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Fine china is the norm, but for V’s platinum birthday, we give the gift of girl power. In our week-long series “Going Platinum” we highlight six standouts form our 20 years of sonic discovery.

“It’s the most confident we’ve ever been. Ever. When we were on the cover of V [in spring 2014], we were so young and wide-eyed. When we walk into the studio now, we know what the fuck we’re doing. When we came back from our last tour, we didn’t want any rules. We made songs of all genres. It was very freeing; everything kept on flowing.”