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- Summary: The third full-length release for Beth Jeans Houghton as Du Blonde features guest appearances from Andy Bell, Ezra Furman, Shirley Manson, and The Farting Suffragettes.
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- Record Label: Singing Light Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Apr 9, 2021It genuinely is a fabulous album full of vim and vigour, from the celebratory burp that opens the album on the effervescent lip curling fuzz pop of “Pull the Plug” to the “tears at prom night vibe” (musically at least) on the gorgeous album closer “Take Me Away.”
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Apr 5, 2021DIY at its wilful, weird finest.
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Apr 5, 2021While Homecoming could hardly be described as a massively commercial record, it’s certainly Du Blonde’s most accessible album to date, and the short running time means that it never outstays its welcome.
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Apr 5, 2021Things even get a bit classic rock on the anthemic ‘All The Way’, which features Ride’s Andy Bell, but this self-produced and self-released record is DIY punk through-and-through.
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UncutApr 5, 2021A slice of life in all its messy, complicated and ultimately doomed glory. [May 2021, p.25]
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Apr 6, 2021What the streamlined sound of ‘Homecoming’ lacks in broad musical scope, it more than makes up for in attitude.
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MojoApr 27, 2021At odds with the folk-pop quirk of her 2012 debut Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose and the angular, raw and rocky approach of albums two and three. [Jun 2021, p.85]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Apr 17, 2021Witty yes, original yes and at times serious yes, but never dumb,. Du Blonde has the license to entertain from the word go
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Apr 27, 2021
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