Some long-gestating albums bear no trace of their difficult birth; not this one. Sky Ferreira's debut, originally slated for 2011 but beset by label disputes and creative U-turns, sounds like a reasonably conventional pop record that's been dragged backwards through a forest after nightfall. Songs such as Boys emerge dishevelled, blanketed in fuzz and crackling with a wild-eyed energy that sets them apart from most of the charts. Last year's Everything is Embarrassing, produced by Dev Hynes, was a game-changer for Ferreira but her collaboration here with production wunderkind (and fellow Los Angeleno) Ariel Rechtshaid has brought her angry, grungy side to the fore. It was worth the wait.