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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Jan 5, 2026
    80
    ‘Masquerade’ is a compelling, richly textured and beautifully crafted record that lands with real urgency and vitality.
  2. Jan 5, 2026
    80
    Thomas Raggi should be saluted for fronting a record that could easily have been a cheap throwback but comes across as vivid and muscular, profoundly contemporary-sounding, too.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jan 5, 2026
    60
    It's the sound of a man and his chums enjoying each other's gifts as they rattle out some slightly scuzzy slices of rock delight. [Feb 2026, p.78]
  4. Jan 5, 2026
    60
    The only letdown is a cover of Dead Or Alive’s YOU SPIN ME ROUND (Like A Record), where for all of Thomas’ squalling riff work, it’s obviously just there as padding as it doesn’t quite fit in, and Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos performs as if it’s mere karaoke. Other than that, Thomas has masterminded a very solid collection of songs and though they’re not stretching rock ‘n’ roll to entirely new dimensions, they offer a tantalising glimpse into who this man is when he’s not a cog in a bigger machine.

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