The Internet’s Syd: ‘I’m the only person like me that I know’

Syd Bennett is the new darling of escapist, sensual soul. Here she explains why singing doesn’t make her a ‘singer’ – and why being gay doesn’t make her part of a ‘community’The past 10 years of pop have been shaped by Los Angeles-based rap group Odd Future, whose alumni include game-changing artists Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator. Here was a collective with DIY aesthetics and production, incendiary lyrics and an overriding sense tha