Lindsay Zoladz

makes for really compelling music.

I think this is, in some ways, an alternative rock 90s record made by people that did not live through the alternative rock 90s.

And there's something really satisfying about that.

Sure.

I noticed when putting my list together only afterwards that there were a lot of British women making interesting pop music this year and pop music under a very large umbrella.

I'll start by talking about, I think, my 10th favorite album of the year, Fancy That by Pink Pantheress.

This is a quick, I think, 20-minute album.

So if you couldn't get through Swag or the Morgan Mullin record, if you don't have the attention span, do I have a recommendation for you?

Pink Pantheress is someone who came on the scene a few years ago, had a very distinct sound as both a producer and a vocalist, but seemed like she kind of had one lane and one sound that she was doing really well.

And this album feels really refreshing to me.

This is her doing something a lot lighter, more effervescent, kind of flirty.

A lot of her songs previously were about heartbreak, but this is almost a concept album that tells the story of this burgeoning romance.

It's really good.

And it shows a side of her that I think was maybe I was not sure was there.

It's an artist who going back to this idea of how do you follow breakthroughs and how do you continue to develop your artistry in an industry that is moving so fast.

I think this just finds her shifting into another gear that I was not aware she had.

And I think it's a delightful record.

I was wondering if this was going to come up.

Really?

What happened?