Her first for 4AD, Half Free, was one of the best of 2015, and her latest is just as much a stunner. Opener Velvet 4 Sale mixes breathy percussion with Mick Ronson-esque guitar hooks, fashioning a stark atmosphere of dread for its domestic violence revenge narrative. M.A.H. pairs a disco beat with a brutal critique of the Obama presidency, while Time finds time for a Fun House-style saxophonic freak-out. Easily the pop album of the year so far.
Single download: Velvet 4 Sale
For those who like: Grimes, Sleater-Kinney, Tune-Yards- Jeremy Quinn
U.S. Girls. In A Poem Unlimited. 4AD.
★★★★+
- By Jeremy Quinn