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"It feels like the musical embodiment of so many of the contradictions that relate to how humans act in times of crisis." @novafromdeepcut.bsky.social review 'Who Loves the Sun' by Chat Pile deepcutmag.com/chat-pile-wh...

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Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun Review: Bloodthirsty Populism - Deep Cut
Chat Pile stare down a world collapsing under its own systems on a ferocious album that’s far more inviting than it has any right to be.
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September 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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"He’s good at playing the slightly hopeless, flailingly in love guy." @novafromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'WILDCHILD' by Alex Warren deepcutmag.com/alex-warren-...

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Alex Warren - WILDCHILD Review: Grappling With Loss - Deep Cut
The punchlines write themselves on Alex Warren's sophomore album, but those looking deeper will find a surprisingly evokotive songwriter.
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September 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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"The tragedy of 'It Goes On' is how it’s never showy about anything — they’re not pinup boys after all." @novafromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'It Goes On' by Westside Cowboy deepcutmag.com/westside-cow...

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Westside Cowboy - It Goes On Review: Passengers To Time - Deep Cut
The Manchester quartet come through with a peculiar but infectious debut record, delivering on the promise of their past two EPs.
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September 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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"Stella Lefty is the kind of artist who has to stylise her name in all caps because otherwise no one would notice who she is." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Long Way Home' by STELLA LEFTY deepcutmag.com/stella-lefty...

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STELLA LEFTY - Long Way Home Review: Coffee Shop Country - Deep Cut
So much of Stella Lefty’s debut album is painting a picture of someone who lives and loves precariously, but that’s not reflected in the music which is as pedestrian as they come.
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September 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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"There are good songs, but the band are coasting on their limited strengths: good hooks and sincerity." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'The User's Guide to Being Human' by The Script deepcutmag.com/the-script-t...

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The Script - The User's Guide To Being Human Review: Big Questions, Boring Answers - Deep Cut
After finding renewed purpose on 2024's Satellites, The Script struggle to find another battle worth fighting on an album that's all ambition and little substance.
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August 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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"An album I won’t soon forget." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'I Hope You Don't Remember Me' by Baby Queen deepcutmag.com/baby-queen-i...

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Baby Queen - I Hope You Don't Remember Me Review: A Mesmorising Study Of Contradictions - Deep Cut
Baby Queen's headfirst dive into messy, human contradictions makes for a terrific album with some stunning standouts.
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August 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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"When they’re playing off the strengths of their co-writers, there’s no denying that the group are decent performers, but otherwise, the garish obnoxiousness is too much to endure." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'WILD' by KATSEYE deepcutmag.com/katseye-wild...

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KATSEYE - WILD Review: Algorithm Pop - Deep Cut
Behind the viral hooks and corporate calculation, WILD reveals a perfectly functional pop group being squandered by an artistic identity that is eating itself alive.
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August 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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"The dedication is there, the craft is there, the songwriting is there, but the capacity to make it feel larger than life is a work in progress." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales' by Shaboozey deepcutmag.com/shaboozey-th...

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Shaboozey - The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales Review: Shooting For The Cinematic - Deep Cut
Shaboozey's strengths are undeniable, but while his western concept album has terrific highlights, it never quite nails the scope.
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August 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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"It’s clear Gracie Abrams is far from talentless as some may paint her. Just maybe a little in over her own head." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Daughter From Hell' by Gracie Abrams deepcutmag.com/gracie-abram...

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Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell Review: Trapped By Indecision - Deep Cut
Too undercooked to justify its runtime, Daughter From Hell gives Abrams' detractors plenty of ammunition, but there are good moments if you're listening for them.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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"At its core, My Reckless Abandon is about compulsion and irrationality, and embracing both of those things as part of the human experience." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'My Reckless Abandon' by Bella Kay deepcutmag.com/bella-kay-my...

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Bella Kay - My Reckless Abandon Review: A Beautifully Self-Destructive Debut - Deep Cut
Bella Kay pairs her brutally honest songwriting with atmospheric indie-pop that's far more ambitious than it first appears on one of the most striking debuts of the year.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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"It’s more a ‘throw anything at the wall and see what sticks’ approach than emblematic of the desire to make something more cohesive." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'We made' by i-dle deepcutmag.com/i-dle-we-mad...

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​i-dle - We Made Review: Quietly Disappointing - Deep Cut
Flashes of ambition are buried beneath songs that prove that the magic i-dle once had may be gone for good.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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"The primary emotion Spiro seems to associate with romance is resignation, and that doesn’t make for compelling drama, nor does it match her stately presentation." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Visitor' by Sienna Spiro deepcutmag.com/sienna-spiro...

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Sienna Spiro - Visitor Review: Beautifully Built, Emotionally Uninhabited - Deep Cut
Memorable, stately hooks can only make up for so much on a debut album that mistakes resigned indifference for emotional depth.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Worked hard on these midyear lists and they're finally ready! @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social writes about their Top 10 Best Albums of 2026 so far, featuring @hlagband.bsky.social, @ashleymcbrydemusic.bsky.social, and more!

