Perverts

'Preacher's Daughter' was one of the best albums of 2022: a flawless, multi-faceted, narrative-based debut introducing Hayden Anhedönia to the world. On 'Perverts', the Tallahassee native goes darker and gloomier, abandoning all traces of the arena-ready indie rock hinted at by 'American Teenager' in favour of persistently droning ambience which takes the experimental, instrumental side of her debut to new levels. It works very well, but it's hard not to feel slightly disappointed that the cult star has avoided displaying the songwriting and vocal skills her fans know her to be capable of. Still, it's happening to everybody