The algorithm gets a stare-down on Arabella Lucia’s ‘Unpretty’. Her alt-rock take on TLC’s 1999 classic comes with crashing drums, thumping bass, burning guitar work and a vocal edge that turns self-doubt into a live wire. The subject remains painfully recognisable: beauty standards, internalised judgement and pressure to resemble somebody else’s preferred image. For anyone who has watched a filter make a familiar face feel insufficient,...

The NYC band’s second album races through grunge riffs, wild theatre, bruised jokes, and rock attitude built for repeat plays. "Die About It" kicks in like someone knocked over the mic stand and decided that was the correct intro. Ridiculous Bitch are back with their second full-length album, and the New York City crew sound louder, sharper, and way too alive to be filed under...