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  • Summary: The first full-length studio release from Danish post-punk band Iceage since 2021's Seek Shelter was produced with Nis Bysted.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. May 29, 2026
    100
    It’s Album of the Year, just 19 years too late.
  2. Jun 1, 2026
    90
    A frenetic burst of sustained creativity, ‘For The Love Of Grace & The Hereafter’ is arresting from the off.
  3. Mojo
    May 28, 2026
    80
    Crashes about with a wonderfully unpredictable joie de vivre. [Jul 2026, p.82]
  4. May 28, 2026
    80
    There’s a newfound lightness here, and even though the amps are still maxed out and the songs aren’t exactly chipper hymns of optimism and renewal, there’s a sense that Iceage is finding hope within the chaos for the first time.
  5. May 29, 2026
    80
    In many ways, For Love of Grace & the Hereafter is the band's most refined album to date, despite its compulsive and swift development.
  6. Jun 15, 2026
    80
    Be prepared. It’s a chaotic jumble. .... But it works. Elsewhere there are flickers of Fontaines D.C. (on No Fear) and Iggy Pop (Lifetime and Mother-of-Pearl). But this album stands alone. There’s life-affirming joy in its mayhem.
  7. May 28, 2026
    75
    It recalls the kinetic energy of their first two records but possesses the sophistication of their more recent output. Equal parts jangly and muscular, the five-piece forge a new path while staying true to their roots.

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