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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from Australian indie rock band Call A Doctor was produced by Burke Reid.
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  1. 80
    Despite the fullness of its sound, ‘Call A Doctor’ never loses its personal touch, too. “You’ve been swell / Oh, what the hell / You’ve been dear,” closes James on ‘Outro’, bringing all this colourful melodrama to a touching end.
  2. May 30, 2024
    80
    Kai James’ overt framing of the album acts as a sort of meta literary device, immediately establishing its character and concept (namely, himself and his own mental ill-health) with the narrative nous of fellow Aussie Courtney Barnett. Indeed, over the course of the next ten tracks, it’s as if you’ve been transposed directly into James’ frontal cortex.
  3. May 30, 2024
    80
    The debut full-length album from Brisbane, Australia's Girl and Girl, 2024's Call a Doctor, crackles with a youthful enthusiasm that finds the quartet ably balancing a mix of late-'70s and early-'80s post-punk and jangle pop influences.
  4. May 30, 2024
    70
    Even though some of the songs on Call a Doctor are not entirely fleshed out, there are plenty of positives to build upon for the future.
  5. Aug 1, 2024
    60
    Call a Doctor is worth checking out, especially for the moments when they rock out and seem about to take off, even if they never quite do. Girl and Girl is certainly a band to watch, but they may need to loosen up their songwriting to truly reach their potential.