Grace Mitchell has got this sewn up. They’re calling it “post-Yeezus“, but this is post-Born To Die: husky vocals honeyed with a slight Southern slur; pop melodies played out on huge, moody piano chords, strung together with that ballad-in-the-club production; and lyrical narratives that snake through a few well-worn metaphors to get to the same message: break the rules, stay up late, live fast, die young. “We live the DJ life, We go out every night.” In 2015, this is about as route one as it gets. Christ, there’s even a song called “Bae”.
Matthew Neale 