from critics for sounding too much like other indie-pop artists. With all of the discourse on the individuality of Pale Waves , their second albumamplifies the qualities that caused fans to label them as the next big thing: a brilliant ability to blend catchy indie pop/rock with witty, yet vulnerable lyrics.My Mind Makes Noises
On an album centered around a question of identity, the band is at their strongest when shouting out the answer. Few songs on the record compare to “You Don’t Own Me” in terms of pure anthemic pop-rock, as Baron-Gracie defiantly asserts, “You don’t own me / and I’ll do whatever I want to” in the face of everyday misogyny.
Pale Waves excels at making the personal feel relatable on “Run To” and “Tomorrow.” While “Run To” is told from Baron-Gracie’s perspective and “Tomorrow” is a collection of stories from others, both songs take an optimistic view of the growing pains that arrive with coming of age as an outcast.
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