Music Review: PinkPantheress’ club pop mixtape ‘Fancy That’ is a lighthearted level up

For the curious and ultra-trendy, Charli xcx’s neon, vomit green party banger “BRAT ” was more than an album; it inspired the cultural moment of “BRAT summer.” While internet-pop sensation PinkPantheress’ style is quite different, it seems her sophomore mixtape is coming out just in time for a “Fancy That” season of her own. A producer first and foremost, PinkPantheress launched with those viral songs — her sweet soprano carrying addictive choruses that resonate with the very online. Across “Fancy That,” with grounded but baby-soft vocals, PinkPantheress’ signature sound is reminiscent of ’90s British electronic music as pulsing club beats layer over dreamy synths, melding U.K. garage with bedroom hyperpop.