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Tate McRae review – Britney-channelling, splits-deploying singer is impressively industrious
Now at arena level after a string of trap-pop smashes, the Canadian star has a knack for elaborate choreography – but it can obscure her personality
Her last two albums, 2023’s Think Later and February’s So Close to What, have produced a litany of trap-pop smashes slathered in Y2K influences, all paired with videos that throw back to a bygone era ruled by the choreographed precision of peak Britney. A natural performer, McRae is in her happy place when she locks into elaborate choreography, relishing the dance break that anchors sugary recent single 2 Hands, or utilising pop’s best prop, the chair, for the elastic, Pussycat Dolls-esque Sports Car. The climax of trap-adjacent kiss-off Exes, meanwhile, is McRae – resplendent in a leopard print leotard and matching flat cap – jumping into the splits, a move that elicits both cheers and gasps from the hopped-up, mainly female crowd.
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