So Medieval is the debut album by the British indie rock band Blue Bendy, released on 12 April 2024, through the record label The State51 Conspiracy.
Blue Bendy began in 2017 after vocalist Arthur Nolan and guitarist Joe Nash moved to London from Scunthorpe.
In a review for NME, Max Pilley described the album as "powered by longing, melodic riffs, but the sense of an impending cataclysm is never far away",[3] while Roisin O'Connor from The Independent wrote that it "never feels cluttered, despite its profound cacophony of instruments.
"[10] In a review for DIY, Daisy Carter stated that So Medieval "revels in its scope", describing the track "Darp" as an "undulating, guitar-led number that progresses with the steady power of a swelling wave" and its follow-up "Darp 2 / Exorcism" as "an exponential expansion that sees said wave eventually break into a moving and cathartic crescendo".
[9] The Line of Best Fit's review by Marshall Grace summarises the lyrics as "like an audiobook during a car crash" and gave the album an 8/10,[11] which was also the score given by Clash[12] and Pitchfork.