"PinkPantheress broke out in 2021 with a series of charming and inventive singles that placed her high, breathy vocals over skittering beats built around easily recognizable samples. It was as though the English singer and producer were trying to insert herself into pop-music history from behind a laptop in her bedroom - which is pretty much what ended up happening. In 2023, her song "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2," a collaboration with Ice Spice, went to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100;"
"With nine songs in only 20 minutes, "Fancy That" maintains the TikTok-era economy of PinkPantheress' early work. It's also full of samples from the likes of Underworld, Basement Jaxx and Panic! at the Disco - one reason, perhaps, the singer, 24, describes it as a mixtape rather than an album. (An accompanying remix set, "Fancy Some More?," features appearances by Basement Jaxx, Kylie Minogue, Sugababes, Ravyn Lenae and Groove Armada, among many others.)"
"Yet "Fancy That" showcases an expanding emotional palette too - it's by turns funny, wistful, horny, melancholy and unimpressed. She spoke about it over matcha lattes in Los Angeles, where she lives when she's not back home in London. "If you're a musician, it's sold as the place to be," she says of L.A. "I was trying not to like it, but I really do.""
PinkPantheress broke out in 2021 with charming, inventive singles that paired high, breathy vocals with skittering beats built around recognizable samples. In 2023, "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with Ice Spice reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 and a later placement appeared on the Barbie soundtrack; touring included opening for Olivia Rodrigo and resulted in two Grammy nominations for dance/electronic album and dance pop recording. Fancy That contains nine songs in about 20 minutes, continues a TikTok-era brevity, and leans heavily on samples from Underworld, Basement Jaxx and Panic! at the Disco. The project balances humor, wistfulness, desire, melancholy and detachment, and a remix set features notable collaborators.
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