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Chappell Roan review – having the time of her life
From YMCA-style dance to thrashing guitars, a queer take on Aerosmith to Kate Bush cosplay, Roan’s DIY approach maintains her humanity
Dressed in a bedazzled leotard adorned with a clamshell bust and a starfish on her rear (tonight’s show is mermaid-themed), she launches into the driving Femininomenon, jumping around the stage doing high kicks. It feels DIY, like watching a local act or a low-budget take on Rocky Horror, and is all the better for it: Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl gets a thrashing makeover thanks to crunchy guitars, Roan whipping her long red hair like a lion, while My Kink Is Karma, delivered with a downpour of percussion, becomes an outright mosher. Picture You becomes a queer take on Aerosmith’s Crazy as she seduces a mic stand adorned with a green wig, and she embraces unashamed Kate Bush cosplay during the guttural bridge of Good Luck, Babe, throwing herself to the floor for extra dramatics.
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