Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Apr 2, 2025
    70
    Bateh's voice sounds a bit more worn and weary, not unlike latter-day Nick Cave, and it feels like there's an increase in electronic textures, but otherwise the band is sticking to their stock-in-trade, down to writing melodies which sound familiar to their body of work. That said, there is more of a conceptual storyline to this album, involving a character named Elena and the man who murdered her boyfriend.
  2. Apr 2, 2025
    60
    Without the literary cues being on show, there’s somewhat of a jarring effect as the record staggers between styles; the menacing high-pitched note that pierces the rumbling bass of ‘Holy Bones’ hints at danger, but comes met with an underwhelming chorus.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 2, 2025
    80
    Enthralling fever dream of an album. [Apr 2025, p.82]
  4. Apr 3, 2025
    80
    This remains a rock album that won’t sound out of place in the daytime schedule on 6Music.
  5. Uncut
    Apr 2, 2025
    80
    Captivatingly widescreen stuff. [May 2025, p.27]

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