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Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent
The Chvrches singer’s debut album skips from punk to pop, wilfully unbothered about current notions of cool
After more than a decade at the helm of synth-pop success story Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry has spoken of wanting her solo project to be a retort to being reduced to “a girl in a band”; an opportunity to indulge in the femininity and play that operating in a male-dominated environment never allowed her. The best bits of this debut solo LP are where this sense of fun and freedom combines with a clap back to those conditions. Vicious Creature shapeshifts frequently, often into realms that feel wilfully unbothered about current notions of “cool”.
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