FLO's 'Therapy At The Club' Reviewed: A Messy Night Out With Some Real Highlights
British trio FLO (Jorja, Renée, Stella) released their second album Therapy At The Club via EMI on August 7, 2026. It's their first full-length since the acclaimed debut Access All Areas, and the two years since have included an NPR Tiny Desk performance, a Grammy nomination, and word of upcoming Asia tour dates. NME reviewed the album ahead of release.
New collaborators, a departure from MNEK
MNEK, the producer and songwriter central to FLO's debut, is largely absent here, credited on only one production role. In his place, the trio worked with a wider circle of writers: Julian Bunetta (Gracie Abrams, Teddy Swims), Steph Jones (Sabrina Carpenter, JADE), and Amy Allen (Olivia Dean, Tate McRae) among them.
The album is loosely structured around the arc of a single night out clubbing, from arrival to closing time. FLO told NME they made the record partly to sharpen their own skills as songwriters and vocalists.
What NME liked — and didn't
The praise clusters in the album's first half. The title track, Therapy At The Club, reunites FLO with writer Amma, who co-wrote 2024's 'Shoulda Woulda Coulda', built around old-school girl-group atmosphere and silky harmonies — the review calls it the album's core track. 'I Can't Be High Around You' is singled out as the album's best song, while 'Cry Ugly' and the Xscape-flavored 'Don't Break Her Heart' also earn praise.
On the pop side, viral single 'Leak It' is described as 'a modern update on the best of noughties British girl-group pop'; the guitar-driven 'Touché', high-energy 'Remedied', and 80s-synth-pop closer 'Haterbooth' also get positive marks.
The back half draws clearer criticism: the 'Pump Up The Jam' sample on 'Pose' is called dated and ill-fitting; 'Sex In Peace' is judged over-produced, wasting a feature from Kwn; and the ballads 'Floating' and 'Miss U Missing Me' show off strong vocals but drag rhythmically. The review concludes that having multiple producers across the record leaves its second half feeling disjointed — 'like the back half of a night out, when the drinks blur memory and things start to fall apart.'
Release info
- 💿 Album: Therapy At The Club
- 🏷️ Label: EMI
- 📅 Release date: August 7, 2026
- 📰 Review source: NME