Yeule
Evangelic Girl is a Gun


3.4
great

Review

by jesper STAFF
May 30th, 2025 | 44 replies


Release Date: 05/30/2025 | Tracklist

Review Summary: expectations :(

Yeule is like, really good, you know? In lieu of a classic classic, they have spent the past few years creating three distinctly excellent albums: three albums that are distinct enough to have all been labeled “their best work” by different (groups of) fans, and excellent enough for those fans to understand why others might not agree. I’m a softscarserer for life, because, well, dreamyfloaty, but I can totally see how one might prefer Glitch Princess’ existential ambitiousness or the immersive minimalism of Serotonin II. The downside of this constantly-evolving quality output? Expectations :(

Evangelic Girl is a Gun is the title of the new Yeule album, duh, and it does set itself apart from the pack… by being the artist’s least interesting record. Hold your evangelic guns: it’s not bad by any means, but Yeule has set themself up way too nicely to get away with the brevity of 30 minutes of disappointingly conventional music. In essence, most of this album feels like the more barebones songwriting of softscars stripped of its hazy filter: sometimes it works, most of the time it’s… fine. When Evangelic Girl… works, it’s primarily because it offers Yeule an opportunity to stretch their vocals over a more flexible canvas: “Dudu” features a huge chorus and feels like a genuinely exciting next step for the artist as a singer. Similarly, “Saiko” is a productive amalgamation of previous vibes, falling somewhere between Serotonin’s glitchiness and the gentle shimmers of softscars, and allows Yeule to glide across the soundscape with a newfound sense of confidence.

When Evangelic Girl… doesn’t quite work, however, it’s mostly due to forgettable songwriting. Songs like “1967”, “VV” and “The Girl Who Sold Her Face” sound perfectly okay, but I cannot recall a single melody or moment after several listens. In essence, they feel like Yeule on autopilot: passable, yet underwhelming. Closing cut “Skullcrusher” doesn’t do the record any favours either, embodying all of these underwhelming qualities by being two minutes of, uh, not much. Again, it’s entirely listenable, but feels like a cutesy void after the incredible sonic explosion that is “Evangelic Girl is a Gun”. This title track is the one moment where the record truly bursts with the Yeulenergy that is so painfully obviously absent here.

Moreover, Evangelic Girl… is the first time Yeule doesn’t seem to fully commit at all times. “Tequila Coma” dabbles in some sweet trippy textures, but half-undermines itself with genuinely hideous guitars (and not in a cool way). Elsewhere, “What3vr” feels like it could have been a moody-hazy banger, but just kind of ends before it has a chance to truly get anywhere. Ugh. This is all Yeule’s fault for being a great musician - expectations suck, and this album does not suck. It is disappointing, it is underwhelming, and it features some of the best pop cuts of the year. Yeule’s first hyper-playlistable album, I guess.




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Comments:Add a Comment 
JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


5841 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

good album :[

dedex
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


13008 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4 | Sound Off

first listen felt like a high 3/low 3.5, will see how that holds up - will read when ill jam again!!!!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


64256 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah agree 100% unfortunately

eko is a good single + dudu thru t/t a solid run, but this is easily yeule's worst LP. those side-A duds and faltering overall impact are just too much - not bad as a whole, but

Saiko into the t/t (easy alb highlights) is such a commanding combo that i almost admire them for going full nvm actually i love linkin park and dishing out the most halfbaked closer imaginable

Ashtiel
May 30th 2025


1499 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

hoping it grows on me more, but yeah the opening run minus "Eko" are easily the weakest part of the record for me. love "Dudu" and the title track tho.

DadKungFu
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


6119 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Fave yeule album art tho

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


32990 Comments


How are a couple of staff 3.5s and a 4.9 sending this to BNM lol

Corruption!

Bilbodabag
May 30th 2025


204 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I both completely agree with this review and still think there are still like 6-7 great yeule tracks in here too. Tracks 1, 2 and 4 are all head scratchers and there's always a few of those moments per album for them, but it feels way more obvious this time

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


26914 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Neu yeule?!

Pikazilla
May 30th 2025


32267 Comments


will check soon

CottonSalad
May 30th 2025


3253 Comments


this isn’t very good agreed. next one will be Yeule’s best tho — don’t @ me

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
May 30th 2025


19762 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeule has earned the privilege of me listening to anything they put out no matter what, so I will be checking this later today. Sad to see the lukewarm reception tho

markjamie
May 30th 2025


1018 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I found this more memorable and inventive than softscars, but still waiting for a truly great Yeule album.

Bilbodabag
May 30th 2025


204 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

alright yeah on further listens, this is more 3.5 territory. talked myself into a few too many tracks in the new album hype

DatsNotDaMetulz
May 31st 2025


4480 Comments


I don't think this hits as immediately as softscars but prepared to give it time and see if it gets better with repeat listens.

alamo
May 31st 2025


5932 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

great agreed

Muppelope
May 31st 2025


2097 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Having been aware of, but never having listened to yeule's previous albums, I think this is pretty awesome.

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
May 31st 2025


105909 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I'm actually digging this one lol. I hate both of the previous 2 albums but this one is nice so far tbh.

DType
May 31st 2025


3179 Comments


Album is ok ish, i'm more into individual songs than whole albums from her

someone
Contributing Reviewer
May 31st 2025


7249 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I had the feeling that a new release this quickly after the previous two album punch is a bit ill-advised. The whole thing certainly feels like a great EP and a few b-sides that are far from a cohesive full length in one grouping.

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 31st 2025


5841 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

yeah facts, this is my ep of choice:

1. eko

2. what3vr

3. saiko

4. evangelic girl is a gun

5. dudu



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