10 November 2026
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Second album of lo-fi indie pop from the St Louis four-piece led by Scottish musician Gary McClure
6.8
A sweet flurry of an album that blows by in a heartfelt 30 minutes Read Review
McClure’s managed to retain the ingenuous character of his debut, blending pop sparkle and melancholic indie charm in a way that recalls New Zealand’s legendary Chills Read Review
It’s American Wrestlers 2.0: bigger and bolder, the bare bones of exciting promise from last year’s release built upon Read Review
American Wrestlers' frayed-at-the-edges indie pop places gnarly guitars at the centre and has tunes to burn. Print edition only
Goodbye Terrible Youth is a sure sign of great things to come from American Wrestlers. For now, we can enjoy the fruit of McClure’s labors and pains through this very, very good offering of thoughtful fuzz pop Read Review
Songs like “Give Up”, “So Long”, “Terrible Youth” – all of them, really, there are only nine – are fuzzed out and unfussy, but not just simple pleasures Read Review
A significant improvement for a band that’s still coming into its own Read Review
Despite missing this quirky and cutesy loveable aspect that made the first album so intriguing, it’s hard to throw much criticism at Goodbye Terrible Youth Read Review
The sound of a man shedding his former skin and embracing his new environs with verve and confidence Read Review
A strong effort from a band who hadn’t written together for over a decade Read Review
Bedroom pop act emerges with a poignant reflection on youth Read Review
He wears his influences on his sleeve throughout this album, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing Read Review
You can’t help but miss the sense of risk-taking that characterised McClure’s ramshackle early work Read Review
Despite some quick song transitions and the consistent full-band sound throughout, Goodbye Terrible Youth fails to connect well as an album Read Review
There are small elements of math rock which are not without their virtues, but a repeat listen proved arduous Read Review
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American Wrestlers: Goodbye Terrible Youth
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Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
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La Roux Old Flames
Print edition only Record Collector
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Print edition only Rolling Stone UK
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Doveland sounds less like a reduction of Django Django’s musical vocabulary than a more relaxed demonstration of how much they possess PopMatters
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