Suburban boredom, scanned with surgical precision: Pure Heroine is minimalist pop — finger snaps, sub-bass, and a sixteen-year-old's withering eye for status games she's both above and inside. "Royals" was the hit, but "Ribs" is the keeper: nobody has written better about being young and feeling time move. A debut with a complete worldview.
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