19 September 2026
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Fourth album and second since changing their name from Reading Rainbow from the Philadelphia-based noise pop quartet
6.3
With Interrupt, Bleeding Rainbow come closer to melding their own voice to the influences of Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., and the entire canon of '90s rock icons that continue to fuel their creative fires Read Review
From start to finish the album is unrelenting, rapid and barbarous – a fine example of well constructed pop-punk, which leans lopsided on the side of punk Read Review
It's clear that Bleeding Rainbow wear their influences on their sleeves, and the only problem with Interrupt is that sometimes it feels like its tracks can too easily be categorised between '90s alt-rock and shoegaze Read Review
These guys may not be the most graceful outfit out there, but they are surprisingly scrappy, and they've picked themselves up from a couple of minor faceplants with aplomb Read Review
It’s a fun album but its only real moments of brilliance are when it gets grungier and dirtier than a flannel shirt caked in mud, and that’s just not often enough Read Review
If it seems like every band I compare Bleeding Rainbow to comes from the ’90s, well, that’s not a coincidence. Bleeding Rainbow are carrying the torch for the punchy, guitar-based bands of that era Read Review
A little less navel-gazing, and 'Interrupt' could be perfect. And in any case, there's still a brilliant EP in there, hidden among the fuzz Read Review
Most of the time, the choruses ring out strong enough, but a couple (like the overpowered “Out of Line”) get a bit lost Read Review
Precious little of the album is substantial Read Review
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Bleeding Rainbow: Interrupt
Haroumi Hosono Yours Sincerely
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Beabadoobee Pylon
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