After a stinging comment made about her voice at the precarious age of 17 drove Gabi du Plessis to exit Idols South Africa, the singer-songwriter found herself with no real understanding of who she was musically. Four years later, after she honed her skills writing numerous No. 1s for other artists, du Plessis’ reintroduction to the industry under the moniker Valley Sixteen sees her triumphantly return to her infectious pop roots. Recorded on apartment floors in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Munich, Apartment Flaws is the bedroom pop EP intended to silence her critics, tackling matters of the heart (“Borderline,” “Sad Eyes”) and mental health (“Fake”) while acknowledging how far she’s come on her journey of self.