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For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

Iceage

For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

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

ADM rating[?]

8.1

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

    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

    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. 9.0 |   Clash

    A frenetic burst of sustained creativity, ‘For The Love Of Grace & The Hereafter’ is arresting from the off. Aggressive and melodic in equal measure, its dichotomy is completely thrilling – perhaps the band’s best to date, a blast of sheer adrenalin from start to finish
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  4. 9.0 |   Albumism

    Boasts a jagged sophistication, the entire album pulsing with a sense of amused urgency, reckless beauty, and exuberant swagger—a worthy addition to this band’s nearly flawless discography
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  5. 8.5 |   No Ripcord

    Unconcerned with convention, Iceage move confidently at their own rhythm, weaving moments of musical levity into the grim vignettes that still lie at the heart of their sound
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  6. 8.4 |   Northern Transmissions

    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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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    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

  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

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

  9. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    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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  10. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    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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  11. 8.0 |   All Music

    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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  12. 8.0 |   Far Out

    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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  13. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    It’s hard to believe the boys have been on the go for 18 years, because their latest offering has all the momentum and ramshackle charm of a newly discovered band of the moment showing off their killer new debut
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  14. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    For Love of Grace & the Hereafter embraces all that's beyond the limits of logic, illuminating the imagination of the human spirit when grace, love, and salvation are known and understood to be an eternal gift
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  15. 8.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    On their sixth album, Danish five-piece Iceage are no longer blasting off into the future — they’ve landed and are digging up interestingly shaped bits of the past to combine with their own songwriting
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  16. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    On its exhilarating sixth album, the Danish band channels melodic richness and punk immediacy into a set of subtly pastoral, ominously romantic songs
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  17. 7.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    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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  18. 7.5 |   Paste Magazine

    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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  19. 6.0 |   Dork

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