Bleep

Chloe Raunet’s second LP as C.A.R. has her deliver an album of retro-tinged thrills. PINNED sees Raunet building on the sturdy foundations of My Friend, with that record’s warm reception giving her the confidence to both write and produce the follow-up. The sonic palette remains largely the same. Gallic pop noir, Italo Disco and kitsch 80s synth-pop are the order of the day, all rounded off by Raunet’s impassioned-yet-embittered delivery. That said, little flourishes - the autotuned vocals of ‘Daughters’, ‘Random Words’s harsh electroclash beat - are evidence of a more confident artist. PINNED drops via Ransom Note Records (Bawrut, Marlon Hoffstadt).