Adult DVD by Adult DVD

Adult DVD Adult DVD

81
ChoruScore Critic consensus / 100

Released Sep 25, 2026 Fat Possum Records

Established consensus 8 professional reviews Updated Oct 17, 2026

Broadly positive consensus

Adult DVD's Adult DVD turns workplace drudgery, online oddballs, and modern disillusionment into a rave-ready debut built to keep bodies moving.

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Critics' Top Tracks

The songs critics returned to most

01

Rolling Face

4 critic mentions

“Rolling Face” is a full-on warehouse party head fuck.” — Under The Radar
02

Do As I Please

5 critic mentions

“Do as I Please , lays the whole deck of cards on the table with an instant surge of energy and pumping synths” — Sputnik Music
03

Coffin Dodger

5 critic mentions

“Coffin Dodger' is brilliant, built around the wonderfully stupid premise of a man wanting to attend his own funeral.” — Dork
Full critic consensus

Adult DVD's Adult DVD turns workplace drudgery, online oddballs, and modern disillusionment into a rave-ready debut built to keep bodies moving. Its critical reception is strongly positive: an 81/100 consensus score across eight professional reviews reflects broad agreement that the band's synth-heavy dance-punk, brash delivery, and gleefully absurd writing make for an infectious party record.

Critics consistently praise the way the songs convert mundane or ridiculous subjects into dancefloor hooks. “Coffin Dodger” makes mortality darkly funny and irresistibly buoyant, while “Do As I Please” establishes the album's high-energy approach from the outset. “Rolling Face” earns repeated notice as a warehouse-scale, acid-house rush, and “World's Best Boss” turns office satire into an especially relatable singalong. Other highlights include the surreal “Jesus Christ Supercar” and “Real Tree Lee”, whose character sketch captures the social-media age; “Ghillie Suit” brings a further burst of euphoric rave chaos.

The sound draws on rave and Madchester influences, pairing live-wire dance-punk with humor, seedy stories, and a distinctly British eye for everyday absurdity. Most reviewers celebrate its personality and momentum, though one finds the relentless energy comes at the expense of nuance, deeper social commentary, or heartfelt emotion. That tension helps define the record: Adult DVD favors immediate movement and comic invention over introspection. For anyone asking whether the self-titled debut is worth hearing, the critic consensus points to a brash, highly entertaining set, with its strongest songs making the case on the dancefloor.

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

Do As I Please

5 mentions
94
03:25
2

Coffin Dodger

5 mentions
88
03:25
3

Cold Caller

2 mentions
27
02:50
4

Minimal Criminal

1 mention
17
02:24
5

Jesus Christ Supercar

6 mentions
68
02:42
6

Cowboy On Aisle Three

4 mentions
63
03:52
7

The Steaks Are High

2 mentions
10
01:22
8

World's Best Boss

3 mentions
61
03:40
9

All I Need

2 mentions
36
03:15
10

Ghillie Suit

2 mentions
36
04:24
11

Real Tree Lee

5 mentions
70
03:45
12

Rolling Face

4 mentions
100
05:09

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What Critics Are Saying

Deep insights from 8 critics who reviewed this album

100

Critic's Take

Adult DVD's Adult DVD is packed with bangers that land because the band prioritises fun over posturing. The review revels in how “Coffin Dodger” turns a silly premise into an irresistible hook, and how “Jesus Christ Supercar” brings a similarly comic spark. As the album progresses it becomes more rave-minded, culminating in the raw energy of “Real Tree Lee” and “Rolling Face”, which feel like peak dancefloor moments. The voice throughout is amused and approving, celebrating catchiness and daft characters rather than ironic cool.

Key Points

  • The best song, "Coffin Dodger", is best because its absurd premise is matched by an unforgettable hook and lyric.
  • The album's core strength is its consistent focus on fun, catchy dancefloor-ready tunes that turn mundane characters into entertaining songs.

Themes

dancefloor energy British mundanity rave influences humour

Critic's Take

Adult DVD unleash their self-titled debut as 12 tracks of non-stop gurning bangers, and “Do As I Please” is a perfect statement of intent. The best songs on Adult DVD have all the fizzy excitement of the first hit of the night: “Jesus Christ Supercar” and “Real Tree Lee” combine surrealist swagger with bite. Wonky number “Cowboy On Aisle Three” imagines losing your shit in a Lidl supermarket, whilst “Rolling Face” is a full-on warehouse party head fuck. It lacks nuance, social commentary or heartfelt emotion, but makes up for it in unrelenting energy and suitably seedy lyrics to match the lurid beats.

Key Points

  • “Rolling Face” is the best song for its full-on warehouse party head fuck energy.
  • The album’s core strength is unrelenting hedonistic energy, backed by suitably seedy lyrics and lurid beats.

