Sigrid - There's Always More That I Could Say

Nobody has ever doubted Sigrid's credentials as a pop star – you don't get to perform with Bring Me The Horizon or support Ed Sheeran on tour if you don't have fans in high places. That doesn't mean, though, that she always gets the praise she deserves for always pushing her own boundaries and working to become the best artist she can.

This third album is still the same Sigrid, an artist full of passion and uncontainable, fizzy enthusiasm, except this time she comes with added self-assuredness. Playing freely with tempo, structure, and genre, 'There's Always More That I Could Say' is a journey that underscores Sigrid's confidence in what she does best: make pure pop bangers.

Even then, she plays at the fringes of what pop can be. Effortlessly switching from the folk-slash-indiepop of aptly fluid single 'Jellyfish' into the piano ballad title track, before sparking back to life with crunchy dance anthem 'Fort Knox', the record is elevated to more than simply a pop record. Of course, she still does sunny, shiny pop better than most – most notably in huge opening tune 'I'll Always Be Your Girl' and 'Do It Again' – but with enough versatility and tact to keep the whole project fresh and exciting.

All the sugary sweet sonics and high BPM rhythms are balanced out by lyrics that showcase the vulnerability of someone who was in the throes of heartbreak when first writing for the record. 'Kiss The Sky' paints a picture of someone tearing their own personality apart, even while trying to present as rock-solid, while 'Eternal Sunshine' is a yearning, cathartic cry for better times to present themselves.

Sigrid has never seemed more liberated or more confident. She doesn't care what you think, and this album is all the better for it.