Kitty Empire
Kitty Empire is the Observer's pop critic. She has written for NME and occasionally crops up on Radio 4, 5Live, BBC 6Music, and has appeared on BBC2's The Culture Show and Newsnight Review. @kittyempire666
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3 out of 5 stars.Her studio equipment stolen, the London musician began with a more acoustic sound on this second album – but pure electronics are still her strong suit
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3 out of 5 stars.Kitty Empire's artist of the weekParamore review – pop-punk survivors feel the loveSurfing a wave of 00s nostalgia, the resurgent US band span their back catalogue, from the early emo years to their latest chart-topping album, This Is Why
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3 out of 5 stars.The duo return with their intriguingly individual take on beats and plaintive vocals
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3 out of 5 stars.Kitty Empire's artist of the weekSam Smith review – some genuinely moving momentsO2 Arena, London
Smith trades unrequited love for lustful liberation in a maximalist show with an Elton-meets-Lizzo energy – and the occasional sorrowful pause
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4 out of 5 stars.
Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd review – bold and enthralling
4 out of 5 stars.Shimmering strings meet trap beats as the songwriter looks back in languor on her richly textured ninth album -
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Paul Simon: Seven Psalms review – a surprise and a revelation
5 out of 5 stars.