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From Griff to Aly & AJ to Serpentwithfeet, check out the pop projects from 2021 that refuse to fly under the radar.

From Griff to Aly & AJ to Serpentwithfeet, check out the pop projects from 2021 that refuse to fly under the radar.

tour de force in 2006 are on display in the new track. Vulnerable yet remarkably relatable lyrics about isolation such as “I dumb it down with Jeopardy and late-night TV/And I don’t even like it” give a contemporary context to the song while driving riffs provide a timeless edge. The track has more pop-punk elements than is typical of Pale Waves, but that didn’t stop lead singer Heather Baron-Graciefrom putting forward an excellent performance. As melancholy rhythms ebb and flow, the ...

Rolling Stone She Managed Concert Tours. Now, Covid Vaccines Without tours, Pale Waves and Zara Larsson’s crew leader works at a mass vaccination center in Scotland: “It’s the camaraderie, being part of a team, working toward the same goal — I have that again” By AYSIA MAROTTA* Pale Waves’ tour bus crashed about a year ago, overturning and sliding off a road into the snow between Stockholm and Berlin while the band was on their way to a gig supporting Halsey in an ...

There are so many incredible projects ready to stream right now. We decided to pick some rocking the alternative space in 2020 and 2021 led by women.

Nothing Great About Britain. Coming in at No. 3 on the albums chart is Pale Waves’ second effort, Who Am I (Dirty Hit). It’s a career best for the Manchester indie rockers, whose 2018 debut My Mind Makes Noises peaked at No. 8. Future Nostalgia (Warner Records) vaults 11-4 following the release of an extended Moonlight Edition, while U.S. rockers The Pretty Reckless score a third U.K. Top 10 album with Death By Rock And Roll (Century Media). It’s new at No. 6. Meanwhile, Rodr...

Accepting his award from  The Offical Charts Company, Slowthai recounted the period of depression that preceded ‘TYRON”s creation. “When I made this album it was one of the darkest points of my life,” he said. “I was heavily depressed, I had thoughts of suicide. To be honest this album and everyone that took part, and all you guys helped me out, boosted me up and lifted me. Advertisement “So I want to dedicate this award or this position or whatever you wanna call it, to anyone w...

The race for this week's UK number one album is between Slowthai and Pale Waves, with the Northampton rapper currently ahead.

Each and every week, NME rounds up the best vinyl releases available to buy and pre-order. Here are the latest highlights.

Credit: Jenn Five The ‘difficult second album’ cliché is a well-worn one, but in Pale Waves’ case it’s warranted. In the near-three years since their debut album, they’ve negotiated a never-ending tour; the fracturing of a crucial creative partnership between lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie and drummer Ciara Doran; a near-fatal bus crash and having to finish an album in a pandemic, wearing masks in the studio and slathered in hand sanitiser. Yeesh. As if the pressure to foll...