7. 7.0 |   All Music

    NEW LOTTO is disorienting and messy, but there's undoubtedly something real and honest about it
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    NEW The Philadelphia shoegazers reign in their wonkier tendencies to slightly neutering effect on LOTTO
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