“Pop is littered with one-time viral sensations struggling to make the leap to household name. Having tasted TikTok fame in 2020 with ballad You Broke Me First, 20-year-old Canadian Tate McRae watched the streams rack up (it currently has 1.27bn of them on Spotify), before disappointing with last year’s muddled debut album, I Used to Think I Could Fly. However, hasty follow-up Think Later – its tit”
“When she began uploading music online in 2017, Tate McRae’s signature asset became her technical dance skills – which soon defined her in a crowded landscape. Even within the whirlpool of social media, the Calgary native stood out: at age 13, she came in third place on the reality competition series, So You Think You Can Dance; half a decade later, she began initiating her ascent towards the mains”
“THINK LATER marks Tate McRae’s fun pop girl entrance”
“The Calgary dancer and singer’s second album strikes a tough pose but offers mostly forgettable trap-pop ballads.”
