CD review

FANCY THAT.

Clocking in at nine tracks, none of which hit the three-minute mark, it would be hard to call Fancy That a truly substantial piece of work. But it does move PinkPantheress’ story on convincingly, out of the bedroom and towards the dancefloor with an injection of more club-centred sounds. The early 2000s remains high in the mix. Known for her devil-may-care use of samples, PinkPantheress finds room here for Panic! at the Disco on the pumping-bassline tune Tonight (a highlight), while the equally nagging Girl Like Me gets its "Let it all go" refrain from Basement Jaxx’s Romeo. As ever, the productions are feather-light, but dense with Black British source materials, dusted with hyperpop’s saccharine sang-froid. Though gossamer, PinkPantheress’ touch is sure. — Kitty Empire The Observer