Pale Waves – 'Who Am I?' review: liberation and pride
Credit: Jenn Five The ‘difficult second album’ cliché is a well-worn one, but in Pale Wavesâ case it’s warranted. In the near-three years since their debut album, theyâve 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 follow-up 2018âs Top 10 album âMy Mind Makes Noisesâ wasnât weighing on them enough,...