Mutating over-and-over, Azusena's 'Better' is as hypnotising a pop force as you're ever likely to encounter. Atop a gloomy, spiralling backdrop, the 23-year-old Fiction signee spins a tale of emotional dependence, both light and dark. “'Better' is a deep attachment to someone very close to you because of the way they understand you and your behaviour but all the insecurities you have are rooted from them anyway,“ she explains, and it's that confounding, all-engrossing state that typifies 'Better' and Azusena's alt-pop approach at large. - TC