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Pale Waves ‘Smitten’: A Spark Turned Firework Display

Dive into ‘Smitten’, the stunning new album by Pale Waves that’s set to become the coming-of-age soundtrack of 2024.
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Experience the magic and irresistible allure that’s been at the core of Pale Waves’ music. ‘Smitten’ amplifies that charm with soaring ambition and pop hooks that demand attention.

There’s always been a spark at the heart of everything Pale Waves. A dose of magic, a glint of something special, that has guided them through different chapters across their three studio albums. It’s indescribable and irresistible.

  • ‘Smitten’ embraces that emphatically
  • An album of soaring ambition
  • Unstoppable pop hooks ready to be the go-to coming-of-age album of 2024

While touches of last LP ‘Unwanted’ can be heard on the fizzing ‘Miss America’ and ‘Kiss Me Again’, ‘Smitten’ firmly plants its feet in that mesmerizing world of 80s alt-pop.

The crunching alternative for an album where identity and freedom are front and center

  • ‘Perfume’ and ‘Glasgow’ are moreish shoegaze meets powerhouse indie-pop
  • ‘Not A Love Song’ and ‘Last Train Home’ could be cut from cinematic roll-tapes

‘Hate To Hurt You’ see Pale Waves sound unlike anything heard before

It’s an album bursting with confidence

  • ‘Gravity’, a track dripping in hooks
  • The next era for a band who’ve always aimed big

An album that gives an irresistible soundtrack to a modern diary of love and life

‘Smitten’ is the sound of that Pale Waves spark turning into a headline firework display.
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