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Cruel World

Holly Humberstone

Cruel World

Second full-length album from the English indie-pop singer-songwriter produced by Rob Milton

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
Polydor
UK Release date
10/04/2026
US Release date
10/04/2026
  1. 10.0 |   Rolling Stone UK

    NEW The singer’s best album yet grapples with the universal feeling of childhood slipping away, transmitted through brilliantly specific vignettes
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  2. 8.5 |   Under The Radar

    NEW Her most complete and compelling work to date, a bold, cohesive album that showcases Holly Humberstone as an artist at the height of her songwriting powers, fully in command of her craft and vision
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    NEW The British singer-songwriter replaces introspection with euphoric choruses, 80s synths and even happy hardcore on her vivid second LP
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  4. 8.0 |   Far Out

    NEW Cruel World is undeniably Humberstone’s strongest work yet, taking everything she proved to be her strong suit on her debut record and setting a new standard for herself
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    NEW Her trademark understated pop, yet with added flourishes
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  6. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    NEW Holly Humberstone takes the kind of risks so well-calculated that it seems like she somehow cracked the code and made it into science — except, as aforementioned, it's the exact kind of thing that can't be replicated; what made lightning strike now may never again
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  7. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    NEW In its biggest moments, Holly Humberstone unlocks real pop star energy on her latest album, Cruel World
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