Exorcism of Youth is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie rock band the View, released on 18 August 2023 through Cooking Vinyl.
[1] The Scotsman's Fiona Shepherd called the album "fresh, youthful, almost gamine, with frontman Kyle Falconer flexing his pop muscles, co-singer/bassist Kieren Webster bringing the headlong energy and guitarist Pete Reilly joining the songwriting party for the first time".
[6] Robin Murray of Clash stated that the band "build on the past while refusing to be hemmed in by it" as they "navigat[e] a forward path" on the album.
Murray remarked that while "once indie darlings, the band now find themselves on the verge of becoming elder statesmen – it's a record that shows there is plenty of fire in their bellies".
[4] Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times felt that "as hummable and melodic as this toe-tappy indie-rock collection is – and as capable as The View are of writing a rousing chorus – there is a sense that this could be any band from the mid- to late-noughties indie scene", concluding that "their longevity has arguably been at the expense of progress".