Laneway

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Phoebe Bridgers on Lorde, Laneway, and the 'sad girl' label: 'I hate it' (New Zealand Herald)

She's the it girl with bleach-blonde hair in a skeleton onesie, who writes hauntingly sad break-up songs and sombre ballads about the end of the world.

And it feels “amazing” to be on her way to Aotearoa at last, she says. So I love that, and it’s really cool.” For Bridgers, joining the line-up was “a no-brainer”. It’s such a cool idea and I can’t wait to see everybody. Speaking to the Herald from Los Angeles, the Grammy nominee says, “I hate the ‘sad girl’ label. it feels like a specific lens, that I hate.”

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