44-414: High Expectations is the debut studio album by English singer Mabel . It was released on 2 August 2019 by Polydor UK . Originally scheduled for release on 15 July, the album was pushed back to 2 August to alter several songs. Mabel worked with writers and producers such as Tre Jean-Marie , Steve Mac and MNEK to create the album, with its tracks incorporating elements of pop and R&B . The album
88-532: A 100th issue special. The publication draws on the larger Clash brand, which extends to live events around the country and festival partnerships/parties (such as RockNess , Snowbombing , and SXSW ), and the website, ClashMusic.com. 2011 saw Clash partner Levi's and Spotify to bring Primal Scream to London's Electric Brixton for one of their final shows with the former the Stone Roses member, Mani . The Clash Live brand's London activity used to incorporate
132-512: A little too safe to qualify being described as wholly original or progressive", but concluded that it had "some real highlights" and "moments of talent and flair". Despite finding the album strong and well-crafted, The Guardian ' s Alexis Petridis also believed it lacked personality and only "occasionally hints its maker might be more interesting and individual". Kitty Empire was more critical in The Observer , writing, " High Expectations
176-426: A new generation is redefining Scandipop. In a genre once typified by blonde singers and ice-cool beats, artists like Mabel, Zhala and Seinabo Sey are multi-racial and multi-genre, yet create music indebted to Sweden's pop heritage In March 2017, after the releases of the 2015 and 2016 singles "My Boy My Town" and "Thinking Of You", she released " Finders Keepers " featuring British rapper Kojo Funds , which reached
220-437: A once-monthly club night at The Lexington , part of their tastemaking Ones To Watch section, which has played host to acts including Swimming, Three Trapped Tigers , Alpines and Wild Palms. More recently, this activity re-branded to be called 'Next Wave' in order to reflect internal changes in the magazine and now enjoys a residency at Hackney's new Oslo venue. ClashMusic.com launched in early 2008. The website often encompasses
264-580: A redesign in October 2012, bringing it in line with the look of the print magazine. On 30 March 2009, ClashMusic began publishing the Essential 50 —fifty albums which the website considered "the 50 greatest, most significant, downright brilliant albums of Clash ' s lifetime". Made up entirely of albums released in the past five years, the list was published in sections of three, with the top ten being released individually between 15 and 24 April 2009. Clash
308-538: A remix of "Finders Keepers" by South African DJ and music producer Jaydon Lewis was released on streaming platforms. On 9 February, Mabel was featured in Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif 's song "Zero". On 20 March, Mabel posted a statement on Instagram saying that she will be releasing new music after being in an 18-month hiatus. On 25 April, she released "Vitamins" as a standalone single. On 10 May, she released "Look at My Body, Pt. II" featuring British musician Shygirl as
352-553: A scheduled release date of July 12. The release date was later pushed back to August 2. The album's lead single " Don't Call Me Up " was released on 18 January 2019. It was initially included on the 2019 reissue of Ivy to Roses . The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, making it Mabel's highest charting single in the UK. It became her international mainstream breakthrough, managing to peak within
396-468: A wider variety of genres than its parent magazine, with pieces on left field acts like Gonjasufi and Perfume Genius , as well as emerging artists, appearing alongside content that ties in with magazine-featured artists. The website features numerous ongoing features such as "DJ Disasters", "Rapture & Verse" and "A Letter From...". It runs a Track of the Day feature from Monday to Friday. The website underwent
440-565: Is a singer and songwriter. The daughter of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh Cherry , she rose to prominence in 2017 with her single " Finders Keepers " which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Her debut studio album High Expectations released in 2019 entered the UK Albums Chart at number three and was certified platinum. It included the UK top 10 singles: " Don't Call Me Up ", " Mad Love " and " Boyfriend ", with "Don't Call Me Up" also charting on
484-505: Is an acoustic version of the album recorded by Mabel at her home studio during the COVID-19 lockdowns . The album was released on 31 July 2020. Mabel announced the album on 28 July 2020, saying "This year turned everyone's plans sideways and I’ve been using the time in my home studio to record an acoustic version of every track. Something a bit more intimate from me". Mabel (singer) Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey (born 19 February 1996)
