Bots by Pickle Darling
69
ChoruScore
2 reviews
Sep 5, 2025
Release Date
Father/Daughter Records
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Critics' Top Tracks

The standout songs that made critics take notice

1

Human Bean Instruction Manual

2 mentions

"Album centrepiece “Human Bean Instruction Manual” lets vocal harmonies and ideas emerge naturally"
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2

Infinite Trolley

2 mentions

"Following closing track “Infinite Trolley” shimmers and sparkles like stars falling from the sky"
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3

Massive Everything

2 mentions

"The endearing “Massive Everything” offers up Casio melodies that could swim about for twice the length"
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Album centrepiece “Human Bean Instruction Manual” lets vocal harmonies and ideas emerge naturally
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79% sentiment

Track Ratings

How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.

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1

Obsolete

2 mentions
57
2

Violence Voyager

1 mention
11
3

Earthshaped

1 mention
5
4

Congratulations Champion

1 mention
21
5

Human Bean Instruction Manual

2 mentions
100
6

Steps

1 mention
21
7

Massive Everything

2 mentions
84
8

Infinite Trolley

2 mentions
100

What Critics Are Saying

Deep insights from 2 critics who reviewed this album

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Oct 3, 2025
67

Critic's Take

The best songs on Bots by Pickle Darling include the album centerpiece “Human Bean Instruction Manual” and the endearing “Massive Everything”, which showcase Mayo’s knack for glitchy, sweet electro-folk and layered construction. Human Bean Instruction Manual builds vocal harmonies and ideas brick by brick, serving as the album’s standout. Massive Everything offers memorable Casio melodies and retro charm, while closing track Infinite Trolley provides a shimmering send-off. These tracks capture why listeners searching for the best tracks on Bots will find its most affecting moments in the record’s more expansive arrangements.

Key Points

  • Human Bean Instruction Manual is best for its careful, brick-by-brick vocal and idea construction.
  • The album’s core strengths are inventive recording/editing techniques and a distinctive glitchy electro-folk voice.

Themes

deconstruction glitchy electro-folk recording/editing process human vs robotic
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70

Critic's Take

The best songs on Bots blend found-sound whimsy with weary introspection; highlights include "Obsolete" and "Infinite Trolley" for their evocative use of voice memos and toy-instrument textures. "Human Bean Instruction Manual" stands out as one of the best tracks on Bots for adding more conventional rhythmic drive amid the album's delicate palette. "Massive Everything" and other moments show inventive shifts in mood, making the best tracks on Bots memorable for subtle details that reveal themselves across repeat listens.

Key Points

  • "Obsolete" is the album's best track for introducing Bots' palette with a prominent voice memo and evocative textures.
  • Bots' core strengths are inventive found-sound production and a balance of whimsy and weary introspection.

Themes

deconstruction breakdown/collapse whimsy vs weariness found sounds and samples existential reflection