While I was personally disappointed by Allie X's 2024 album, Girl With No Face, it would be fair to say that it was a mood thing rather than a musical thing: Allie X has, this year, homed in on a kind of early 80s dark synth sound that just wasn't chiming with me, but which was perfectly serviceable from a musical perspective. It is, to be fair, very hard to dislike an artist who pens a mentalist slice of 80s industrial called 'Off With Her Tits'.
The crystalline pop of 'Galina' also has its origins in 80s synth pop but it shimmers and shines in a way that sees it transcend its origins and become a dark pop anthem in its own right. The addition of Empress Of on the single version adds texture and additional layers to what was already a darkly complex piece. As is always the case with Allie X, the result is complex, sophisticated synth pop with a beating heart. Tremendous.
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