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#1732863320825528-636: Is dating Preye Crooks, who runs the Strawberries & Creem Festival and is son of ex-footballer and BBC pundit Garth Crooks . They started dating in November 2021. At the end of 2024, they got engaged. Clash (magazine) Clash is a music and fashion magazine and website based in the United Kingdom. It is published four times a year by Music Republic Ltd, whose predecessor Clash Music Ltd went into liquidation. The magazine won awards including
572-632: Is different from her previous work, and adds that she knows this is a cliché. "This is a new chapter in my life. I have once again changed the team I work with. And for the first time, I have decided to let my family in. I need them. They are my anchor that keeps me grounded, but they are also my compass that guides me back to my true self. As soon as I feel lost or inadequate". In October 2024 Mabel stated in Swedish Elle that she has been working in Max Martin's studio with her brother. On 19 January 2024,
616-511: Is just disappointingly all right, lacking any playfulness, or top spin, or a sense of who Mabel is," while Uncut critic Johnny Sharp commented, "Despite some pleasant enough tunes, she lacks the vocal charisma to stand out from other wannabe Rihannas , Mileys and Dua Lipas ." Mick Jacobs of PopMatters concluded, "Though sung in a beautiful, agile voice, the album's contents lack any innovation that truly set them apart, even amongst themselves." High Expectations debuted at number three on
660-695: Is the youngest child of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh Cherry . Through her mother, Mabel is the step-granddaughter of the American jazz musician Don Cherry , granddaughter of Swedish-Sierra Leonean highlife and afrobeat musician Ahmadu Jah and the niece of Swedish singers Eagle-Eye Cherry and Titiyo . Her sister Tyson, half-sister Naima and half-brother Marlon Roudette are also singers. The family lived in Alhaurín el Grande for two years prior to Mabel's birth before relocating back to Notting Hill , West London , England when she
704-584: The Irish Albums Chart . In October 2017, Mabel released her debut mixtape , Ivy to Roses . Its lead single, " Finders Keepers ", peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and became her first top ten single. The mixtape was then reissued in January 2019, featuring six additional singles including "Don't Call Me Up". High Expectations was then officially announced on 18 April of the same year, with
748-588: The Jingle Bell Ball , alongside other artists such as Ava Max , Rita Ora , Regard and The Script . From January to March 2020, Mabel embarked on the High Expectations Tour across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. In February 2020, she released the song " Boyfriend ". She then featured in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song " Times Like These " as part of
792-602: The Live Lounge Allstars . This was organised in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . Later that year, in July, Mabel collaborated with AJ Tracey on " West Ten " and released an acoustic version of High Expectations . The following month, Clean Bandit released " Tick Tock " featuring Mabel and 24kGoldn . Following a teaser titled 'Allow me to reintroduce myself', posted to her social media in June 2021, " Let Them Know "
836-485: The Stockholm music school Rytmus Musikergymnasiet (a music high school) where she took a three-year course in songwriting, production and music theory . She commented on her time at the school on Swedish radio: "I was drawn to RnB and wanted to write songs on piano, but the most popular students wrote indie songs on guitar." While in high school she had a popular Swedish style blog, chronicling her girl-gang's style. It
880-409: The UK Albums Chart , behind Ed Sheeran 's No.6 Collaborations Project and Lewis Capaldi 's Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent , with first-week sales of 9,761 album-equivalent units . It dropped to number 10 in its second week with sales of 4,184 units. On the Irish Albums Chart , it debuted at number five, the highest new entry for the chart dated 9 August 2019. The album also debuted in
924-740: The Best New Magazine award in 2004 at the PPA Magazine Awards, Magazine of the Year at the 2011 Record of the Day Awards, and others in England and Scotland. Clash was founded by John O'Rourke, Simon Harper, Iain Carnegie and Jon-Paul Kitching. It emerged from the long-running Dundee, Scotland-based free-listings magazine Vibe . Re-launching as Clash Magazine in 2004, it won Best New Magazine award at
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#1732863320825968-526: The Digital Magazine Awards. In February 2014 it expanded into Android handsets. In November 2014, the magazine published its 99th edition, but then withdrew from print publication in favour of moving to an online-first operation. The Web-based service continued throughout the magazine's absence from the news-stands. In late 2015 it was announced that Clash would return to print as a bimonthly magazine from February 2016, beginning its revived run with
