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  • Summary: The latest full-length from Johnny Lynch's music project Pictish Trail was produced by Mike Lindsay.
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  1. Apr 14, 2026
    80
    It’s the sort of album that can provide a soothing balm to a bruised soul – by the time the theatrical, fuzz-drenched melodies of Werewolf Ending bring Life Slime to a close, you may well be converted to the healing properties of goo and gunge yourself.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 10, 2026
    80
    It's frequently beautiful psych-pop songs throb with a gentle electronic pulse. [May 2026, p.93]
  3. Apr 10, 2026
    80
    The trick that Johnny Lynch, aka Pictish Trail, has pulled on us all, however, is that beneath the froth and the dayglo is a set of songs that truly shine, sticking to your ears like Silly String, getting tangled in your brain and your heartstrings.
  4. Uncut
    Apr 10, 2026
    70
    Life Slime is anything but maudlin, though, as Lynch ad producer Mike Lindsay fashion spry, agreeably wonky electropop from an arsenal of synths, samplers and other instruments. [May 2026, p.34]
  5. Apr 10, 2026
    70
    With its lyrics, textures, and production detailing working together, Life Slime is Pictish Trail's most substantial and affecting album to date.