# Pop prodigy Underscores: ‘I don’t think Gen Z is a loveless generation’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pop-prodigy-underscores-i-dont-think-gen-z-is-a-loveless-generation/
- Published: 2026-10-29T08:00:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T10:04:02+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/29/underscores-april-grey-music-review-u-fishmonger-wallsocket
- Topics: Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Underscores is reaching bigger audiences after the release of U.
- She is supporting Charli xcx and adapting her show for arenas.
- Grey began making music seriously as a teenager in San Francisco.

## Summary

Underscores, the stage name of April Grey, is moving into larger venues after the acclaim for her third album, U, and a support slot on Charli xcx’s tour. The article traces her rise from a shy, single-minded young producer in San Francisco to a pop musician taking her ambitious sound to arena audiences.

Released in March 2026, U blends accessible pop with experimental electronic music, and has brought Grey a larger following. Demand led to some dates on her own tour being upgraded, though audiences varied sharply between venues; she is now adapting her show for arenas. Grey began taking music seriously after discovering Skrillex as a teenager, and says she does not believe Gen Z is a loveless generation.

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