1012-551: The European part of the second leg of a tour in the support of his debut studio album . After her tour with Styles, she embarked on her own headline tour through the United Kingdom and Europe. In June, she was featured on " Ring Ring " alongside American rapper Rich the Kid and British DJ Jax Jones . Later that year, after releasing " One Shot ", she co-wrote "Blind", a song for British girl group Four of Diamonds . In January 2019, Mabel
1056-579: The London R&;B scene appetizing. Mabel released her debut single "Know Me Better" in July 2015, which caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac , who made the song her Tune of the Week. Within weeks, Mabel signed a recording contract with Universal. Just after leaving Stockholm for London, The Guardian's Tshepo Mokoena spotlighted Mabel as one of Sweden's rising stars in a profile of three new Swedish R&B singers: Better Swede symphony: how
1100-453: The PPA Magazine Awards and Music Magazine of the Year at the Record of the Day Awards in 2005 and 2011 respectively. At the turn of 2011, Clash took on an entirely new look, ditching its previous glossy feel and music-led design for an altogether more artistically-led approach. In 2013, it launched a Smartphone channel, the iOS Apple Magazine app of which went on to win 'Best Music Magazine' at
1144-536: The Scottish Albums Chart, once again her highest to date. On 8 June 2023 Sveriges Radio announced Mabel would be one of the hosts of the 2023 season of Swedish radio show Sommar . While hosting the show, Mabel said she had been writing new songs with her brother Marlon, and with support from her parents and her boyfriend Preye Crooks. She stated that in the past she was reluctant to include her family, but that has now changed. She added that this material
1188-496: The Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in late 2017. In May 2017, she released her debut extended play Bedroom . In October 2017, Mabel released "Begging", the lead single from her debut mixtape Ivy to Roses , which was released shortly after. In December, she collaborated with Not3s on " My Lover ". Following the January 2018 release of a second Not3s collaboration, " Fine Line ", Mabel opened for English singer Harry Styles during
1232-522: The UK and Europe were announced on July 19, 2019 via her social media. The general sale of tickets for European dates began on July 21. The supporting act was R&B singer Kali Claire. The European leg of the tour commenced on January 28, 2020 in Dublin, Ireland. Credits adapted from the album liner notes. Credits for High Expectations adapted from Allmusic . Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. High Expectations... Stripped
1276-664: The US Billboard Hot 100 . She won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist in 2020. Her second studio album About Last Night... was released in 2022. It was supported by the release of its lead single " Let Them Know ". The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album on the chart. Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey was born on 19 February 1996 in Alhaurín el Grande , Málaga , Spain. She
1320-463: The US Billboard Hot 100. The album's second and final single " Mad Love " became Mabel's third UK top-10 single, peaking at number eight. Upon its release, High Expectations received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented its production and the singer's vocals. The album was also a commercial success, debuting at number three on the UK Albums Chart and at number five on
1364-430: The album received an average score of 61, based on 10 reviews. Reviewing the album for musicOMH , Ben Devlin hailed it as "a convincing display of versatility and quality songwriting that firmly establishes Mabel as a force to be reckoned with in UK pop", while Chris Taylor of DIY regarded it as "effortlessly cool" with "no faux-earnestness". Q magazine's Laura Barton called the album "highly polished" and said
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1408-424: The family moved to Sweden when she was eight and lived in her mother's native countryside home near the town of Hässleholm in southern Sweden, and later moved to Stockholm in October 2004. First she attended an international school, but later transferred to Kulturama a school with aesthetic training and courses including musical, music & song as well as visual arts and design. At age 15, Mabel enrolled at
1452-457: The lead single from her upcoming third studio album. On 17 May, Mabel received a Brits Billion Award . On 25 May, she performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend . On 19 July, she released "Female Intuition" as the second single from her upcoming third studio album. On 30 August, McVey released her third single, “Chat” from her third upcoming studio album. On 11 October, McVey released her fourth single, “Stupid Dumb” featuring Ty Dolla $ ign Mabel
