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The latest full-length release from British rock artist Du Blonde features guest appearances by Laura Jane Grace, v, Skin, and Paul Smith.
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- Record Label: Amplified Media Services
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Nov 15, 2024Pursuing their independence has led to some of their most widely appealing songs, and Sniff More Gritty is the musically inventive, emotionally direct, razor-sharp album Du Blonde has always had in them.
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Nov 15, 2024The resounding spirit throughout these 12 cuts of freewheeling riffs and scuzzily melodic hooks is the essence of someone gleefully cutting loose and celebrating the freedom of answering to no one but themselves.
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UncutNov 15, 2024If 2021’s Homecoming marked Du Blonde’s transition from the psychedelic experimentalism released under her birth name to a take-no-prisoners glam-punk persona, its follow-up is that of an ascendant star honing her craft. [Dec 2024, p.33]
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Nov 18, 2024With Sniff More Gritty, Houghton emerges as a storyteller of rare skill, unafraid to tackle heavy issues without ever sounding jaded or embittered. With its mix of raw power and jubilant resilience, it’s ultimately a defiant, triumphant, redemptive album that often vibrates with joy.
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Nov 18, 2024It all adds up to the best Du Blonde album.
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Nov 15, 2024There are points here where it threatens to remain a little samey – the ‘80s radio pop of ‘Yesterday’ quickly becomes repetitive, while ‘ICU’ hints at something more yet never quite gets going – but mostly ‘Sniff More Gritty’ is another solid release.