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If You Asked for a Picture

Blondshell

If You Asked for a Picture

Second full-length release from the Los Angeles-based indie rock musician Sabrina Teitelbaum

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
Partisan
UK Release date
02/05/2025
US Release date
02/05/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Dork

    She’s a singer-songwriter powerhouse in the making
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  2. 9.0 |   Clash

    Blondshell will undoubtedly make great albums in the future, but it may be that time, place and circumstance dictate that ‘If You Asked For A Picture’ remains her defining work. Either way, it’s a surefooted, brilliant second album of any era, by any reckoning
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  3. 8.5 |   Under The Radar

    Rather than offering neat conclusions, it’s an album in search of answers—and Teitelbaum leaves space for listeners to find their own meanings, fostering a deeper, more enduring connection than any straightforward narrative ever could
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    Sabrina Teitelbaum grapples with the experiences and relationships from her past that inform her present on a nuanced, murky second album
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    Far less direct than her debut, and more thoughtful
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  6. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    Despite the turbulent emotions of the lyrics, Teitelbaum keeps her sound tight and focused - giving the album enormous impact. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Far Out

    Effortless continuations of an untidy heart
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  8. 8.0 |   All Music

    An album highlight among a consistently chagrined and catchy set, the driving "23's a Baby" wonders why society considers those in their early twenties to be adults
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  9. 7.7 |   Northern Transmissions

    Confirms Blondshell as one of this era’s most compelling rock voices
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  10. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    On her second album of dreamy, ’90s-indebted alt-rock, Sabrina Teitelbaum interrogates mid-20s heartache and complex family relationships with bluntness and guarded optimism
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  11. 7.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    If You Asked for a Picture is the type of second album that doubles down on what makes an artist work, rather than attempt reinvention
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  12. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    The album is full of sonically gentle but emotionally cutting indie rock à la Phoebe Bridgers, Samia and Indigo De Souza, while also referencing the classic alternative rock of the '90s and early 2000s
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  13. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Sabrina Teitelbaum’s easy-on-the-ear second album reveals a subtler, more nuanced approach to raw emotions
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  14. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Sabrina Teitelbaum turns rough memories into pretty songs with a bite on her second album
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  15. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s musically electrifying and lyrically (and vocally) devastating – a reminder that few can capture the nauseatingly fast rate of change that comes in ones late teens through their twenties as well as Blondshell
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  16. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Blondshell’s new LP is beautifully produced and clouds the issue of feeling like a throwback to a bygone era, rather than a call for a new generation of songwriters
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