It’s a shame that in 2021, internet debates pitted Mia Belin and Olivia Rodrigo of Pom Pom Squad against each other, as usual. Because they both used similar visual metaphors. Despite the fact that the concept of pitting two women of color against each other is itself problematic, there are ultimately elements in “Mirror Starts Moving Without Me” that the public fascinated by “GUTS” will greatly enjoy. There are many. Pom Pom Squad’s second full-length features the main characters feeling uncomfortable in their own skin, first using a synthetic pop palette and later (and much more successfully) using a more familiar grungy guitar sound. It expresses how you feel. “Messaged” and “The Tower” both feature big guitars and a sense of unease, while the stunning “Montauk” and album centerpiece “Everybody’s Moving On” feature songs by Bright Eyes and Jenny. Following Lewis’s sound, it has a folky, if not almost country, sound. -Best Coast Pedigree. The industrial-sounding, percussive “Villain” seems to be an homage to Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” (although on her recent tour with Poppy, she referred to her song “Anything Like Me”). It is worth noting that there is a possibility that Some of the opening track’s emotional impact is lost in its sweet, pixel-perfect presentation, especially the punchier “Street Fighter,” but that aside, “Mirror Starts Moving Without Me” is a good listen. .
