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Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Mar 14, 2025
    80
    Lust for Life is weirdly joyous and joyously weird, and it's marvelously entertaining either way; it's the band's strongest and most cohesive work yet.
  2. Mar 14, 2025
    70
    ‘Lust For Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’ is infectious, driven by passion and fun, yet built with clear intentions.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 14, 2025
    80
    A bit mad, but utterly compelling. [Apr 2025, p.77]
  4. Mar 14, 2025
    80
    An album that seems full of ideas and creativity. Liverpool has, of course, produced a lengthy list of bands over the last few decades. It looks like Courting can be added to that rich musical heritage as well.
  5. 80
    As slippery and unpredictable as ever, this Courting record is indie music for pop fans and pop music for indie fans – there’s enough for everyone to take a bite.
  6. Mar 20, 2025
    80
    Every one of Lust for Life‘s eight tracks is interesting, and most are unique. Their slightly off-kilter take on guitar rock is rewarding, and the way the end of the album matches up with the beginning is very successful.
  7. 70
    Albeit diverging in duration from its predecessors at a mere eight-tracks, Lust for Life remains sufficient in scale to carry such a taste for semi-encrypted post-punk wisecracks.
  8. Mar 14, 2025
    100
    Thrilling and fully realised. .... Adding sax and strings to fill their sound works wonders. By the time they confidently sashay through the multiple-movement title track, it’s clear that this is one of those great leaps forward that bands can only take by growing together over time.

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