2017’s A Suitable Girl felt like a breakthrough for Ali Barter after a decade of diligent work. Jacked up on pop-punk fizz and vinegar, Barter wore confidence well, driving its blunt force assault with the force of personality....
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Making your mark with an album titled No Regerts (2013) should tell you all you need to know about a band’s sense of humour, but it belied Chastity Belt’s thoughtfulness as well. This album, self-titled and recorded after a...
While 2017’s Forced Witness spawned tiresome arguments over how much of the loathsome subject matter was Alex Cameron, The Man vs Alex Cameron, The Persona, it was no doubt singularly confronting. Lyrically, Miami Memory is no...
Charli Aitchison recently tweeted: “I’ve been kinda a chart flop recently but… honestly, I’m iconic.” It’s true: at a time when top-tier pop acts are finally recovering from a few awkward years, Charli XCX has been more...