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From grit to glam: Pale Waves’ Smitten dazzles but plays it safe

If Pale Waves’ last album Unwanted (2022) was a collection of dark, vindictive pop-punk bangers, 2024’s Smitten sees the band completely flip the script in favour of a collection of twelve sparkly, glittery tracks that lean closer to The Cranberries than The Cure. The comparison between Pale Waves and The Cranberries goes beyond the bands’Continue reading “From grit to glam: Pale Waves’ Smitten dazzles but plays it safe”