Poppy: “People are always trying to get ahead as opposed to living, it takes a lot of work to fight to be in the present”

Poppy is a shapeshifter. She flits from project to project in a state of constant metamorphosis, leaving no clue as to what sort of sounds she might explore next. 2017 debut Poppy Computer was a techy smorgasbord of glittery proto-hyperpop, while 2018’s Am I A Girl? veered between sugary electropop sheen and much harsher territory. As she dove deeper into that more aggressive sound for 2020’s I Disagree, the alt. world sat bolt upright, fascinated by the biting industrial soundscapes set against vocals that lurched from childlike to chilling. Just under two years later, she threw another curveball in the form of Flux, a more eclectic, organic offering blurring the lines between grunge, shoegaze and dream pop. Is there anything constant, then, from on...

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