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Cartoon Darkness

Amyl And The Sniffers

Cartoon Darkness

Third album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet produced by Nick Launay (IDLES, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

ADM rating[?]

8.1

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
25/10/2024
US Release date
25/10/2024
  1. 10.0 |   Kerrang!

    Added together, it makes for an instantly irresistible album that – just like its opening line – is frank, fearless, funny and fucking fantastic
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  2. 10.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It's a truly glorious rock’n’roll album that is forceful without being simplistic and lairy while maintaining a good sense of humour
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  3. 9.0 |   Far Out

    It’s proof that they’re a band still capable and keen on evolving but that they’ll always do it their way, beaming out this kaleidoscope of styles and sounds in their own colours and with their own infectious energy
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  4. 9.0 |   Clash

    I beg you to play this album to all your loved ones. Amyl and the Sniffers are untouchable,“keep jerking on your squirter” because you’ll never get with them
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  5. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW Amyl and The Sniffers harness their power on Cartoon Darkness
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    NEW With their swearing and flashing, Amy Taylor and co’s return might seem like business as usual – but new melodic depths and lyrical concerns reveal themselves
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  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Smart, funny, characterful, there’s virtually nothing not to like about this record. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   XS Noize

    If you have a penchant for hard rock, punk, catchy tunes and well-crafted lyrics, you may get a kick from Cartoon Darkness. If you enjoy ballsy frontwomen in the vein of Debbie Harry, Poly Styrene, Patti Smith and Siouxsie Sioux, you’ll get a kick from Amy Taylor – maybe literally!
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  9. 8.0 |   Dork

    At its core, ‘Cartoon Darkness’ is a call to arms. Have fun, but fucking pay attention with it. It’s a timely reminder of the importance of shouting loud, delivered by a band unafraid to scream bloody murder
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  10. 6.0 |   The FT

    NEW The group’s barrelhouse sound is bigger and more balanced than on previous records
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  11. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    On Amyl and the Sniffers' third studio album Cartoon Darkness, Amy Taylor reminds us how great it is to be a woman, in all our free, fun and angry glory
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