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13 September 2025

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CMATEURO-COUNTRY

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Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

Gareth Sager

Slack Slack Music

First solo release from the former guitarist with post-punk legends The Pop Group

ADM rating[?]: 6.9
Label: Creeping Bent
UK Release date: 15/06/2009

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8.0 3850
8.0 | NME

The album feels fun in a way you wouldn’t expect from the old guard
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8.0 3852
8.0 | Uncut

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8.0 | The Scotsman

Music lovers of a certain vintage will revel in the signature post-punk echoes of his former bands The Pop Group and Rip Rig & Panic
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6.0 3854
6.0 | Mojo

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6.0 | Q

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