‘Xandri’ is an entirely solo effort, with all tracks written, recorded and produced by Jones. The album feels like bedroom pop, with each track featuring simple acoustic guitar chords, with the occasional subtle electronic flourish. Each element combines to produce an album that is a melting pot of Jones’ efforts, with her solitary approach making the record feel like an intimate portrait of the artist. This feeling is compounded by the self-publicising of the album, with no record label seemingly attached to the release.

Some have taken Jones’ individual approach as an indication of her deliberately trying to distance herself from her famous parents, avoiding any accusations of nepotism and carving out a name of her own. Jones has also earned praise for the quality of the album, with one X user saying, “It’s really interesting. Not at all what I expected.” 

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 Even the artwork for the album cover seems to have been created by the 24-year old, featuring two faces that resemble the tragedy and comedy masks usually associated with theatre. Jones has experience working as a visual artist, and has shared previous creations on her social media and on her website, where her pieces can be bought.   

In the run up to the release of ‘Xandri’, Jones shared snippets of various tracks, often partnered with pictures and videos from her youth. These videos came before any announcement, and were filled with questions about any potential release. Some videos shared to her instagram page, @_p0odle, received backlash for seemingly using generative AI to assist in the animation process despite working as a visual artist herself, and Jones has yet to comment on it.  

I know you posted this before you posted your review but, I wonder if she’s just trying to do everything herself and that’s just kind of how things are done today? Like she’s saying oh I don’t want to hook up with the industry and just do it myself? I look forward to listening.

— Sarafina (@Sarafina7707) April 5, 2025

Though this is her first formal release of music, Jones went viral in 2023 when she sang two of her father’s most famous songs. She covered ‘Starman’ and ‘Life on Mars’ on an Instagram live stream, and was praised for her soft singing voice.

Beyond this album, Jones has shown a creative ambition for years, even releasing a fashion line in 2023. Her website, which the clothing is listed on, also includes a mission statement, emphasising the importance of art in her life. “Art has been a rock in my life for as long as I can remember,” the artist shared. “My hope is to inspire those who come across this body of work to join in on the journey to find something that fuels a passion to find your driving force in life.”

Whether music becomes a permanent outlet for Jones, or she pursues other interests, ‘Xandri’ aligns with her passion for exploring herself through creative endeavors on her own terms.

She posted the project’s tracklist after interacting with fans – one asked her to release the track ‘Romeo’, which was teased on TikTok last year. She then wrote: “Posting da tracklist early just to let you all know that it’s track NINE.”

The ‘Fancy That’ tracklist is full of other new songs, including the previously teased ‘Tonight’, her recently released bouncy new single that was accompanied by a Bridgerton-inspired music video. The clip features horse-drawn carriages, penny farthings and Pinkpantheress and her friends dressed in 1800’s regency outfits. The song also samples a deep cut from Panic! At The Disco’s 2008 album ‘Pretty. Odd’, called ‘Do You Know What I’m Seeing?’.

The Kent-born singer recently told Mixmag that she was inspired by the sounds of Fatboy Slim and Groove Armada while making this new tape: “I loved the size of the music,” she says. “All the music sounds so big and grand and present, and I really wanted to make music where it sounds like a statement is being made with the songs. I feel like that was what appealed to me, and it’s something that I wanted to take on board.”

She also reflected on the reception of her first two projects, her first mixtape ‘To Hell With It’ in 2021, and her debut album ‘Heaven Knows’ in 2023. “My first project was more gritty and DIY so had a much younger fanbase who liked that, whereas my album was more appreciated by proper music nerds who appreciated the cleanliness or mixing. It was cool to see that versatility. But I always love the grittiness and the DIY, and for this upcoming project I asked the mixers to not make it too clean because I like the way my voice sounds when it’s not too polished.”

