There's something ingratiating about undeserving celebrettes and socialites teaming up with music producers and bragging about their lifestyles with pop trash. Some of this turns into radio success and thankfully, some of it bombs. American-born, Paris-based Uffie (real name: Anna-Catherine Hartley) deflects the crummy aspects of 'socialite pop' by not being very popular here in the States, but by also having some genuinely decent taste in music. While Uffie has eked out several singles and EPs over the past decade, this is her first LP and it's an interesting, if unbalanced, first step.
The singer admits flatly that she can't carry a note and it's a wonder she's even successful. She's not wrong about her lack of vocal ability, but she reverts to speak-singing while her producers drown her in auto-tone whenever possible (one particular instance evoked a certain cake-baiting video game villain). When she's rapping, she hits a sassy stride, but when she slips into an anti-flow on a track like "Pop The Glock" by clumping a bunch of syllables together or ignoring rhymes, it can almost be dizzying.
Maybe next time.
Favorite Tracks: "MCs Can Kiss", "ADD SUV"
Verdict: Pass On It / Meh / Get it
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