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Iceage

For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

Sixth album from the Danish post-punk quartet led by Elias Bender Rønnenfelt

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Mexican Summer
UK Release date
29/05/2026
US Release date
29/05/2026
  1. 10.0 |   The Guardian

    NEW The quintet add shoegaze, country and 50s rock’n’roll to their core indie-punk sound, resulting in songs that offset lyrical bleakness with gleeful, uplifting music
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  2. 10.0 |   musicOMH

    NEW Hooks-first and tunes-heavy, these sexy Danish vampires have made the album of the year - just 19 years too late
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  3. 8.4 |   Northern Transmissions

    NEW With this latest release, they step back a bit, though not a big step, from the post-punk style, and get a bit lighter. It will be fun to see how they decide to swap out styles for the next release
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    NEW This sixth album is played ragged and on the brink of collapse, as if Iceage were still teenagers, but with the added weapon of Elias Rønnenfelt's sharpened songwriting. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    NEW Crashes about with a wonderfully unpredictable joie de vivre. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    NEW If the album delivers on the promise of its singles and framing, it could stand as a reminder that Iceage are at their best when they make danger feel elegant, and elegance feel dangerous
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  7. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    NEW On their latest album, Danish five-piece Iceage stay true to form with a relentless, fizzing energy and some unexpected turns
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  8. 8.0 |   All Music

    NEW There’s a newfound lightness here, and even though the amps are still maxed out and the songs aren’t exactly chipper hymns of optimism and renewal, there’s a sense that Iceage is finding hope within the chaos for the first time
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  9. 8.0 |   Far Out

    NEW It’s imperfect, rough, brash, and maybe just a tiny bit callous at times, but for once in a while, there’s a delight to be found in dancing with the devil
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  10. 7.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    NEW Following the elaborate approaches used on recent albums, Iceage tap into a rawer vitality that – over generations and in myriad ways – has prompted most of rock’s significant movements
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  11. 7.5 |   Paste Magazine

    NEW The Danish post-punks return with their leanest, meanest album in over a decade. It’s also, somehow, their most danceable
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  12. 6.0 |   Dork

    NEW The record moves with a restless buzz that’s impossible to resist
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