"Dirt Femme" succeeds in something that not all albums do – it appeals to both body and brain. Tove Lo gives voice to typically female experiences that have not always been obvious topics for pop music.
But it's clear – some banging would still have been nice during a gala evening that was mostly a veterans' evening. Last year's biggest genre, EPA dunk, was left without statuettes. And hip-hop, today far from some obscure subculture, was kindly left in the sidecar.