In the case of PinkPantheress’ career in comparison to someone like an Addison Rae, she’s living proof that you can eventually become the real deal despite being branded an influencer of sorts. Having come up virally through TikTok and Soundcloud with her hyper-popped blend before being offered a major label contract, her fourth effort and second mixtape, Fancy That, solidifies Victoria Beverley Walker’s craft as a future-minded producer far and away from creating utter novelty or disposable art with her studies of Aughts techno flowing through this seamless 20-minute elixir of bubbly dance-pop.

Unlike her 2023 proper debut full-length, Heaven Knows, where she flirted with a prism of energies and stylistic cues to set the mood for the club beyond the Internet, this one is decidedly a cohesive mix of pastel house tones and sleek LED lights astutely featuring production from indie sleaze hitmaker the Dare and samples of tracks worked on by Ray of Light producer William Orbit (“Nice to Know”) as well as classic millennial Euro club hitmakers Basement Jaxx (“Girl Like Me”,) Groove Armada (“Noises”,) and Underworld (“Illegal”.)

Despite its brevity, no one song overstays what it sets out do in producing effervescent electricity with highlights. Hit play on “Tonight” or “Stars”, and you’ll find your heart palpitating not just from romance’s butterflies, but that consumer high of walking into a freshly-minted H&M store stateside circa 2000 when every floor and wall reflected bright white and its overhead music of dance imports transported you to a runway show in London. You can’t help but hear PinkPantheress honor these vibes in a manner which most vibe makers wish they could produce, perhaps because there’s more natural tastemaking substance behind her efforts. A rare example of when influence breeds authenticity.

Highlights: “Tonight”, “Stars”, “Romeo”

PinkPantheress’ Fancy That is available now on Warner Records UK.