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Recorded in LA, the British singer-producer’s breezy third album is bigger on uplift than individuality
It would be natural to assume that Georgia’s third album tilts at dancefloor bliss. Georgia Barnes is made of beats: after a stint session drumming, the London singer-producer made her name with club-facing tracks. Her last LP, Seeking Thrills (2020), went big on the rush of hedonism. Then there’s the small matter of her dad being in Leftfield.
Here, though, Georgia is describing a more personal state, beyond sweating it out under lasers. Made in LA alongside co-producer Rostam Batmanglij – once of Vampire Weekend, now producer to Clairo and Haim – Euphoric seeks to capture a sense of freedom, born of letting go of baggage and widening horizons. The death of a close friend is also in the mix.
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