13 September 2025
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Debut album of electronica / bass / indie dance and samples from the London-based multimedia collective formed by filmmakers Roman Rappak and Adam Ainger
7.0
A unique effort that’s far from just another synth album Read Review
This debut album deserves to take them to a new height of recognition: it’s a superbly mainstream-accessible set, and distinctive of design too Read Review
An album where the musicians’ evident curiosity about what they can do with all the technology they have at their disposal coincides with the abundance of natural talent required to write songs that stick in your mind Read Review
In producing a record of surprising depth Breton have avoid the trap WU LYF fell for of creating a band that worked far better as a PR/marketing stunt than it actually did as a band Read Review
It’s pretty damn pop, occasionally thunderously dubsteppy, often dipping in the same waters as r’n'b, and is shot right through with an electro spirit Read Review
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The future looks exciting if these guys are involved Read Review
Combining a cinematic nous with an unerring sense of melody, the dark pop of Other People’s Problems perfectly captures a zeitgeist moment Read Review
Should appeal to mass audiences and serious music fans alike. While Breton haven’t chosen to take a calculated path, they’ve set off on their own adventure Read Review
Provides far more ecstasy than agony Read Review
All corrosive guitars,callow vocals and beats jutting at awkward angles. Print edition only
It's broodingly impactful stuff, only hampered by the kind of self-parodically indie-kid vocals that remain in a permanent state of posturing ennui Read Review
There’s enough interesting sonic detours to suggest that these agitators of sound are more than just another over-hyped gimmick band Read Review
Samples are cut and chopped, the bass judders with the insistence of dub, the vocals are drawled, electronically treated and incomprehensible Read Review
Whatever Other People's Problems is trying to say is lost beneath the fact that it's so sonically muddled and abrasive Read Review
Like a dubstep Bloc Party, London collective digitizes post-punk for tuneless über-angst Read Review
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Breton: Other People's Problems
David Byrne Who Is The Sky
The artist’s new album of bright, bustling pop is positioned as a celebration of reasons to be cheerful. Often its fountain of optimism feels like a firehose of forced positivity Pitchfork
Ed Sheeran Play
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 The Irish Times
Baxter Dury Allbarone
This record plays like his shot for glory, and with tracks as hooky and well-constructed as "Mockingjay" or the title track, there's no reason he shouldn't hit the big time All Music
Parcels Loved
While not for cynics, LOVED is a late-summer delight that comes at audiences with open arms. Comfortable dancing shoes recommended for listening All Music
Parcels have built something contagious here, with a joy that leaves you feeling that little bit lighter when you’re done with it Dork
Loved is a departure for Parcels but one that is constantly invigorating, the group are clearly incredibly relaxed and that is reflected in the calming, and highly enjoyable soundscape they have created on this record The Line Of Best Fit
The star of this entire record is without question the harmonies. They are razor sharp, technically astounding and forever charming, leaving you wanting more of them at the close of every song Far Out
Maruja Pain To Power
They really have taken a complicated moment and made it into a fantastic piece of music Far Out
Incredible lead single Look Down On Us is just one of three tunes here that capture Maruja’s free-flowing approach by stretching out to the 10-minute mark Kerrang!
The Manchester jazz-punks let loose on their savage debut album through cathartic outpourings of fury, despair and love NME
The thrill of this band is the extremes. From moshpits one minute and silence the next, they are in command with their music, unifying the crowd God Is In The TV
This band and this record want you to punch a hole in the wall, ask if you're willing to step through it – and then beckon others to do the same The Line Of Best Fit
Maruja emerge from the studio with raucous rap-rock and meandering jam music in tow, resulting in an album full of the same songs several times over. By the end, listeners may feel they have deja vu. Fans may feel they have dementia The Quietus
Rage-infused music of dissolution Clash
Jade That's Showbiz Baby!
Debut solo album by Little Mix singer is packed with incident and a multitude of musical styles musicOMH
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