• Record Label: AMF
  • Release Date: Jul 3, 2026
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Jul 2, 2026
    100
    Role Model Hermit is a magnificent feat in angry, sad and fantastical folk-rock in which the literary nerds' creation of a modern fable on Thou Shalt Sprout exemplifies their stunning poetry and the experimental sound that permeates the record.
  2. Jul 3, 2026
    90
    You’ll want to go right back to the start as soon as it ends. At the halfway point of the year, it’ll be a surprise if there’s another debut album as accomplished and confident as this one.
  3. Jul 2, 2026
    80
    Landing somewhere in between Wolf Alice and English Teacher, the complex instrumental layerings and weaving storylines will entrance you.
  4. Uncut
    Jul 2, 2026
    80
    Striking debut. [Aug 2026, p.33]
  5. 70
    While mary in the junkyard keep some secrets close to their heart, they still flash their eyes at us, allowing their unique and empathetic understanding of the world – that humans are just creatures with fears, hopes, and yearns for companionship – to shine through.
  6. The record’s sinewy assurance and structure across its first half also forms a trap, at times more constraint than conduit for the trio’s natural charisma. .... Across the latter half, the music again feels like a shared pact for dreaming, structures that build and wind.

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