Christine & The Queens - ChrisBillingual, compelling upbeat second from modern day pop star Christine and the Queens. Titled Chris the album is released as double CD and vinyl versions, as well as limited edition boxset, There are two versions of the album; one sung exclusively in English and one sung exclusively in French. Each track has earworm irresistibility with losing any edge. The album celebrates her polysexual desire, without sidelining her emotional pain, It's a lean,

Drawing together some of the finest female singers from across the roll ‰۪n‰۪ roll spectrum

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Hippopotamus is a master class in pop songwriting full of idiosyncratic

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in 2004 and is currently working on her second book