''Lad Ash'' is the second studio album by London band

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, released on 22 April 2022 through Unreal Records.

Reception

The album has received favourable reviews. Luke Turner of ''

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'' called it "the first great London record of the year", and the publication went on to name it as number 23 in their albums of the year so far and 18 in their Top 100 albums of the year chart.''

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'' added that since their first record, "the mixture of euphoria, melancholy, bittersweetness, and yearning that defines their music has only grown bigger in scope." ''

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'' mentioned that "the record is a more coherent and sophisticated work than its predecessor ''Real Life''... borne of disaster, failure and loss, Real Lies' new album Lad Ash, transfigures these things into something beautiful." '' Paste'' named it a Best New Album, and said "

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that you can sink yourself into...as nostalgic as it is futuristic, with a sophisticated U.K. club edge that sets them apart from their contemporaries." ''KEXP'' called Lad Ash "a brilliant set of addictive, cinematic, nostalgia-soaked electronic-pop that fuses Kharas' distinctive spoken-word vocal delivery with richly textured rhythms that sway from cerebral techno jams to gauzy post-rave soundscapes". Hua Hsu included it in his 2022 My Year In Listening review for ''

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,'' stating that '“Lad Ash” is a fantastic collection of London night-life sketches, by equal turns hopeful and haunted.' ''

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'' named it as the 23rd best album of 2022, and ''God Is In The TV'' named it their 8th best.

Track listing

All songs were produced by Real Lies

Personnel and credits

*Kevin Lee Kharas – arranger (1, 3-4, 6-8, 10, 12) *Patrick King – arranger (1, 3-4, 6-8, 10, 12) *Real Lies –

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(all tracks)

References

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