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Best Albums Of 2026 So Far - Deep Cut
From magnificent country to cathartic emo, Deep Cut reflects on the ten best albums of 2026 so far.
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July 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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"The emotions she explores are complicated, but all the more human for it." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' by Olivia Rodrigo deepcutmag.com/olivia-rodri...

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Olivia Rodrigo - You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love Review: Beautiful, Painful - Deep Cut
Olivia Rodrigo's roller coaster ride of a third album is a profound examination of the problems love can't fix.
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June 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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“Niall Horan’s effortless exuberance is undeniable and will do plenty to please the fanbase.” @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews ‘Dinner Party’ by Niall Horan deepcutmag.com/niall-horan-...

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Niall Horan - Dinner Party Review: All Appetiser, No Mains - Deep Cut
Niall Horan's fourth solo album is good, but comfortable to a fault.
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June 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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"You might not like it, but you’re certainly going to remember it on sheer walloping punch alone." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Detour' by Kim Petras deepcutmag.com/kim-petras-d...

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Kim Petras - Detour Review: Finally Unchained - Deep Cut
Detour is loud and repetitive, but carried by sheer force of personality.
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June 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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"The absence of specifics makes it read more like an imitation of what Taylor Swift used to do so well." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'I Knew It, I Knew You' by Taylor Swift deepcutmag.com/taylor-swift...
Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You Review: Prepare To Be Underwhelmed - Deep Cut
Taylor Swift's contribution to the upcoming fifth instalment in the Toy Story franchise inspires little more than a shrug.
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June 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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"As of right now, I think this lemonade needs a bit more fizz to get all the way there." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'LEMONADE' by aespa deepcutmag.com/aespa-lemona...

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​aespa - LEMONADE Review - Deep Cut
aespa’s eccentricities make for a decent album, but whether they know what their strengths are as a group is an open question.
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June 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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"If you’re willing to meet her where she is, there’s plenty to love." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Florescence' by Maisie Peters deepcutmag.com/maisie-peter...

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Maisie Peters - Florescence Review: Remarkably Ordinary - Deep Cut
Across her post-breakup bittersweet musings, Maisie Peters channels her gift for pulling at the heartstrings on Florescence.
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June 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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"A few good songs drowned in a sea of suck. It’s bad, but by the standards of Drake in 2026, it might as well be a classic." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'MAID OF HONOUR' by Drake deepcutmag.com/drake-maid-o...

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Drake - MAID OF HONOUR Review: Third Time's The Charm? - Deep Cut
This may be Drake's best album of 2026, but any flicker of life on MAID OF HONOUR is fleeting and buried in mediocrity.
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May 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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"On ‘White Bone’ Drake moans, “Someone please take my phone away from me.” Take the microphone too while you’re at it." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'HABIBTI' by Drake deepcutmag.com/drake-habibt...

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Drake - HABIBTI Review: Trying, And Failing, To Be Vulnerable - Deep Cut
Contradictory, dull, and half-asleep, HABIBTI is easily the worst of Drake’s unholy trilogy.
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May 25, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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"The more Drake emphasises his ‘iceman’ persona across this album, the more it feels like the ice has long since melted and we’re just left with the sloshy aftermath." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Iceman' by Drake deepcutmag.com/drake-iceman...

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Drake - Iceman Review: Vacuous Overcompensation - Deep Cut
Drake aims for cold, calculated control, but Iceman ends up miserable, self sabotaging, and utterly misguided.
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May 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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"For an album about the things that shape us to the core, Ashley McBryde knows it’s what we do with that core that really matters." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Wild' by @ashleymcbrydemusic.bsky.social
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Ashley McBryde - Wild Review: You Can’t Scrub Out What’s Underneath - Deep Cut
On Wild, Ashley McBryde embraces country-rock wholeheartedly to explore how we’re shaped by our past and what it takes to live with it.
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May 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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"It’s a new Kacey Musgraves making and performing on her own terms, and we’re lucky to have her." @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves deepcutmag.com/kacey-musgra...
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Kacey Musgraves - Middle Of Nowhere Review: Steady Country For Uncertain Times - Deep Cut
From indecisive partners to disappearing townsfolk, Kacey Musgraves emerges from her latest album with a renewed sense of self.
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May 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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"For however much Charli XCX claims that ‘the dancefloor is dead’ on this track, if this is the alternative, could we maybe bring the dancefloor back?" @lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social reviews 'Rock Music' by Charli XCX deepcutmag.com/charli-xcx-r... #MusicReview #SingleReview #NewMusic
Charli XCX - Rock Music Review: Is The Dancefloor Dead? - Deep Cut
It's hard to tell if the British singer is trolling or being serious on insubstantial new lead single.
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May 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM