Stranger Today

Our Girl - Stranger Today
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2018 Ratings: #74 / 890
User Score
Based on 87 ratings
2018 Rank: #280
Liked by 4 people
August 17, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
- / Label
Indie Rock / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
God Is in the TV
It ... wouldn’t be surprising in the least if Our Girl’s debut album makes you feel stranger today, with the fluttery, stomach-lurching thrill of falling in love.
83
Paste

Brighton, U.K. trio Our Girl’s debut album Stranger Today is the perfect gift for the listener that loves a good musical dichotomy. Fronted by The Big Moon’s Soph Nathan, the band exudes the sweet and tender meets heavy and formidable sound of groups like the Pixies and My Bloody Valentine with their cathartic, thoughtful pop/rock and distorted shoegaze and grunge.

80
Drowned in Sound

Stanger Today is the sound of a band doing what they want, knowing how to do it and, most importantly, having a blast doing it.

80
DIY
With production courtesy of Bill Ryder-Jones, the band’s sound is beefed up and polished beautifully on ‘Stranger Today’, an album of contrasts and revelations.
80
The Line of Best Fit
Our Girl’s hotly anticipated debut LP is a selection of the band’s most striking work to date, which as a whole form the group’s unmistakable identity as one of the most promising new bands on the UK’s guitar scene.
80
Clash
Wonderfully engaging from the first line of opener ‘Our Girl’, this cracking debut mirrors the nuanced nature of modern life with equal parts noise and softness.
80
Dork
A very honest album that deserves your undivided attention from start to finish.
zachthesnack
82

This album makes me want to fall in love over and over again

84

I'm pleasantly surprised at how strong and impactful this album is. Guitar rock is such a crowded genre and one I find myself engaging with less and less, but this really stands out from the noise, so to speak. Sophie's voice is excellent.

Best tracks: I Really Like It, Level, I Wish It Was Sunday

MasterCrackfox
65

Pretty solid, standard indie rock that doesn't break from the mold so much as refines it and puts out a debut that proves the group knows the genre well and knows how to make engaging and heartfelt music within the confines of the sound. I hope to see more from this group that tries to push the boundaries a little further as you can tell that the capabilities are absolutely there.

Favorite track: Josephine

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Added on: August 9, 2018