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9.0
102113
9.0 |
Clash
Accessible and utterly irresistible, this is a vital release
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8.5
102340
8.5 |
Gig Soup
Lyrically these songs are heavy, but as always with The Spook School, they manage to use their sound to leave you brimming with hope
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8.5
101624
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Cements the Glaswegian quartet’s place as indie heavy-weights, in it for the long-haul
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8.0
101625
8.0 |
The Skinny
An album of brilliantly catchy and inventive songs that leave you thinking
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8.0
101651
8.0 |
All Music
A small step up from their previous works, with stronger sounding and with sharper hooks that help make it even clearer that the Spook School are one of the most exciting and important bands of their era
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8.0
101622
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The most realised thing they’ve done so far
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8.0
101848
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An album full of lurching, longing, lustrous pop songs. Get involved - you might just fall in love
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8.0
102018
8.0 |
Record Collector
It all adds up to a bold celebration of difference that feels like an album made for these times of divisive unease. Sound like punk to you, punk?
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7.5
101623
7.5 |
Earbuddy
A heartbreaking, triumphant journey
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7.5
101621
7.5 |
Under The Radar
The band tell tales of abuse and alienation with a self-assurance that transforms dark subject matters into infectious indie pop numbers
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7.0
101620
7.0 |
musicOMH
At just 34 minutes, Could It Be Different? rarely takes a breath, propelling us forward, dancing and laughing, towards whatever comes next
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7.0
101626
7.0 |
Uncut
A cathartic celebration of newfound self-assurance. Print edition only
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6.8
101722
6.8 |
Pitchfork
Perhaps they figured dark times call for bright music, but this overly polished record often feels like a missed opportunity
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