Lola Young burst onto the scene with the viral anti-anthem “ Messy, ” a forceful single that felt like reading through someone’s unfiltered notes app at 3 a.m. “I’m not skinny, and I pull a Britney every other week,” she howls. “But cut me some slack, who do you want me to be?” It was a question, but also a warning to dial back your expectations: Young is far from interested in being your typical pop star.

Hailing from South East London, the 24-year-old introduced herself voice first — scratchy but honeyed, and impossible to ignore. With “Messy,” Young begged her listeners for a second listen, if only to figure out who the hell could sound like that . Now, with her third studio album “I’m Only Fucking Myself,” she’s not just doubling down on the chaos, but rather weaponizing it. The

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