Review: Tate McRae closes out Lollapalooza with surprisingly subdued set
<p>Several songs into her headlining Lollapalooza set on Sunday night, Tate McRae pulled out a microphone stand to sing “Anything But Love,” as if to reiterate that she does, in fact, sing live in addition to performing high-energy choreography.</p><p>By no means a vocal dynamo, McRae is a competent singer, though audiences shouldn’t expect any vocal surprises. But the mic served as a symbol not of vocal prowess but an invitation to focus on McRae as a lyricist.</p><p>To her fans, she is not a manufactured pop star.
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<p>Several songs into her headlining Lollapalooza set on Sunday night, Tate McRae pulled out a microphone stand to sing “Anything But Love,” as if to reiterate that she does, in fact, sing live in addition to performing high-energy choreography.</p><p>By no means a vocal dynamo, McRae is a competent singer, though audiences shouldn’t expect any vocal surprises. But the mic served as a symbol not of vocal prowess but an invitation to focus on McRae as a lyricist.</p><p>To her fans, she is not a manufactured pop star. Many of them have grown up with her since she began posting songs online as a teenager and resonate deeply with her lyrics, which often touch on heartbreak. They were likely happy with the set, which was surprisingly more subdued than expected.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-8f0000" name="image-8f0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f9d37b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5359x3008+0+282/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F63%2Fb47fdbe348b291d1aacfe928fa23%2F186a3186.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4a82d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5359x3008+0+282/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F63%2Fb47fdbe348b291d1aacfe928fa23%2F186a3186.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5e0e34/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5359x3008+0+282/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F63%2Fb47fdbe348b291d1aacfe928fa23%2F186a3186.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Tate McRae performs Sunday on the T-Mobile stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza.
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- <p>Several songs into her headlining Lollapalooza set on Sunday night, Tate McRae pulled out a microphone stand to sing “Anything But Love,” as if to reiterate that she does, in fact, sing live in addition to performing high-energy choreography.</p><p>By no means a vocal dynamo, McRae is a competent singer, though audiences shouldn’t expect any vocal surprises. But the mic served as a symbol not of vocal prowess but an invitation to focus on McRae as a lyricist.</p><p>To her fans, she is not a manufactured pop star.
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