
Ke$ha, a name that was spread up and down
the Billboard Hot 100 chart two years ago with singles off of her debut album
and subsequent EP, Animal and Cannibal, has begun to reappear on the
charts with a new release, Warrior.
During its first week of release, Warrior sold 85,000 units, a sales tally
that is surprisingly unimpressive from an already-established artist such as
Ke$ha. However, many people will agree that Ke$ha sells many more singles than
albums. Her singles are strong enough to sell, but not convincing enough to direct
the general public to buy an entire album.
“Die Young” was released last year as the
lead single for the album, and eventually peaked at number two on the Billboard
Hot 100 charts. At first, I was completely annoyed by the song, simply because
it sounded so cliché. But since it was released, it has grown on me immensely.
I don’t like the song in the sense that it’s creative, (because it is far from
creative), but in the sense that it is just a feel-good song that makes listeners
want to dance.
Last month, the song dropped significantly
on the charts after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary. Many radio stations
pulled “Die Young” from rotation after the shooting, although the tragedy has
no correlation to the song.
But really, does anybody expect any
different from Ke$ha? She has never really strived to make herself look
professional or artistic. She has said in multiple interviews before the
release of Warrior that she wanted
this album to show the general public that she has vocal ability. Seriously?
Let’s be honest: Ke$ha burst out on the scene as the party girl who woke up in
a bathtub and has a strange obsession with glitter. She’s not going to
transform into a vocal goddess anytime soon.
Ke$ha tried to write some rather meaningful
songs on Warrior, such as “All That
Matters (The Beautiful Life)” and “Out Alive,” but they both turned out as
rather catchy pop songs with simplistic lyrics, because again, she’s Ke$ha;
nobody can take her seriously. “Wonderland” is another attempt from Ke$ha to be a deep
songwriter, but instead of sounding like a nice pop song, it turned
out to be a cheesy ballad about how she misses living in her car
The second single to be sent to radio
stations from Warrior is entitled
“C’mon.” The song is yet another typical Ke$ha song, featuring extremely weak
verses and bridge, while the chorus is a bit more exciting. “C’mon” is just as
cliché as “Die Young,” but doesn’t have the catchiness that “Die Young” had. The
song is far from a highlight on the album, but I’m sure it will prove
successful on pop radio, simply because everything sounds the same on pop
radio.
One of the best songs from the albums is
called “Supernatural.” The chorus and bridge of the song are extremely
impressive. The chorus is slower in comparison to the song’s verses, and is
stripped down to a few electronic instruments, while the verses and bridge
contain an explosion of dubstep and electropop elements. The bridge is primarily
instrumental, and could be considered the equivalent to the breakdown of a
Skrillex song, with Ke$ha’s overly-autotuned voice spiking through the
instruments in random variations.
Overall, Warrior
is a catchy pop album. Was it impressive in any extent? Not really, but
then again, I wasn’t expecting much from an artist like Ke$ha. I can say, however, that it was an improvement from her last two releases. For anybody who is looking
for a good album to dance to, Warrior is
a must-have. However, somebody on the market for a creative masterpiece better
keep searching.
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