Suki Waterhouse performs at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre in Austin, Texas on Oct 18, 2024. Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images. SAN FRANCISCO — Model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse isn’t done metamorphosing yet. The English artist brought her Sparklemuffin Tour to the Warfield on Friday. Waterhouse combined…

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan perform at OVO Arena Wembley in London on June 27, 2024. Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been quite a summer for pop artist Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX. She released a new album, BRAT, entered the mainstream lexicon with a…

Suki Waterhouse, “Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.” It’s been an eventful year for Suki Waterhouse. The English singer-songwriter and actress became a first-time mother, performed at Coachella a few weeks later, opened for Taylor Swift in London, and now she’s back with a sophomore—double!—album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin. Memoir of…

Gracie Abrams, “The Secret of Us.” Gracie Abrams had a whirlwind 2023 and her sophomore album, The Secret of Us, is certainly something to show for it. After releasing debut LP Good Riddance and opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, Abrams would be forgiven for wanting to…

Kate Nash, “9 Sad Symphonies.” Kate Nash finds her voice and sets boundaries in an impressive show of self-growth on her fifth album, 9 Sad Symphonies. A long way from her angsty 2007 debut, Made of Bricks, the English singer-songwriter wastes no time in walking listeners through her internal…

Charli XCX, “BRAT.” Leave it to British singer-songwriter Charli XCX to go back to her roots, while still keeping it sounding new. The British pop icon, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, is back with her sixth studio album, BRAT, going back to the clubs at which she got her start. BRAT …

Maya Hawke, “Chaos Angel.” Maya Hawke delves deep on her third album, Chaos Angel. Showcasing the singer-songwriter’s ability to articulate the pains of coming of age and finding herself in relationships with others and herself, the album has her finding purpose in the midst of it all. Chaos Angel…

Ani DiFranco, “Unprecedented Sh!t” Singer-songwriter, author, feminist radical and recently turned Broadway actress Ani DiFranco is no stranger to breaking the mold and pushing her own limits creatively in the process. Her 23rd album, Unprecedented Sh!t, is no exception. Unprecedented Sh!t Ani DiFranco Righteous Babe Records, May 17 7/10…

Conan Gray, “Found Heaven.” Since he came up as a YouTube influencer, Conan Gray has been constantly walking a tightrope—as a music artist—balancing his songcraft and art with the social media content creation hamster wheel of relevancy. So he’s experimented a bit with his music, taking nostalgic sounds and…

Sheryl Crow, “Evolution.” Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow is showing no signs of slowing down with her 11th album, Evolution. She had said after releasing 2018’s Threads that she was done making albums. But if her return with Evolution is proof of anything, it’s that some introspection and solitude…