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Album · Partisan Records · released 25 Sep 2026

Violins

Blondshell

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01ViolinsSGR
  2. 02Heart Has To Work So HardSGR
  3. 03LuckySGR
  4. 04Sea LegsSGR
  5. 05New ShapeSGR
  6. 06Stone FruitSGR
  7. 07Two FriedSGR
  8. 08New Age Trojan HorseSGR
  9. 09KnottedSGR
  10. 10ReinstallSGR
  11. 11Fur EliseSGR

11 tracks, 40 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 7 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 29 SepAlbum Review: Blondshell – ViolinsBeats Per Minute ↗

    If Sabrina Teitelbaum were offered the chance to be a young, rock musician in 1990s America a couple years ago, the words “snap” and “hand” would enter the conversation.

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 7 Oct 2026