Blondshell
by Blondshell
  • Record Label: Partisan
  • Release Date: Apr 7, 2023
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 4, 2023
    100
    Some albums devastate you with subtlety, and others bust your lip – Blondshell’s superb debut album is certainly the latter. ... One of the alternative rock albums of the year, and one to treasure tightly for quite some time.
  2. Clash Music
    Apr 6, 2023
    90
    Sabrina has created a bold body of work, exciting and unfiltered, as she navigates the highs and lows of her life up to this point.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 4, 2023
    90
    It is the sound of an artist finally getting to let loose and say the things that have stayed locked up inside for too long. In turn, Teitelbaum offers an exciting introduction to a talented songwriter and a thoroughly rewarding debut.
  5. Glide Magazine
    Apr 20, 2023
    80
    The combination of strong, ear-catching musicianship, confessional in-the-moment lyrics, and engaging vocals makes Blondshell’s debut an invigorating success.
  6. Under The Radar
    Apr 7, 2023
    80
    It’s a testament to her songwriting skills and sensitivity that she can take potentially difficult subject matter and still make it feel both relatable and uplifting, and it’s certainly an album that serves as a reminder that there is light even in the darkest of places.
  7. The Guardian
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    Blondshell, rich with bitter experience and untrammelled honesty, offers a robust shelter where listeners might start to find it.
  8. Mojo
    Apr 4, 2023
    80
    Now 25 and treading Nirvana/Hole-influenced terrain better suited to the bleed and luster of these uncensored songs of self-empowerment, she has found her perfect skin. [May 2023, p.94]
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  9. Exclaim
    Apr 4, 2023
    80
    Taken as a whole, this is the kind of record that will infect your life, to paraphrase "Sepsis," one of the record's standouts. I, for one, am down to let it kill me.
  10. Pitchfork
    Apr 14, 2023
    70
    For all of her self-flagellation, Teitelbaum is far more potent when she’s pissed off.

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Lajaleaa
    May 19, 2023
    8
    I'm getting high hopes for the month of April. First impressions are artists with so much power and potential. Blondshell, with her debutI'm getting high hopes for the month of April. First impressions are artists with so much power and potential. Blondshell, with her debut album, shows a powerful heart with bombs coming out of the music and intense feelings of incredibly personal feelings. I crave more, and hopefully we can discover Sabrina Teitelbaum is the future of melancholic, sensible and energetic screams from the heart. They joy of burning up.… Full Review »
  2. JuezHolden
    Apr 19, 2023
    10
    Me ha encantado. Me ha retrotraído a los 90. La voz femenina que el grunge nunca tuvo. Cuanta belleza hay en su melancolía y su tristeza.
  3. Doxxman5
    May 30, 2023
    10
    Grows on me more and more with each listen, at first i suggest - "Olympus" with that amazing bridge that stays in my head everyday. AndGrows on me more and more with each listen, at first i suggest - "Olympus" with that amazing bridge that stays in my head everyday. And "Joiner" which needs to be embraced as a new "1979" for our generation. Come on people, this album is about perfect! Kudos to this great new songwriter, her band, and producer Yves Rothman!… Full Review »
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