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MELTDOWN FESTIVAL I SOPHIE
Royal Festival Hall
★★★
ONE of the most anticipated artists to perform at Southbank’s Meltdown festival this year Sophie (pictured) takes electronic pop to whole new levels, borrowing equally from the jarring beats of Warp acts like Aphex Twin and Autechre to the mellifluous harmonies of a Madonna vocal.
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