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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from British art-rock band Modern Woman was produced by Joel Burton and mixed by Oli Barton-Wood.
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
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  1. May 12, 2026
    85
    Showcases a band that are both innovative and unafraid to bend their influences with precision to create something entirely their own.
  2. Jun 11, 2026
    83
    It’s easy to forget that Johnny’s Dreamworld is a debut, given how self-assured and fully formed it feels.
  3. Record Collector
    May 12, 2026
    80
    There are some wrong turns, but there's ample fierce flair here to suggest Modern Woman could join the likes of English Teacher at the top of the 2020s class. [May 2026, p.103]
  4. May 12, 2026
    80
    Often riveting and never boring, and with credit to the band's charismatic leader, the album makes for an exciting and noteworthy debut.
  5. May 12, 2026
    70
    The curiously evocative and often soaring vocal of original ‘modern woman’, Sophie Harris, there may be a slight hint of knowingly tapping into the full breadth of their creative gamut across the record, but in delivery it suggests more a case of never wanting to tie themselves – or the album as a whole – down.
  6. Jun 11, 2026
    70
    This is a good record. It might be a great one if the changeups didn’t seem so calculated.
  7. 70
    But for all the stumbles in its softest moments, Modern Woman’s debut offers more potential than it doesn’t. Sophie Harris carries a delightful charm as a performer and songwriter, one that works best when the album leans on its heaviest side.

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