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Oct 6, 2025It paints a picture of a leading songwriter with even more to come, one that can piece together exceptional art from personal turbulence and insecurity, effortlessly reaffirming her position at the top of UK pop… if we can even call it that.
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Sep 22, 2025The world will always need songs about heartache, revenge, and bidding good riddance to someone; though Young delivers them with style, there's a sense that she's got more to offer.
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Sep 19, 2025It unspools like a long afternoon at a pub with a friend whose detail-rich stories are as plentiful as the goodwill she engenders just by being herself — and whose savvy command of the jukebox gives her perfect counterpoints to her unvarnished tales.
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Sep 18, 2025This record’s greatest strengths (and weaknesses) lie in Young’s bold, blatant and occasionally bewildering commitment to being messy.
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Sep 19, 2025It’s brash, unhinged and impossible not to laugh (or wince) when you find yourself relating to her sheer audacity. But Young never lets the shock value eclipse her musical substance. Beneath the ruthless confessionals, there’s a soulfulness that’s impossible to ignore.
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Sep 18, 2025There’s something nostalgic about Young, who feels much closer in spirit to the outspoken rebellion of Winehouse or Lily Allen than the puritanical, sober, “clean girl” stereotype of her generation.
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Sep 19, 2025Young’s deeply candid and comical takes on herself outshine the record’s less realized tracks.
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Sep 18, 2025Always accompanied by her impressive soulful vocals, Lola Young wholeheartedly bares her soul on this album, leaving no stone unturned and no topic unaddressed.
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Sep 18, 2025With her fourth studio record, Lola Young has created a tapestry of conflicting narratives delicately intertwined.
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Sep 18, 2025At times, ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’ feels a little all over the place – though, cramming so many interesting and surprising spins on pop into one record, and largely pulling it off, is still commendable.