Themes

Hedonism Dance-punk Rave energy Seedy lyrics

Critic's Take

Adult DVD arrive on Adult DVD with a swaggering, throwback energy that makes the best tracks impossible to ignore. The reviewer continually flags “Do As I Please” and “Coffin Dodger” as kinetic openers, while “Jesus Christ Supercar” is singled out as sublimely titled and anthemic, all of which answer the query about the best songs on Adult DVD. The writing leans into the band’s brash, Madchester-esque attitude and thick Yorkshire delivery, explaining why those songs function as the album’s most immediate dancefloor highlights. Overall the voice is exuberant and assured, insisting these standout cuts are built around groove and lyrical flow that keep the speakers pumping.

Key Points

  • The best song(s) are the opening anthems like "Do As I Please" because they deliver immediate, hypnotic grooves and catchy lyrical flow.
  • The album's core strength is its revivalist '90s rave energy, driven by brash Yorkshire vocals and four-on-the-floor production.

Themes

'90s rave revival dancefloor punk Madchester influence brash vocal delivery

Critic's Take

Thank goodness for Adult DVD’s sheer bloody-minded independence. The best songs on Adult DVD keep poking fun at the modern world: “Coffin Dodger” is laugh out loud funny as it bounces along, while “World’s Best Boss” is quite possibly the most relatable track on the album. The rave then hits at full speed with “Ghillie Suit”, a chaotic euphoric track, before “Rolling Face” closes things out as an acid house banger and full on moshpit material. Thrillingly pulsating, it’s a highlight, no question.

Key Points

  • ‘Rolling Face’ is the best song for its acid house charge, thrilling pulse, and full-on moshpit energy.
  • The album’s core strengths are its humour, sharp observations of modern absurdities, and expanding electronic soundscapes.

Themes

Humour and social observation Modern life and its absurdities Electronic and dance music

Critic's Take

Adult DVD make a debut that insists you move, and the best songs on Adult DVD prove it. The single “Cowboy On Aisle Three” is undeniably a standout, a baton the record waves with relentless, synth-heavy euphoria. From the opening explosion of “Do As I Please” to the anthemic office-list litany of “World's Best Boss”, the album funnels live-circuit charisma into studio polish. Lauren Hunter’s tone is celebratory and assured, pitching these tracks as the best tracks on Adult DVD because they turn everyday silliness into full-throttle party hooks.

Key Points

  • “Cowboy On Aisle Three” is best because it crystallises the album’s synth-driven, live-circuit energy into a standout single.
  • The album’s core strength is translating chaotic, irreverent live fun into polished, danceable studio tracks that merge mundanity with euphoric hooks.

Themes

dance-punk fusion live energy workplace mundanity post-pandemic nightlife revival irreverent fun

Critic's Take

Adult DVD emerge with a nearly fully formed musical identity, a rave-ready, synth-heavy record. The best songs on Adult DVD include “Jesus Christ Supercar,” taking on listlessness and disillusionment in the modern age, and “Real Tree Lee,” a portrait of an all-too-common figure in the social media age. With left-field hooks that make for unlikely earworms and bucket loads of personality, these best tracks seem set to take the music world by storm.

Key Points

  • “Jesus Christ Supercar” stands out for taking on listlessness and disillusionment in the modern age.
  • The album’s core strengths are its left-field hooks, satire, and bucket loads of personality.

Themes

modern disillusionment social media irony and satire

Critic's Take

Adult DVD have one of the best songs on Adult DVD in “The Steaks Are High,” which slows the album’s perma-tempo to a woozy, bong-bubbling groove, and at less than two minutes, the joke doesn’t have time to get old. “Coffin Dodger” rocks hard and silly enough for you to forgive the shamelessly cribbed synths. When the band decides to switch things up, it’s satisfying but all too fleeting. When all you’ve got are goofs, the novelty wears off real fast.

Key Points

  • “The Steaks Are High” works because its woozy groove and short, skit-like joke avoid wearing out their welcome.
  • The album’s strongest moments come when it breaks from its perma-tempo, but repetitive jokes and delivery make the novelty wear off.

Themes

electro-inflected punk satire workplace frustration doomsday prepping novelty and repetition
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70

Critic's Take

Adult DVD press the pedal to the floor on Adult DVD, and the best songs on the album are the ones that turn their absurd stories into fuel for the dance floor. “Do As I Please” lays the whole deck of cards on the table with an instant surge of energy, while “Coffin Dodger” makes reflections on mortality a darkly hilarious party. The truly insane rave of “Rolling Face” brings this prolonged party to a close, in a record where energy matters more than any mandatory label.

Key Points

  • “Rolling Face” is the best song for its truly insane rave finale, swirling basslines, and pulsing arpeggios.
  • The album’s core strength is its infectious, high-energy blend of dance-punk, synths, and ironic stories.

Themes

dance-floor hedonism ironic stories about oddballs conspiracy theories office satire superficiality and humor