Chloe Slater – ‘Riot Youth’ review: extending a hopeful hand to a generation on the edge

It’s hard not to feel disillusioned by the state of the world right now. It’s getting harder to scrape by; our algorithms are a constant whiplash between images of genocide and manmade destruction and TikTok Shop hauls that will end up in rotting landfills; and it feels like few in power are interested in helping anyone besides the rich. Why not just give up, stop caring and bury your head in the sand? READ MORE: Chloe Slater tells us about her debut album ‘Riot Youth’ and “encapsulating that feeling where it feels like anything could change” Chloe Slater knows exactly how you feel. She’s made putting a voice to those frustrations her M.O. since her 2024 single ‘24 Hours’, whose viral success opened her up to a whole new audience of like-minded fans. On her debut album, ‘Riot Youth’, the former NME Cover star builds out a communal, cathartic space to air her generation’s shared struggles, acknowledging the anger that comes with watching the world burn as well as the need to switch off from it all sometimes. If you’ve ever tried to have a conversation about politics with older relatives on the other side of the aisle, you’ll recognise the situations she depicts in the bouncy ‘Can I ...