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Albums Of The Week: Model/Actriz | Pirouette

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The followup to their critically acclaimed debut Dogsbody, Brooklyn quartet Model/Actriz’s sophomore album Pirouette is sexually commanding and righteously diva-esque.

Taking inspiration from far and wide — everything and everyone from Lady Gaga and Grace Jones to classical ballet and dissonant dance music — and incorporating it with the smooth skill of a well-oiled machine, Model/Actriz surrender their punk aggression in favour of queer pop here, arriving at stunning new ways to be free.

Pirouette is an album that swerves out of the maze and directly into the spotlight. It is both a natural progression and a calculated reset, a move toward reasserting their command as artists by peeling away the smoke and mirrors to become brighter, heavier, and more direct. The pop thread running throughout the album allows the crowd to witness thumping club music in the spirit of cabaret and manifest the catharsis that comes with hitting the dancefloor.

Pirouette was co-produced and mixed by Seth Manchester and mastered by Matt Colton, also their collaborators on Dogsbody.”