The Tennessee rock band fronted by Hayley Williams return with their sixth album, a more angular guitar affair influenced by Bloc Party and Foals, marrying post-punk with edgy, angry restless indie pop. It’s an album very much shaped by preoccupations of a post-teenage millennial generation, the pressures and interactions of social media and its increasing polarisations, including the opener title track, in which Williams proclaims: “My social life – a chiropractic appointment.” The record is rife with self-doubt in a troubled world, from You First, Running Out of Time, The News, and Crave, where hedonism, paranoia and post-truth collide. Big Man, Little Dignity opens with a lovely woodwind section before hitting a catchy, indie groove. C’est Comme Ça feels like the most pop-like offering. Liar is a “You’re so Vain” sort of track that seems aimed by Williams about her relationship with the band’s guitarist Taylor York. Uncomfortable, angry, and often a bit obvious, but still engaging. Out on Atlantic.
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