The pop gems of Micachu and the Shapes

This week, I've been immersed in the music of Micachu and the Shapes. My immediate thoughts: this is messy and random, but it's not horribly over-polished or sexed-up like much of the synth-pop that's being pushed on us … and it's spiky. Very, very spiky. I know as much as you, really. Not that much. Micachu is an exceedingly precocious 21-year-old who may go on to completely transform our expectations of music – or she could disappear unexpectedly tomorrow because it would be dul...

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