Reneé Rapp, with a defiant spirit (★★★✩✩) and other albums of the week
Beyond her status as an actress on the rise to stardom thanks to a series like The Sex Lives of College Girls (and before that her Broadway success with Mean Girls), Reneé Rapp now wants to prioritize her status as a singer and musician, and that's evident with the release of her second studio album. And she corroborates this because from the start it's a clear U-turn compared to her previous release, Snow Angel: if the latter overflowed on all four sides with a succession of heartbreak ballads that became tiresome, now she's betting on a much more attractive pop sampler that invites you to not stay still.
Cover of Reneé Rapp's new work
Third partiesShe does it quickly and with a dozen capsule-songs that take up just over half an hour, which is enough for the vulnerability of yesteryear to give way to an attitude of nonconformity, of airing and sharing her current sense of inner chaos as well as reflections on the price of fame, sex or the power dynamics in which she moves. You may like it more or less but she doesn't beat around the bush, without complexes ( At least I'm hot sung with her partner) or with any desire to be pleasant. All of this is conveyed through an adaptable mix where pop-punk from the beginning of the century coexists with an enveloping synth pop as well as some more nineties alt-rock touches ( Leave me alone , Why is she still here? ): an ideal setting for her voice – untreated – to roam freely, since it remains her greatest asset.
INDIGO DE SOUZA 'Precipicie' (★★★✩✩)RockLoma vistaOn her fourth album, the American singer creates a work with a more pop-driven sound, with the decisive help of producer Elliott Kozel. The result is a repertoire that's uplifting, positive (" Pass It By ," "C Lean It Up," and " Be Like the Water "), more direct than before, much more transparent, and above all, without so many layers of sound, because that's what her magnificent voice is for.
WE ARE SCIENTISTS 'Qualifying Miles' (★★✩✩✩)Pop-rockGreenland RecordsHere, the New York duo opts for proximity and relative immediacy, backing away from the experimentation and creative ambition that characterized their previous two releases, Huffy and Lobes. They display a maturity embodied in a raw, generally simpler and less exciting sound, as evidenced in the first trailer, Please Don't Say It .
The cover of the new work of the New York duo
WE ARE SCIENTISTSAt 89 years old, the legendary guitarist crafts Ain't Done with the Blues over the course of 64 minutes, a work that follows the sonic and emotional canons of the maestro, for whom, above all else, the blues is a feeling. Accompanying him are prominent guitarists such as Joe Walsh ( How Blues Is That ), Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, and the vocals of the Blind Boys of Alabama.
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