Girlfriend Material

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Girlfriend Material
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Studio album by
Lauran Hibberd
Released22 March 2024
Genre Pop-punk
Label Virgin Music
Producer
Lauran Hibberd chronology
Garageband Superstar
(2022)		Girlfriend Material
(2024)
Singles from Girlfriend Material
  1. "I Suck at Grieving"
    Released: 21 September 2023
  2. "Mary"
    Released: 16 November 2023
  3. "Pretty Good for a Bad Day"
    Released: 15 December 2023
  4. "2nd Prettiest Girl (In the World)"
    Released: 15 February 2024

Girlfriend Material (stylised in lowercase) is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Lauran Hibberd from the Isle of Wight. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Virgin Music. Production was handled by Aaron Gillespie and Suzy Shinn. It features a lone guest appearance from Alex Gaskarth.

Contents

Along with the singles, music videos were released for songs "I Suck at Grieving", "Mary", "Pretty Good for a Bad Day" and "2nd Prettiest Girl (In the World)".

The album debuted at No. 17 on the Scottish Albums chart, No. 31 on the UK Albums Sales Chart, No. 27 on the UK Physical Albums Chart, No. 30 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart and No. 12 on the UK Record Store Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Kerrang! 3/5 [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [6]

Girlfriend Material was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on five reviews. [1]

Adam England of DIY called the album "a well-rounded collection of songs", saying it "shows Lauren as an artist coming into her own, and her enjoyment shines through in her music". [3] Christopher Hamilton-Peach of The Line of Best Fit wrote: "Girlfriend Material sees shimmer traded for increased complexity alongside a confident pop-punk presence – one that defines the album's major strength alongside a sharply served side-eye view of society". [6] Narzra Ahmed of Clash praised the album, saying "we are so here for Lauran's honesty and the way tracks like "Mary" and "Jealous" and "90's Kid" are anthemic yet personal". [2]

In mixed reviews, Emma Wilkes of Kerrang! resumed: "nonetheless, even if the follow-up to 2022's Garageband Superstar isn't wildly innovative, there's a smorgasbord of catchy tunes fizzing with sugary energy". [4] John Murphy of musicOMH stated: "it's certainly a confident step-up from Garageband Superstar and if more of Hibberd's musical personality is allowed to shine through next time around, she could produce an even better album". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Suck at Grieving"
 Aaron Gillespie 3:58
2."Jealous"
  • Hibberd
  • Mike Champion
  • Paul Whalley
Aaron Gillespie2:55
3."Mary"
  • Hibberd
  • Dan Swank
Aaron Gillespie2:56
4."90's Kid"
  • Hibberd
  • Gillespie
  • Nick Bailey
Aaron Gillespie2:44
5."Happy for You"
  • Hibberd
  • Gillespie
  • Cameron Becker
Aaron Gillespie2:46
6."Better Than I Was Before"HibberdAaron Gillespie2:46
7."Anti Fragile"
  • Hibberd
  • Gillespie
  • Bailey
Aaron Gillespie2:53
8."2nd Prettiest Girl (In the World)"
  • Hibberd
  • Sierra Annie
  • Cameron Walker
Aaron Gillespie2:48
9."Girlfriend Material"
  • Hibberd
  • Annie
  • Michael Robinson
Aaron Gillespie2:56
10."Pretty Good for a Bad Day" (featuring Alex Gaskarth)
 Suzy Shinn 3:15
11."So Romantic"
  • Hibberd
  • Gillespie
  • Richardson
Aaron Gillespie2:27
12."Not the Girl You Hoped"
  • Hibberd
  • Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie3:54
Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2024)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 17

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