If Charli XCX’s Brat is this decade’s defining party-girl album, Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun is Brat’s sunnier little sister. Where Brat is Y2K-coded in a “Von Dutch trucker hat” way, Midnight Sun is Y2K-coded in a “Lisa Frank dancing dolphins Trapper Keeper meets Delia’s catalog meets Mandy Moore’s ‘Candy’ music video” way. Simply put, it’s a zillennial dreamscape of dance-pop perfection. Larsson isn’t new to the music scene; she released her debut international album So Good in 2017. But in pop-head parlance, Midnight Sun is the Swedish singer’s main pop-girl moment. It’s also one of the most fun and original pop albums in recent memory. Beyond the irresistible title track, the album features standout songs like the summer love anthem “Blue Moon,” the cheeky “Pretty Ugly” and the club banger “Hot & Sexy,” which in another perfect nod to early-Aughts icons features reality-TV queen Tiffany “New York” Pollard. Larsson will bring her never-ending summer to Marathon Music Works for the latest stop on hertour in support of Midnight Sun. Alt-pop artist and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Moore will open the show. Editor's Note: This show is now sold out.
8 p.m. at Marathon Music Works
1402 Clinton St.
