ALBUM REVIEW: Pop Will Eat Itself – Delete Everything

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Released: 10.10.25

Delete Everything, the eighth installment from Pop Will Eat Itself, is an unrelenting electro rock, techno tornado; a melding pot where hip-hop meets punk rock, plus all genres that the band love to chew up and spit out so well. A soundtrack to a dystopian rebellion, this high energy, beat engulfed record shakes you awake from an age consumed by digital obsession. It’s fast paced, packed with hypnotic rhythms, big noise and fresh ideas; and as the sludgy, explosive opening track The Slammer suggests, unplug from The Matrix, get ready to lose yourself in some mega tunes and step into the chaotic world of PWEI.

Bruiser is one you’re going to want to hear live; it’s massive – a rave fuelled juggernaut with a huge hook that will fill any room with waves of bouncing heads. Disco Misfits is an anthem for the outsiders or anyone who doesn’t fit into the shapes society tries to force us into. We’re treated to a new reinvigorated remix of fan favourite Their Law; it’s heavy and packs a punch, a sci-fi techno maelstrom with sick crunchy guitars (Thanks to Adam Mole and Davey Bennett, also on bass) and epic samples – a timeless track now more poignant than ever. Final track Where There’s Hope skillfully shows off the duality of the two frontmen’s (Graham Crabb and Mary Byker) unique and awesome vocal skills, melding rap with peaceful, dreamlike vocals to create this eclectic, smooth and optimistic end to the record.

Every track is packed with frenzied energy (with the help of high-octane drums from Cliff Hewitt), wrapping you up in a whirlwind of inventive ideas and melodic twists and turns, which is ultimately what makes PWEI so exciting; their ability to be a physical manifestation of a cut and stick collage of musical inspirations, resisting labels and never conforming to the mainstream.