With Charli XCX taking over the victory circle in the United States and Afrobeats continues to revitalize R&B, it is worth noting that pop music (traditionally one of the most powerful exports in the United States) sounds more interesting overseas.
More evidence is Like thatPinkpantheress's new mixtape, also known as Victoria Beverley Walker. Like Charlie, Walker is another powerful British hybrid heritage artist who roots music in a multicultural British club style. Of course she would succumb to the British Like thatFrom colloquial titles to Jaunty’s way, she sways the royal crown on the cover. But she is a cross-border builder. After working with Willow, Skrillex and Lil Uzi Vert, Pinkpantheress'Rewind of her own 2022 2022 "Boys Are Scammers," recruited another Yank, rapper's ice spice, for the label team's breakthrough that puts both women on the Billboard Hot 100. Cunning, if unauthorized, Michael Jackson's "wall" sample.
that is, Like that A lot of energy was drawn from the sound of Britain. Born in 2001, Walker was very fond of British Bangers, and this fanatical sampling made hip-hop and dance music so exciting on the day. Walker sampled Adam F's stylish drum'n'bass classic "circle" on "crack" Go to hellher first mixtape. exist Like thatis the basement Jaxx's 2001 "Romeo" which is at the heart of the core - Play Disco Fans - Fan-like fans flipped on "Girls Like Me" with its delicious "make everything OK!" hooks are almost intact. Jaxx DNA appears elsewhere on the mixtape, including a raw track called "Romeo" which is faintly for its eponymous character, although Jaxx-ers Felix Bexton and Simon Ratcliffe still earned a shared honor.
Lyrically, these songs are reminiscent of romantic passion, fame, drugs and paranoia that can all be produced. Walker uses sound processing to increase or subtract emotional distance, just like most savvy young lovers do with devices. True to her nickname, Pinkpantheress can get cartoon-like comics in a provocative way, which is the exact notes and tone of how she screams "Illegal!". On the song of the same name, it brings lovely reasons for the violation. On "Tonight" and "Stars," she sounds like she intends to beat AI in her game, shaping her voice out like a Siri short circuit on vodka and Red Bull. Sometimes things get more tortuous. "Noise" yelled around a pair of kids, "What's the fuck?!" While awesome, the lush "Good to Know" also reminded of another British hero, Kate Bush, perhaps nodding to the FKA branch.
But, Like that Jessica Simpson and the Panic! On the disco tracks and team, Walker (Walker) Narrative on Nateside of Bunding Romance, the 20-minute party shows the tricks of Pinkpantheress's full collaboration. The result is nine crispy songs that aren't over-the-top or over-the-top. The scene also reaffirms that the furnace culture is usually the most delicious culture, perfect for an artist who took her stage name from an American film starring a French detective starring a British actor. She may continue to mix.