The Snuts - W.L.
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2021 Ratings: #683 / 753
User Score
Based on 87 ratings
2021 Rank: #774
Liked by 6 people
April 2, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Parlophone / Label
Indie Rock / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
NME

On their debut record ‘W.L’, the Scottish band make the case for something a bit more inclusive and down the middle, but never abandon the call of progress.

80
The Independent

The album feels baggy in places, leaving you wondering if they’re trying too hard to tick every box. But most of the risks the band take pay off. A very promising debut.

80
Dork

With an arsenal of emotions, The Snuts manage to invoke a lifetime of feeling in just thirteen bangers that are bursting with adrenaline and melancholy alike.

70
Gigwise
Filled to the brim with a cacophony of genre-blending tracks, earworm hooks and uplifting vocal melodies, W.L., though a little bloated, is a commendable effort for a first release from the rising stars.
60
Record Collector
Most of the album zips past with a febrile intensity, too catchy and enthusiastic to leave room for doubters ... They haven't yet mastered ballads with No Place I'd Rather Go trying far too hard to copy their heroes' stadium sways.
60
Classic Rock
A game of two halves, with the schizophrenic West Lothian quartet veering between spiky, guitar-toting indie chancers and tear-choked commerce-pop emoters. Could please all. Or none.
40
Beats Per Minute
The Snuts aim for inane generality in the hopes of satisfying the masses; that they’ve achieved this feat is an indictment, not a compliment.
jlebon
77

About as good as you get within the genre. Yes, there are perhaps times where it crosses the line into cheesy indie pop that I’m less of a fan of but The Snuts have honed their skills at producing both rocky anthems and stripped back melancholic tunes. A very strong debut and a contender for one of the best indie rock records from this decade

Edgeworth
40

For a new, Scottish band that Parlophone themselves tipped to look out for this year (Which will bank well in the UK Album Chart), their debut album W.L. has finally arrived...And I was disappointed.

W.L.'s main problem is it ticks every indie cliché trickery you may as have heard countless times.
What makes new bands like Vistas, The Magic Gang and Sea Girls more successful is their fresh and relevant indie vibes; even veterans like Biffy Clyro and Maximo Park have turned up a recent, ... read more

FatalNoise
36

Dude, this is borking as fuck. Hate doing this to Scots but it’s like advert music that 15 yo would make. Fuck, this is also so predictable musically. Just using every cliche used by every other arctic monkey copycats

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Added on: February 4, 2021