CHARLI XCX ARRDEE

Crash ★★★

After two experimental projects, Charli returns to the mainstream armed with machine-tooled chart perfection in the shape of Baby and Used To Know Me.

She certainly possesses the aura of a pop great but too often the music opts for efficiency instead of fun. More Thud, less Crash.

Pier Pressure ★★★★

Four tunes on the Brighton rapper’s debut are already hits and the rest is even better.

Expect party tunes (Fruitella) and heavy beats (Pandemic), while fellow newcomer Lola Young adds soul to Who Woulda Thought.

ArrDee is coping with the pressure just fine.