Sam Fender - People Watching
90

Another banger from Sam Fender. His lyricism is among the best of today's artists, and I'll always love the instrumentation his band brings to the table. Fender doesn't completely revolutionize his sound in this album, but rather expands on it in a satisfying way. If you enjoy his first two albums you'll enjoy this album.

Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This
NR

There's a lot to love on this album, a truly impressive debut. The band is sharp and has good chemistry together, creating powerful grooves and showcasing their potential going forward

Inhaler - Cuts & Bruises
95

Almost near flawless album in my opinion. Builds nicely upon their sound from IWABLT, and makes for what I feel is their best album to this day

Inhaler - Open Wide
65

After some time this album has grown on me, but my initial impression of it was a bit underwhelming. A good majority of the mixing actually hurts the record, which is a real shame given that there are some good songs here. Eli's vocals are compressed to hell, the drums come across as tinny a lot of the time, and the song dynamics don't change as much as they should between verses and choruses; making some songs feel like they don't go anywhere. I guess most of my qualms with the ... read more

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On Stuplock's review of Inhaler - Open Wide
"This exactly. The tunes are great but are severely crippled by the mixing"
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