"Lesley Chow is the best and rarest kind of critic--one who loves to be surprised, and can always surprise you in turn. The emphasis is firmly on aesthetic pleasure, and the book itself is a unique pleasure to read: joyful, witty, knowledgeable, intensely observant, and indifferent to received ideas." - Jake Wilson , arts critic for The Age and author of Mad Dog Morgan "By embracing pop's sonic artifice, its vocal textures and its wordless moments of rapture - too often ignored by other critics - Lesley Chow constructs a new version of pop history. Her assemblage of pop's 'hybrid girls' and wayward women is a sly, original analysis." - Anwen Crawford , music writer for The Monthly and author of Hole: Live Through This "Lesley Chow's sparklingly written book is full of whip-smart wit and electric prose. You're History isn't just a work of great criticism: it will make you rethink your understanding of pop music and the strange, sublime sounds of its creators." - Luke Buckmaster , The Guardian "Lesley Chow explores the alchemy of pop that comes from breath, sound and lyrics. Her deep dive into these extraordinary women made me feel their music all over again.

" - Julia Zemiro , actor and presenter of RocKwiz "A constantly surprising and thought-provoking book tracing. non-verbal bliss, irruptive sensuality, and mouth-music magic -- a counter-canon of oozy oohs and sweet nothings that takes in Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, TLC." - Simon Reynolds , author of Rip It Up and Start Again "The slim, sharp book considers a range of female artists from Janet Jackson and Taylor Swift to TLC and Nicki Minaj, a group that the Australian cultural critic Chow views as 'outliers, marking moments where the culture might have swerved to incorporate their influence, but somehow contrived not to.'" - New York Times "You're History is the ideal book for anyone who thinks a great song is like a puzzle, with every individual component its own unique mystery worth investigating." - Pitchfork.