8/10

Fast-rising Nottingham outfit Divorce cement their status as one of the UK’s most intriguing new bands with their debut album 'Drive to Goldenhammer'. Blending indie-rock, country, folk, and chamber pop, the record serves as both a deeply personal reflection and an open invitation, an expansive yet intimate space where raw emotion meets playful irreverence.

Crafted over four seasons at The Calm Farm in North Yorkshire before being brought to life at Real World Studios with Catherine Marks (boygenius, Foals, Wolf Alice), the album captures the ebb and flow of change with an effortless warmth. Marrying wry humour with heart-on-sleeve lyricism, it sees Divorce crafting intricate, shape-shifting compositions, brimming with lush with orchestral flourishes, textured riffs, and moments of quiet introspection.

With a record that invites curiosity rather than defines itself within rigid boundaries, Divorce continue to push their world-building agenda across this vibrant new offering, one where unpredictability is embraced and connection is always at the heart of the journey.