How To Be Human is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Burns, released on 31 October 2025 through Since '93 and RCA Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Please Don't Hate Me", "All This Love", ''There's Just Something About Her'', ''Lavender'' and "GIRLS!", and received generally positive reviews from critics. Several of the tracks on the album relate to grief and loss after Burns' "first heartbreak" and the death of her father and grandfather.
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Critical reception
The album was generally well-received by critics. Mary Chiney, writing for Beats Per Minute, praised the album's "honesty", saying Burns "tells her truth, and trusts that's enough." Rolling Stone UK wrote that the album was "rich with humanity" and a "perfect portrait of processing grief". Otis Robinson, writing for DIY, rated the album 3½ stars and said that while the album "colours grief in no new strokes, its profundity and earnestness is no less admirable".
Joe Muggs, writing for The Arts Desk, said the album was "heavily over-engineered" and that "it feels like there's something that's far more her waiting to get out."
Track listing
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