Blue Weekend
by Wolf Alice
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jun 4, 2021
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 298 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 269 out of 298
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 298
  3. Negative: 16 out of 298
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  1. blink123
    Aug 7, 2021
    6
    Really surprised by the acclaim for this album, it isn't that special as far as songwriting goes. The melodies are predicatable a bit dull, and well, nothing on here felt vital, nothing moved me. But Ellie Roswell's vocals are great and her band are excellent musicians, which is probably the only redeeming quality for me.
  2. Skooydook
    Jun 13, 2021
    5
    So Wolf Alice are this generations band that gets everything they do labelled genius.

    Comfortably their worst album, average in every sense of the word.
  3. Duke_Challenger
    Jun 11, 2021
    5
    Unlike the last two albums, this one is mostly slow, boring, and unimaginative. Ellie's vocal melodies are not catchy or unique. Even the two harder songs pale in comparison to anything Wolf Alice did before.
  4. fredphoesh
    Jun 8, 2021
    6
    This album is NOT special. FFS. There are a couple of "nice" tracks, but not one that is original or that hasn't been done 100 or 10000 times before. There are plenty of interesting "Indie" artists, like Dirty Projectors, Alt-J, Searing Diaper Teas... but this is just "acceptable".
  5. petrichor1975
    Jun 22, 2021
    6
    "Blue Weekend" and its aura itself is so attractive. The album is filled with emotion, nuance, and growth. "Play the Greatest Hits" is an awesome punk rock song that you can just visualize people moshing to, Although the mixing can be the album's downfalls at points, the new Wolf Alice album is a great one.

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#8 Best Album of 2021
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#25 Most Discussed Album of 2021

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Record Collector
    Jun 18, 2021
    80
    Blue Weekend isn’t a perfect record, with the folky No Hard Feelings and Safe From Heartbreak (If You’ve Never Been In Love) a little whimsical next to everything else going on. It matters little, though. Rowsell’s rallying cry in Smile that “I ain’t afraid of the fact that I’m sensitive” is borne out in a wild and tender third album.
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  2. Uncut
    Jun 18, 2021
    80
    Blue Weekend is a collection of songs that immediately dazzle, with a relentless array of strong hooks, nestled within a sea of diverse sonic colours. [Aug 2021, p.35]
  3. Pitchfork
    Jun 17, 2021
    72
    Blue Weekend always nails the vibe, they nail everything, but often in a way that sounds micromanaged.
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