Attitude Adjustment (Buzzcocks album)
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| Released | 30 January 2026 | |||
| Recorded | January 2025 | |||
| Studio | Studio 7 (London) | |||
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| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
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Attitude Adjustment is the eleventh studio album by the English punk rock band Buzzcocks, released on 30 January 2026 by Cherry Red Records and produced by Lawrence Loveless and Steve Diggle.
Following Sonics in the Soul (2022), their first without Pete Shelley following his death in 2018, the band recorded Attitude Adjustment in January 2025 at the same studio, London's Studio 7.[5] The album consists of the same lineup as their previous album, including Steve Diggle on vocals, guitars, keyboards, and songwriting duties, Chris Remington on bass, and Danny Farrant on drums.[6] Diggle described Attitude Adjustment as "punk rock with a Motown vibe".[4]
Singles and release
Attitude Adjustment was led by two singles: "Queen of the Scene" on 28 November 2025[7] and "Poetic Machine Gun" on 16 January 2026.[8][better source needed] The album subsequently released on 30 January via Cherry Red Records,[3] charting on the UK Independent and Scottish Albums Charts at no. 24 and no. 27, respectively.[9]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Buzz Magazine | [12] |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| Classic Rock | 7/10[2] |
| Mojo | [1] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
| Spectrum Culture | 65%[14] |
| Spill Magazine | [6] |
| Uncut |  [5] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Attitude Adjustment received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Diggle.[15]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Queen of the Scene" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Games" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Seeing Daylight" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Poetic Machine Gun" | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Tear of a Golden Girl" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Heavy Streets" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "One of the Universe, Pt. 1" | 0:55 |
| 8. | "All Gone to War" | 2:41 |
| 9. | "One of the Universe, Pt. 2" | 0:55 |
| 10. | "Jesus at the Wheel" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Just a Dream I Followed" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Feeling Uptight" | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Break That Ball and Chain" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "The Greatest of Them All" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 43:11 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the vinyl liner notes.[15]
Buzzcocks
- Steve Diggle – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, mixing
- Chris Remmington – bass
- Danny Farrant – drums
Additional contributors
- Lawrence Loveless – production, mixing
- Geoff Pesche – mastering at Abbey Road Studios, London
- Ron Lyon – front cover photo, band photographs
- Steve White – band photographs
- Malcolm Garrett, Images&Co – design
