Very good listen front to back. There's not a single bad song on this.
Playlist worthy primary save: MOTHER HAS NO TIME (100)
Other saves: NEW DECADE; UNFINISHED (90)
First off, this is a six song EP running 22 minutes, not an LP like it's listed as right now. This alternative band from France (songs are all in English) is a pretty talented one despite having just 6,000 monthly Spotify listeners. I just gave their 2026 debut LP a listen and liked but didn't love it, so I mainly checked this out to see if they were on an upward or downward trajectory. While I couldn't determine that because the performances stayed pretty consistent across both ... read more
Not bad but I'm still a little disappointed. They have a number of previous singles that are better than any one song on this album. Also was not really expecting so many songs that are dialed back and wistful sounding as opposed to their heavier rock sound on previous work. I feel like I had the rug pulled out from under me to an extent, which is also why I was very lukewarm about Wolf Alice's forgettable last album, which was also less adventurous than their norm. And trust I love ... read more
When I told someone I was a huge fan of Garbage, PJ Harvey and Hole they told me I had to hear this. Sadly it didn't come close to matching the quality of far superior albums like Version 2.0, Rid of Me or Live Through This. While it doesn't sound half bad for an alternative light rock set with pretty girlie vocals, none of the songs stood out as all that memorable except for Dusted. I also was wanting more rock moments and less lethargy and laze in the sound but that's not the ... read more