A great listen! Tails off slightly after a really strong first three tracks as the sound becomes slightly samey, but picks up again at the end with a fantastic closer taken from last years EP. Love the synthesis of liquid dnb with Lily Allen esque female UK indie

WE ARE SO BACK

A solid second record that takes the logical steps forward from The Price Of Life

Fantastic record. The band have come on leaps and bounds from an already good EP a few years ago - their sound has matured into something more unique and the lyrics have developed in tandem, while Lily Fontaine’s voice remains as enchanting as ever

Great, as expected. Retains the wit that made the first album such a good listen, and adds in more varied instrumentation that prevents the style from going stale. Bonus points for making me tear up with the last minute or so of Blackpool Illuminations

Actually pretty decent. Both of them play to their strengths individually, but their sounds mesh together nicely. Some nice bluesy influence too aside from what you might normally expect - good stuff

For me, comfortably their best record since Joy. The change of direction is refreshing and executed well

Impressive debut. The singles are predominantly the strongest tracks, but the rest of the album does well to maintain the standard set and mood implemented by the aforementioned singles. Additions such as Portrait Of A Dead Girl also bring a lot to the listen in their own right. Nice record

Consistently solid record with two stellar tracks to finish the album

Polarising, but I’m definitely a fan.

Edit: revisited 3 more times since my initial rating to check I wasn’t be overly generous, and yeah, this is a really fun and enjoyable record. Lighten up, aoty users

3/3 great singles. Excited for the LP

Physical releases needed

Perfect. No notes

It’s Bakar - you know what you’re gonna get, and what you get is good :)

Quite a melancholic record with a real sense of finality. If this indeed is how Blur bow out, it will be a fitting end to a wonderful band

The man is a genius I tells ya!

🦑🦑🦑

Unique, striking, and abundantly necessary.

Heard the record at a listening party and it’s fantastic on first listen. Will probably edit my score one way or another after more listens when it’s released! Also Satanist goes ridiculously hard

Edit: yep, slaps

Really cool project. Strong collection of tracks that are great in themselves, but somewhat unfulfilling as an album