Overview
The Walls Are Way Too Thin is the second extended play (EP) by the English singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, released on 5 November 2021.
Release
On 5 August 2021, Holly Humberstone announced the release of her second EP The Walls Are Way Too Thin alongside co-writer Matty Healy of the 1975.
Critical reception
The Walls Are Way Too Thin was met with widespread critical acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86 based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". In a review for Gigwise, writer Harrison Smith wrote: "Humberstone dives headfirst into first-person narratives, romantic woes and poignant self-discovery on this latest offering. The charming lyrical honesty, infectious groove and playful energy throughout make The Walls Are Way Too Thin a coltish example of Humberstone's dynamic talent and spirit. At Under the Radar, Andy Von Pip said: "The Walls Are Way Too Thin EP provides proof positive that Humberstone is perhaps the brightest Gen Z singer/songwriter to emerge from the U.K. in quite some time.
The EP deals with a sense of displacement, of messy relationships, of things falling apart, both physically and emotionally, and attempting to move on whilst trying to find your place in the world."