Amy Shark Soft Pop

Tracks: The Biggest Dick, It’s Kinda Hot, Child of Divorce, Our Last Fight, Movies, Like a Doll, Ruins , Hotel Towles, I Know A Place Just Up the Street, Not Old Enough to Drive, Singapore Noodles

Label: RCA

Amy Shark has always excelled at turning life's awkward, painful and complicated moments into memorable songs, but soft pop feels different. Stripped back and refreshingly uncomplicated, this is an album that places her voice and innermost thoughts front and centre, allowing the emotion to do the heavy lifting. The production rarely gets in the way, creating the feeling that you're sitting with Shark as she quietly unpacks her experiences without fear, shame or pretence.

Written under the pressure of a four-week deadline before being recorded in Barry, Wales, with long-time collaborator Dann Hume, soft pop has an intimacy that can't be manufactured. It isn't interested in grand statements or radio-friendly gloss. Instead, it focuses on the small details of relationships, identity, heartbreak and self-discovery, trusting that honesty is enough.

Singles such as The Biggest Dick, Our Last Fight, Child of Divorce, It's Kinda Hot and Movies each reveal a different side of Shark. There's biting humour, bruised vulnerability and moments of quiet reflection, all delivered through a vocal performance that is arguably the strongest of her career. She sounds comfortable in the silence between the notes, letting every lyric breathe rather than chasing big hooks.

There are moments where soft pop evokes the understated indie-folk atmosphere of Taylor Swift's folklore. The sparse arrangements and reflective mood invite that comparison, but where Swift's album thrived on vivid storytelling and carefully crafted characters, Shark's approach is far more direct and personal. She tells her truth with admirable candour, though not always with the narrative depth turn transform every confession into a fully realised story.

That doesn't stop soft pop from being a rewarding listen. Its greatest strength lies in its willingness to be uncomplicated. Amy Shark isn't trying to reinvent herself or overwhelm listeners with elaborate production; she's simply offering an honest snapshot of where she is today. In doing so, she delivers her most candid record yet—one that strips away expectation and leaves behind a songwriter in fine voice, embracing vulneraheron her own terms. It's Amy Shark as you've never heard her before, and while it may not possess the storytelling brilliance of its obvious influences, its sincerity is impossible to question.