PinkPantheress Says She Doesn't Listen to Albums: 'I Just Listen to Songs'

PinkPantheress isn’t an albums person.

The 23-year-old Heaven Knows artist, who’s set to headline this weekend’s 2024 MLS All-Star Concert in Ohio alongside Marshmello, spoke about her personal listening tendencies during a recent interview with Arshan Jawaid for Kids Take Over. Around 14 minutes into their conversation, Playboi Carti’s Die Lit and Whole Lotta Red albums were mentioned, prompting PinkPantheress to underline her song-focused approach.

"I don’t listen to albums," she said when asked whether she preferred the former to the latter. "I just listen to songs. I don’t listen to albums. That’s why when it came to my own album, I was like, 'Do people care about tracklisting?' I couldn’t believe it, you know. When I saw people review my album, some people were like, 'Oh, it’s a great album but the tracklisting doesn’t make sense.'"

Heaven Knows, the Warner UK signee's debut studio release, spans 13 tracks at 34 minutes in total length, including the megahit "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with Ice Spice. Brevity, in general, is key to how PinkPantheress works. In a recent interview for ABC News' Prime Playlist series, she said her penchant for writing concise songs was simply the result of decidedly intentional experimentation. As she sees it, a song "doesn't need to be" any longer than two and a half minutes.

"Turn It Up," PinkPantheress’ latest, arrived that same month and tops out at two minutes and 27 seconds, so essentially right on the mark.