925

Sorry - 925
Critic Score
Based on 23 reviews
2020 Ratings: #224 / 871
User Score
Based on 454 ratings
2020 Rank: #329
Liked by 33 people
March 27, 2020 / Release Date
LP / Format
Domino / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
NME
It’s the sound of a generation who are the heirs to fuck all, and – despite their feigned apathy – the frustration is straight from the heart.
95
The Line of Best Fit
This is a confident, charismatic, too cool to care record from the London quartet, and it delights those looking for something different.
90
DIY

It’s a truly special debut, one that makes strange magic at every turn.

90
God Is in the TV
Don’t apologise, the only thing you will have done wrong is not listen to this record.
85
Under the Radar

It’s a thrilling and thoroughly modern album that manages to be experimental, dangerous, swaggering, unique, and also hugely accessible.

80
AllMusic

Their chameleonic approach is never garish, with strong songs being the main takeaway and all the experiments with production and style just the weird icing on the cake.

80
Sputnikmusic

Sorry is exactly the shot in the arm that indie-rock has been missing lately – a fearless band that has set out to make its mark on the new decade, and with 925, already has.

80
Clash

An authentic and contemporary guitar sound, ‘925’ is a snappy and raw blend that bounces the listener into the more unexpected edges of the imagination.

77
Pitchfork

On 925, Sorry lovingly poke fun at themselves and at rock history—but they also prove they’ve got the talent to go further than their gags.

70
Exclaim!

925 is a cohesive, enjoyable, drug-infused debut about two longtime friends trying to make sense of being young in a dreary world.

69
Paste

925’s most hedonistic narratives might be cause for condemnation, but let’s not cancel Sorry yet—the album’s more grounded poems suggest that the band are perceptive enough to render their loftiest tales with scorn.

60
The Observer

925 packs in more than a few disruptive ideas. But Sorry haven’t yet acquired the musical vocabulary to pull them off.

40
The Skinny

925 is a largely amorphous mass lacking in personality. Luckily, Sorry offer enough promise that forgiveness should be easy.

Doublez
74

925 is another example that post-punk and noise rock are still going strong, without showing any signs of fatigue. It's not new, it's been years now that bands/artists can their energies generally in the 80/90's, simply because they are mostly children. The duo Sorry has been building little by little and seems to have been thinking about their album since the end of 2017, today we are lucky to have the final result.

First of all I appreciate and find really interesting the weird universe and ... read more

MasterCrackfox
82

As I'm listening to this I realize just how hard it is to box in this debut by Sorry. Is it post-punk? Indie rock? Grunge? Shoegaze? Dream pop? Punk?

That's the magic. It's nothing. Sorry doesn't care what they are, and neither should you.

London-based Sorry come through on their debut with a complete lax energy, as lead singer Asha Lorenz sings as if she's filing her nails the whole time, and backing vocalist Louis O’Bryen is just laying down. It's this cynical and disregarded outlook ... read more

SnowyFighter
68

953..? God I need to get black midi out my my head for one fucking second jeezums

After loving their new record, Anywhere But Here, I wanted to come back to see what this album was about. Overall it’s pretty good, but I’m not super blown away. I like some tracks a lot more than others. Starstruck is amazing, and More, Right Around The Clock, and Lies are bangers. I don’t really see myself returning to this as much though. I think the follow up just has a bit more charm and ... read more

levi_vv
64

On my first listen I rly liked most of the songs, but after a few more listens I find myself disliking just as many as I like. The vocals are good and the production sounds cool but I feel like they have potential for something much better than this
Favourite songs: Snake, As the Sun Sets, Lies

dirtyal
79

the epitome of what i would consider anti-pop, the crunchy dissonance of the chords is great

mewston
70

this was nowhere near as good as 'Anywhere but here'

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Track List

1Right Round The Clock
4:04
79
2In Unison
2:47
68
3Snakes
3:41
66
4Starstruck
3:28
80
5Rosie
3:50
70
6Perfect
2:45
73
7As the Sun Sets
3:59
76
8Wolf
2:48
70
9Rock 'n' Roll Star
2:50
63
10Heather
3:23
60
11More
2:22
66
12Ode to Boy
2:51
60
13Lies
4:07
67
Total Length: 43 minutes
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Added on: January 23, 2020