“The days when Britain’s synthpop royalty and androgynous rock-gods conquered the earth is ancient-pop history. Sure we’ve got our Adeles and our Sheerens, but their particular craft is ‘pop’ , as to mean ‘popular music’. But as for pop, in its true form – fantastical, fun, glitzy, gorgeous, often danceable – it’s no longer a great British export. The grime-sters are doing wonderful things pop-wise”
“Foxes (aka Louisa Rose Allen) sang the hook on Zedd's pristine EDM super-hit "Clarity" but has struggled for solo momentum. After listening to All I Need for the first time, nothing remains or sticks with you, which is maybe the most damning thing you can say about a pop record aimed at big international markets and radio takeovers.”
