Holly Humberstone
Holly Ffion Humberstone is an English singer-songwriter from Grantham. She released her debut extended play (EP) Falling Asleep at the Wheel in 2020, and then signed a recording contract with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the signings, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November 2021. She subsequently won the Brit Award for Rising Star at the 2022 Brit Awards. She has since released her debut studio album, Paint My Bedroom Black (2023), followed by her sophomore album, Cruel World (2026).
How Critics See Holly Humberstone
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Cruel World
2026
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 80/100 across 10 reviews.
Holly Humberstone's Cruel World stakes a confident claim to pop maturation, marrying diary-like confession with sunlit, festival-ready production that often turns heartbreak into c...
Paint My Bedroom Black
2023
Critics landed between 60 and 90 across 3 reviews.
Holly Humberstone's Paint My Bedroom Black stakes a confident claim in the contemporary dark-pop and pop-punk revival, marrying melancholia with punchy, radio-ready production. Cri...
Cruel World
2026
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Holly Humberstone's Cruel World stakes a confident claim to pop maturation, marrying diary-like confession with sunlit, festival-ready production that often turns heartbreak into c...
