The XCERTS - i think i want to go home now. (2026)
i think i want to go home now. is compact, sincere and consistently competent, but also frustratingly familiar. The XCERTS still know how to build a strong chorus, and the album benefits from its short runtime, but too much of it sits comfortably inside an already well-established emo/alternative rock vocabulary.
There are good songs here, especially “do it to myself” and “sinking feeling”, yet the record rarely pushes beyond its influences. The emotional weight is convincing, but the melodies and arrangements are not distinctive enough to justify the very strong critical response.
Nothing is especially bad, but very little feels essential either. A solid comeback, professionally executed and occasionally affecting, without enough personality or standout songwriting to rise much higher.
Concise and well paced
Several effective choruses
Genuine emotional conviction
Cons
Very derivative stylistically
Few truly memorable songs
Critical acclaim feels inflated relative to the songwriting
Genre: Alternative Rock
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 434th / 637
Highlight: Dream You In
Made me think of:
Jimmy Eat World
Twin Atlantic
The Menzingers
#newalbum #newalbum2026 #albumrelease #newmusic #albumoftheday #nowspinning #NowPlaying #musicdiscovery
#AlternativeRock #TheXCERTS #UK
#LP #Album #release