<p><span><span><span><span>- </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>, the second studio album from London pop producer Georgia is her best work yet. Reminiscent of </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Ray of Light</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>era </span></span></span></span><span><span><strong><span>Madonna</span></strong></span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>with an undying passion for the UK bass and house scenes, Georgia sprinkles these twelve euphoric pop songs with left-field samples in a cinematic, neon hue.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>has been a long time in the works. Having released singles for the album as early as </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Feel It</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>in 2017, Georgia took her time in establishing the direction that the album would take. While that would be undoubtedly an annoying wait for fans (and at times, the slow rollout of singles really was), it was worth it. </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>captures the experience of finding comfort in the dancefloor; if you think about it, the album catalogues years worth of dancing.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span>Right from the outset, Georgia cements you in with the synth laden </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Started Out</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>. It’s a gorgeous opener that blends gospel vocal samples around subtle, yet rhythmic slap bass. It leads straight into </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>About Work the Dancefloor</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>, possibly the best track of Georgia’s discography to date. </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>About Work the Dancefloor</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>is Georgia at her finest: cutting straight to the point and blending together harmonic synth passages with quirky industrial samples and modified vocals. Georgia’s experimental taste is pitch perfect. To be blunt, it ****ing slaps! </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span>Across </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>, Georgia dives into modified vocals in several tracks. A lesser musician exploring this production technique could be seen as gimmicky, but there’s something to Georgia’s music that escapes that pitfall. It’s almost as if she’s aware of that, and has chosen to carefully skate around it. Of the other tracks that feature vocal modification, </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Feel It</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>and </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Never Let You Go</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>find this balance the best, as the modification enhances the music rather than overshadowing it.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span>The years that Georgia spent working on this album have seen the rise of </span></span></span></span><span><span><strong><span>Charli XCX</span></strong></span></span><span><span>’</span></span><span><span><span><span>s experimental </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Pop 2</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>work, and the return of enigmatic producer </span></span></span></span><span><span><strong><span>Jai Paul</span></strong></span></span><span><span><span><span>. These London based musicians have no doubt impacted Georgia’s work, but she is able to find her own ground amidst the chaos of the contemporary world. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span>Despite the experimental edge to Georgia’s sound existing since her striking self-titled debut in 2015, what positions </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>as her most ambitious project is her devotion to the concept of the album. The cool and kooky experimentation throughout acts to enrich and build upon Georgia’s experience of the beauty and experience of club culture. At it’s best, </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><span><span>is a universally appealing, daring venture into futuristic production with the legacy of the undying club nights of the past and present at its heart.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span>- Sean Tayler.</span></p>
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