Britney Jean: My thoughts
Not only did Britney Spears turn 32 today, she also dropped her eighth studio album. Billed as her most personal yet, the album is a great addition to Brit’s discography. To put it in terms that Britney fans would understand, Britney Jean is not quite In The Zone but is a cut above 2011’s Femme Fatale.
The album’s lead single, Work
Bitch, is confident and sassy; it doesn’t scream “this is going to be my
most personal album”, but it does have tons of commercial appeal. Being
produced by Otto Knows, Sebastian Ingrosso, will.i.am et. al, Work Bitch proves that Britney is still
ahead of the pop game and she has achieved an authentic dance sound that
carries right through Britney Jean.
Highlights include the will.i.am collaboration It Should Be Easy (co-produced by Nicky Romero), the Euro-dance
influenced Til It’s Gone and
Diplo-produced Passenger.
Personal touches can be seen in places, but it’s when the
album slows down that Britney’s claim can be justified. I also think this is
what was vitally missing from Femme
Fatale – a great Britney ballad. The vulnerability of Britney’s voice (and
lack of autotune) on second single Perfume
is a nice change. The song tells the story of how Brit would mark her territory by spraying her perfume on her cheating lover's clothes; it is definitely a standout track
on the album and gives fans something fresh, that we’ve not seen Britney doing
for a long time.
The main feeling I got from listening to this album is that Britney seems to have her
mojo back; Britney Jean sounds like a classic Britney album, both vocally
and in style, but it is constantly bringing something new to the table. Spears
stated that this album was for her fans and, being just about the biggest one,
I can safely say that it doesn’t disappoint. If you are a Britney fan, you will
love it.
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