Learning Greek

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Learning Greek
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Studio album by
Humour
Released8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)
Length30:52
Label So Young
Producer Rod Jones
Humour chronology
A Small Crowd Gathered to Watch Me
(2023)		Learning Greek
(2025)
Singles from Learning Greek
  1. "Plagiarist"
    Released: 29 April 2025

Learning Greek is the debut studio album by Scottish avant-punk band Humour. It was released on 8 August 2025 via So Young in LP, CD and digital formats. [1]

Contents

Background

Preceded by the band's 2023 EP, A Small Crowd Gathered to Watch Me, and produced by Rod Jones in his studio in Edinburgh, the album centers on the theme of death reflection. [2] [1] "Plagiarist" was released as a single on 29 April 2025. [3] [4] Andreas Christoloudis of the band stated, "Plagiarist is about being a lyricist and having run out of ideas and inspiration." [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Kerrang 3/5 [7]

James Hingle of Kerrang! described the album as "never boring" and "chaotic, clever, and just unhinged enough to charm the eyeliner off your face." [7] It was noted as retaining "the very essence of Humour, with their vividly unique view of the human condition" by Clash 's Julia Mason, who rated the album eight out of ten. [2]

In a four-star review for DIY, Brad Sked referred to it as "a solid first LP that aims for dive bars and festival fields alike," noting it "sees the Glasgow outfit departing somewhat from their early art punk, hinting at more crossover appeal." [6] Writing for Louder Than War , Adam Brady remarked, "The emotional content and impactful lyrical content is matched by the music. It's powerful, heartrending, personal and exploratory." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Humour.

Learning Greek track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Neighbours"2:45
2."Memorial"2:22
3."Plagiarist"3:12
4."Learning Greek"0:59
5."Dirty Bread"3:19
6."Die Rich"2:54
7."I Knew We'd Talk About It One Day"3:27
8."Aphid"3:10
9."I Only Have Eyes for You" (featuring The Bleak)2:21
10."In the Paddies"4:02
11."It Happened in the Sun"2:21
Total length:30:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. [8] [9]

Humour

Additional contributors

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brady, Adam (5 August 2025). "Humour: Learning Greek – Review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Mason, Julia (4 August 2025). "Humour – Learning Greek". Clash . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Sam (29 April 2025). "Humour have announced their debut album Learning Greek with new single 'Plagiarist'". Dork . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Graye, Megan (29 April 2025). "Humour announce news of debut album Learning Greek alongside new single 'Plagiarist'". DIY . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Tyler (29 April 2025). "Humour announce forthcoming debut album, Learning Greek". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Sked, Brad (6 August 2025). "Humour – Learning Greek". DIY . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hingle, James (7 August 2025). "Album review: Humour – Learning Greek". Kerrang! . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Learning Greek (Media notes). Humour. So Young Records. 8 August 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Learning Greek / Humour / Credits". Tidal. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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