User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
  • Record Label:
  • Release Date:
Big city life Image
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
tbd

No user score yet- Be the first to review!

  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Norwegian duo Smerz was self-produced and mixed with Emil Thomsen.
Buy Now
Buy on
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 29, 2025
    86
    Fabulous and melancholy.
  2. 80
    Similar to Charli xcx, Smerz’ downtempo songs might be more revealing than their anthems. T
  3. May 29, 2025
    80
    Flitting between the glamorous and raw, the album thrives on contradiction, delighting in camp spectacle and coarse truths. Dancing amidst this ambiguity, Smerz’s allure, vulnerability, and dry humour makes this darkly dazzling record a potent reflection of cosmopolitan womanhood.
  4. May 29, 2025
    80
    Big city life further proves the duo have carved out their own lane in a blossoming scene that continues to propel them forward onto the forefront of the eccentric and eclectic.
  5. May 29, 2025
    80
    The album captures a specific kind of contemporary attention span: fractured, fleeting, slightly numb. It’s sparse, suggestive, and pointedly uninterested in conventional structure.
  6. May 29, 2025
    78
    Luckily, each lull is sandwiched by moments that are both evocative and essential to the album’s narrative, allowing weaker songs to serve simply as reprieves between ambitious swings.