Album Review: Bec Sandridge – Try + Save Me

Bec Sandridge has been kicking around with her Kate Bush-meets-Karen O vibe for a few years, but only now do we finally have a debut LP to wrap our ears around. The longer format allows the singer to tease out her big, stark and playful ‘80s-style pop and heightens the girl crush factor to 11.

There’s so many bombastic piano stompers in Try + Save Me, it’s hard to know where to start. A weirdly sublime synth line with a sagging, pitchy tone underlines I’ll Never Want A BF, the song delivered evenly by Sandridge before she hits the high notes. It’s just perfect pop, a bold statement from an equally bold artist, and it sets the bar for the rest of the album. There still are highlights galore though – Animal, Eyes Wide, Stranger and We’ve Got Nothing In Common all tickle fancies with attitude and huge motifs, while still offering some subtle moments that aren’t drenched in sound. But not many – it’s big and hard not to love.