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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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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Apr 9, 2021
    80
    It 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.”
  2. 80
    DIY at its wilful, weird finest.
  3. Apr 5, 2021
    80
    While 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.
  4. Things 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.
  5. Uncut
    Apr 5, 2021
    70
    A slice of life in all its messy, complicated and ultimately doomed glory. [May 2021, p.25]
  6. Apr 6, 2021
    70
    What the streamlined sound of ‘Homecoming’ lacks in broad musical scope, it more than makes up for in attitude.
  7. Mojo
    Apr 27, 2021
    60
    At 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]

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Score distribution:
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Apr 17, 2021
    7
    Witty yes, original yes and at times serious yes, but never dumb,. Du Blonde has the license to entertain from the word go
  2. Apr 27, 2021
    7
    An album absolutely bursting with powerchord pop riffs driving home a ten track album in about 25 minutes. Musically it is early 90's classicAn album absolutely bursting with powerchord pop riffs driving home a ten track album in about 25 minutes. Musically it is early 90's classic indie rock. For me it brings the Pixies sound of "Trompe Le Monde" to mind with a bit of Weezer thrown in (or that vintage). Lyrically, it's a bit weird and quirky but then aren't all the interesting ones. Themes range from silly to serious and back again. It might be raw but it's got a real melodic quality and is easy to listen to. Expand