1496-536: The second single from her debut studio album, High Expectations , which was released on 2 August that year. The song debuted at number 18 in the UK, later peaking at number 8. " Don't Call Me Up " was nominated for the "Song of The Year" award at the Swedish Radio P3's 2020 P3 Guld Awards Following the November 2019 release of her Christmas single Loneliest Time Of Year , in December 2019, Mabel performed at
1540-612: The singer "perfected the art of writing songs that even on first listen sound totally ubiquitous". In NME , Hannah Mylrea wrote that Mabel's "gorgeous silky vocals soar, the glossy production is stellar, but the exuberance and effervescent attitude that make tunes like 'Don't Call Me Up' so brilliant aren't found throughout." Andrew Wright of The Skinny stated that the singer found her individual identity with High Expectations which he described as well-rounded despite "some over-zealous Top 40 attempts". Conversely, Joe Hale of Clash found it "almost too airbrushed, with Mabel playing it
1584-620: The top 10 in over twenty other countries including Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway where it reached the top three. The track also became the singer's first US Billboard Hot 100 chart entry where it rose to number 66. " Mad Love " was released as the second and final single from the album on 7 June 2019. It became Mabel's third UK top-10 single, peaking at number eight, and her second top-10 single in Ireland where it reached number six. The album's only promotional single, "Bad Behaviour",
1628-564: The top 40 in Norway and Switzerland. In the US, High Expectations entered at number 198 on the Billboard 200 . Hugh McIntyre of Forbes cited its debut as "a prime example of how the UK and the US music industries can be drastically different". Mabel announced the US and Canada dates of her headlining tour in support of the album on 7 June 2019. General sale of tickets also began on the same date. Dates in
1672-445: Was nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards . She re-released Ivy to Roses with a new cover art and the inclusion of all the singles that had been released since the first edition's release. With this, Mabel also released " Don't Call Me Up ", which debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song peaked at number 3, becoming her highest-charting single to date. On 7 June 2019, she released " Mad Love ",
1716-636: Was released on 18 June 2021. On 16 July 2021, Mabel released the song "Take It Home" as part of Pokémon 's 25th anniversary album . In August 2021, she performed on the ITV2 reality series Love Island . On 29 October 2021, Mabel and Joel Corry released the song " I Wish ". The song was followed by a cover of the Cyndi Lauper song " Time After Time ", which she recorded for the 2021 McDonald's Christmas television advertisements. The second single, "Good Luck", featuring Jax Jones and Swedish EDM duo Galantis
1760-473: Was released on 18 March 2022. Mabel's second album is called About Last Night... In November 2021, Mabel performed at Hits Live in Liverpool, alongside other artists such as Mimi Webb , The Script , Becky Hill , Joel Corry , Tom Grennan , Ella Henderson and Ed Sheeran . About Last Night peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, Mabel's highest-charting album to date, it also peaked at number 4 on
1804-442: Was released on 23 July 2019, alongside a music video directed by Oliver Kane. The track debuted at number 94 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the track "OK (Anxiety Anthem)" premiered on Dazed on 16 August 2019, directed by Jade Jackman. High Expectations received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications,
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1848-472: Was so successful that it landed her in the front row of international runway shows with her mother Neneh Cherry , including the likes of Stella McCartney and the Paris Fashion Week . Mabel's stylist is her Swedish high school friend Simone Beyene Mabel told Swedish morning show Nyhetsmorgon that she moved to London as soon as she graduated Rytmus musikgymnasium in Stockholm because she found
1892-407: Was supported by two singles. Its lead single " Don't Call Me Up " peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, making it Mabel's highest charting single in the UK. It also became her international mainstream breakthrough, managing to peak within the top 10 in over twenty countries. The track also became Mabel's first US Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, peaking at 66 on
1936-431: Was two years old. At age four, she taught herself to read through phonetics and audiobooks , but soon developed anxiety from being sensitive to her surroundings and being bullied due to racial backgrounds. Her parents—who were against the use of medication—encouraged Mabel to express herself through music and a journal. The following year, she learned piano and wrote her first song. To help manage her anxiety,
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