Alexis Petridis

Alexis Petridis is the Guardian's head rock and pop critic. May 2024 3 out of 5 stars. The British superstar has said her new album is influenced by Britpop, rave culture and Primal Scream, but you could go mad trying to find the evidence Published: 2 May 2024 April 2024 As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired - and vicious - attacks in rap's history Published: 25 Apr 2024 5 out of 5 stars. 4 out of 5 stars. March 2024 The musician's eighth album straddles the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the blues - and Becky with the Good Hair via Dolly Parton's Jolene Published: 28 Mar 2024 As Nena's 99 Red Balloons turns 40, we look back at the best continental foreign-language songs that achieved cross-Channel success Published: 28 Mar 2024 5 out of 5 stars. These two reissued solo albums from the German singer have a fearsome reputation - but they offer an experience like no other Published: 28 Mar 2024 2 out of 5 stars. expected a hit diss track so withering it affected the stock market and enlivening turns from Cardi B and leading regional Mexican musicians, the Colombian's wan 12th album washes out her adventurous spirit Published: 22 Mar 2024 February 2024 expected No Doubt to reform for Coachella, we pick out the best of their lead singer's variously romantic and splenetic oeuvre - from Don't Speak to Hollaback Girl Published: 29 Feb 2024

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Being a blank slate has served her well thus far, although it's seldom a strong long-term strategy, and Radical Optimism lacks a unique personality as a result.
  • It sounds nothing like any of the artists mentioned, even less like a psychedelic pop-infused tribute to UK rave culture.
  • The album is a departure from the disco-house sound of Future Nostalgia.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The artwork for Radical Optimism... That all sounds intriguing. It would clearly be a dramatic departure from the disco-house sound of 2020's Future Nostalgia, while feeling curiously of the moment: all those artists reached their peak three decades ago, and 90s revivalism appears to be having a moment.

Contradictions

10%

Examples:

  • Radical Optimism was expected to be influenced by Primal Scream, Massive Attack, Oasis, and Blur.
  • The album is a departure from the disco-house sound of Future Nostalgia.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Being a blank slate has served her well thus far, although it's seldom a strong long-term strategy, and Radical Optimism lacks a unique personality as a result particularly compared with the vivid writing of her peers.
  • The artwork for Radical Optimism... That all sounds intriguing. It would clearly be a dramatic departure from the disco-house sound of 2020's Future Nostalgia, while feeling curiously of the moment: all those artists reached their peak three decades ago, and 90s revivalism appears to be having a moment.
  • You could drive yourself mad doing it, so perhaps it's better to focus on what is here, rather than what isn't. It's sunlit and appealingly frothy - you could divine a lot from the fact that Radical Optimism was sent out to journalists under the pseudonym Candy Floss.

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