I'd listen to 1000 Forms of Fear to come up with more concrete examples, but I made a promise to myself... never again
But it's calculated for sure, she worked with Greg Kurstin who has produced for Pink and Kelly Clarkson. And how do you explain the bag over her head and lack of public appearances and the whole, "I'm not going to show myself, even though I've coached with Christina Aguilera on The Voice," if it's not a marketing gimmick.
Compare how she sounds on Chandelier and Burn The Pages and how she sounds on Cellophane or an older single like Clap Your Hands and there is a huge difference in her singing style on 1000.
I will give you that Cellophane is the good track on the album and the most raw sounding. But does the rest of the album sound like that. No.
Eh or overall she's just not my thing. I still really need to listen to Benji! And I'm excited for a couple of your other albums. I was thinking of doing a list of best older music I discovered this year.