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Dead Dads Club  Dead Dads Club

It's an energetic affair, a barrelling collision of Britpop and electro, lots of distorted vocals, the sort of thing you don't hear so much anymore. Print edition only Record Collector

Dead Dads Club  Dead Dads Club

The album is a great showcase for the Fontaines D.C. guitarist's production skills, which makes even occasionally inert material punchy and dynamic. Print edition only Mojo

Dead Dads Club  Dead Dads Club

Chilli Jesson (Palma Violets, Fontaines D.C.) has taken the long road to the top – but he's picking up momentum on his debut album fronting Dead Dads Club The Skinny

Dead Dads Club  Dead Dads Club

Produced by Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell, the record turns a period of grief into triumph NME

Dead Dads Club  Dead Dads Club

Imbued with a real sense of healing and closure DIY

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

Thumpingly okayish blend of Oasis guitars and Ed Sheeran-style saccharine bangers The Irish Times

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

Off-the-peg blunderbuss tunes stop the personality from really coming to the fore The Arts Desk

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

The artist is embracing a new era of optimism in his life, reflected in his bright and bold third album Rolling Stone UK

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

The sometime One Direction star’s third album is at its best when it gets deep and personal musicOMH

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

His most confident album yet The Independent

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

The former One Directioner offers a confident, radiant groove on his pivotal third solo LP, How Did I Get Here? — but that's about it Rolling Stone

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

A sizeable shift in tone and emotion from 2022's excellent Faith in the Future, this equally enjoyable release finds Tomlinson on a winning 2020s streak All Music

Louis Tomlinson  How Did I Get Here?

‘How Did I Get Here?’ finds its strength in cohesion, shaped by an artist confident enough to sit with complexity rather than rush toward resolution, and who understands that growth can be quiet, deliberate, and deeply personal Clash

Megadeth  Megadeth

If anything, it's less of a "so long" and more of a "so, what's next?" as even more opportunity to experiment presents itself under a new banner. Megadeth makes it clear, it'll be worth continuing to paying attention Sputnik Music (staff)

Lucinda Williams  World's Gone Wrong

World's Gone Wrong is an album of its moment that addresses issues that have been with us for centuries, and like a good blues song, they never stop being timely – and worth singing loud and clear, which is just what Williams does here All Music