On her debut album, inspired in part by her parents’ divorce, 21-year-old Brit school alumna and drummer-for-hire Georgia Barnes has created a constantly shifting soundtrack to modern London. At times bolshy and aggressive (the MIA-esque clatter of Move Systems; Be Ache’s “you’re making me the enemy” mantra), it proffers its own strand of UK hip-hop, weaving in post-punk, grime and airy R&B. There is also heartache bubbling under the surface, specifically on the pretty minimalism of highlight Heart Wrecking Animals. Recorded, produced and played by Barnes (whose father is Leftfield’s Neil Barnes), Georgia turns everyday emotions into exotic and enticing vignettes.
