Popscene: Suzi Wu

Perhaps part of Suzi Wu’s appeal is that even when she’s joking, she does so with a wry realness seldom found on a party playlist. Her voice is elastic, with a drawling accent that wafts from performative pomp to hoarse confession. In many ways, she feels adjacent to a grungy British sensibility—a more feminine King Krule. Suzi Wu distills the spirit of grime to produce songs filled with swagger, underestimated sweetness, and electronic bite.