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14 September 2025

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CMATEURO-COUNTRY

"Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

Craig David

Following My Intuition

The sixth album from the English pop r&b artist is his first UK Number 1 album since his debut

ADM rating[?]: 5.5
Label: Insanity Records
UK Release date: 30/09/2016
US Release date: 07/10/2016

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8.0 90874
8.0 | The Observer

It’s good to have him back
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6.0 90870
6.0 | Clash

An incredible surface, and wonderful force of personality, but little further to investigate
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6.0 90872
6.0 | Evening Standard

Craig David’s earned his second chance
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5.0 90871
5.0 | Crack

Too much can be said for nostalgia, but Following My Intuition is strongest when Craig (re-re-)rewinds it back
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4.0 90873
4.0 | The Arts Desk

In the end, the only thing left to admire is Craig David’s undeniable chutzpah
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