ALBUM REVIEW: Laura Jane Grace in The Trauma Tropes – Adventure Club

Polyvinyl

Released 18.07.25

Born out of an artist residency in Greece, Adventure Club finds Laura Jane Grace in a reflective space. This is a record packed with heartfelt tracks that explore addiction, being who you want to be and railing against the system. The latter is particularly evident on opener WWIII Revisited, which is a call to arms that sets the tone for the record. Your God (God’s Dick) fosters a similar tone against those forcing their beliefs onto others. Where Adventure Club really shines is on Active Trauma and New Years Day, both particularly raw as Grace laments never being able to outrun the past. This record is punctuated with driving tracks, but it’s the lyrics that really make it shine.