The tracklist for Pinkpantheress’ ‘Fancy That’ is as follows: 

1. ‘Illegal’

2. ‘Girl Like Me’

3. ‘Tonight’

4. ‘Stars’

5. ‘Intermission’

6. ‘Noises’

7. ‘Nice To Know You’

8. ‘Stateside’

9. ‘Romeo’

Last week, Pinkpantheress was announced to be playing at Glastonbury 2025. You can see our latest writeup on the festival’s lineup here.

In a TikTok last night, British alt-pop singer songwriter PinkPantheress posted a snippet of an unreleased new song. The artist pushes back against comments she’s received about her dance skills in live concert performances. Most of the singer’s concerts have consisted of ‘no choreography, background dancers, or pyrotechnics’, though from this post, she seems to be changing this. She explains in an interview with THE CUT magazine that her lack of theatrics in live performances is due to how she describes herself as an artist: “I can’t perform like a pop artist. I can’t sing like a pop artist. I don’t have the style or the media training to be a pop artist,”. This is apparent from her initial rise to stardom on TikTok where she changed the game for bedroom pop artists.

In her recent TikTok, the artist states, “I had to learn how to dance to beat the no stage presence allegations”, while showcasing her fresh new choreography with soft, precise dance moves that will surely go viral on the app. The sound used also reveals a snippet of a new yet-to-be-named song, though it has a dance beat and soft hyperpop club feel which has left fans anticipating more.

@pinkpantheress i had to learn bow to dance to beat the no stage precense allegatiions and i dont know if jts gonna work tho #newmusic ♬ original sound –

On her YouTube channel, PinkPantheress also posted an Official Mixtape Trailer. In this fun promotional teaser, there are several actors donning her iconic sleek straight haircut and forward fringe. The singer photographs them and a snippet of a song plays, which sounds reminiscent of her hit collaborative single ‘Boy’s a liar Pt. 2′ with Ice Spice.  The version of this that features in her Mixtape Trailer is remixed to have the familiar sound of a 2000’s ringtone, another link to the sound of her new music considering her connection to Y2k aesthetics.

The pop pioneering artist, known for the short length of her songs, with songs such as ‘I must Apologies’, from her album ‘Heaven knows’ being only 1,47 minutes long, releases this Mixtape Trailer of 0.38 minutes. In a TikTok posted by a fan, many have joked in the comments that the trailer will be longer than any of the songs yet to be released.

@journeyseditss OH IM SO SAT #pinkpantheress

The British-Filipino artist’s latest single follows suit with the other released tracks off of the upcoming debut album, Care, Worth it, Sorry and How Was Your Day?, as an ode to 90’s alt-rock music with a taste for basement vibes. Her video release today for Together features the lead singer with spiked 90’s hair and her style has a punk-rock aesthetic that pays homage to early Avril Lavigne. This portrays a  new alt-rock-pop-persona that is growing in popularity because of young artists like Beaboadoobee transitioning into the genre.

Baebadoobee is uniquely talented at merging genres, namely alternative rock and pop, with a certain flare that keeps her music fresh and specifically youthful. Her moody distorted vocals and the classic rock guitar riffs are married to lyrics that millennials are particularly drawn to.

In keeping with younger audiences, Baebadoobee first gained popularity through YouTube videos and releases before signing with Dirty Hit Records where she went on to release the EP Coffee that catapulted her into the cult-following she now has. Coffee was described as a bedroom hit because of the stripped back and intimate nature of the recording’s final cut.

However, the brand new single Together is more of a production heavy hit. The single features a heavy drum and electric guitar that would make this a loud break-out single against her more acoustic pop hit Coffee. Baebadoobee has been transitioning into alt-rock forms of pop since 2019 when she released the hit single She Plays Bass which was the beginning of the introduction of alternative rock vibes into her music. She Plays Bass continues to trend as the hottest record on BBCRadio1 even tonight.

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Together out tomo ❤️❤️ premiere room open now, also doing a Q&A with da bois @bedroom.projects tomorrow xx

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