Girli might play it off, but she’s fast becoming the kind of icon 2017 will need.
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Girli had almost everything on point well before now. Personality, sass, an aura of someone going places fast - her output marked her out as one to watch. Eyes peeled, then, because this is where that potential starts to be fulfilled with interest.
‘Girl I Met On The Internet’ is such a leap it happily shoulders comparisons to when Lily Allen felt like she might just be the most important pop star on the planet. Sharp, cutting and smart, often within the same sentence, it’s got more than attitude in its corner.
A legitimate earworm chorus smashes up against instantly quotable verses perfectly. Girli might play it off, but she’s fast becoming the kind of icon 2017 will need.
Brilliant live, fantastic on record and with a personality big enough to dominate any space, Sports Team could well be 2019’s perfect band. Wembley awaits.
North Shields singer-songwriter Sam Fender pens tunes fit for the radio A-list, while raising awareness of difficult subjects like male suicide and toxic masculinity.
