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Sky Ferreira review – roughed-up stadium glam from pop’s prodigal daughter
Ferreira’s attitude towards fame is conflicted, but her anger and relatable brittleness add to the cravings for her long-awaited next album
Amid the song’s grinding bass and crashing synths this brief movement is magnetic in a way that it shouldn’t be – a shot of pop-star presence given extra stakes by the false starts and tortuous diversions that have led her to this point. You could idly take a photo at any moment during her truncated set and come away with a striking image, but it wouldn’t say as much as Ferreira asking for the spotlights to be switched off between songs, plunging the room into darkness, seemingly uncomfortable with their glare. This tension is reflected musically, with flubs and restarts superseded by a fuzzed-out cover of ’Til Tuesday ’s cult hit Voices Carry and the neon-lit spite of 2022 single Don’t Forget, punchy stadium high-gloss that bodes well for Masochism’s eventual arrival.
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