By BRIDGETTE NORRIS
With the single “Die Young” ranked number two on billboard.com and “Thinking of You” in the top 100 on iTunes, Ke$ha’s album Warrior could be considered a hit.
The album released on Dec. 4, two years after her last album “Cannibal” released. Similar to her previous albums, Ke$ha stays true to her music. She provides her fans with originality in each song.
After being played on the radio numerous times already, “Die Young” is without a doubt a catchy song. Due to the excessive amount of times played on the radio, it is currently the most popular song on the album. It may be a typical pop song, but it truly is a song listeners, like high school girls, want to hear.
Likewise “Die Young”, singles “Only Want to Dance With You” and “C’Mon” have lyrics that have a carefree vibe. They all have a pop sound to them, making them easy to dance to and lyrics that are inevitably memorized.
Contrasting from the upbeat, catchy songs on the album, the single “Thinking of You” confesses in almost an angry manner how she moved on from a boy who did her wrong and she knows he has been thinking of her because she is on the radio. She also mentions, with no shame, she is talking about him in public because of what he did to her. The track truly represents an appropriate way to bash an ex, and will be a good example for Taylor Swift.
Another song without the fun vibe is the slower song “Wherever You Are” and “Wonderland”. The tracks provide variety to the album with more serious lyrics. They are slow songs and display Ke$ha as a well-rounded artist, who can achieve both the pop songs and the serious ones.
“Warrior” is an album worth the buy with its perfected techno sound and original tracks. 4 out of 5 stars.
The 411
Album Title: “Warrior”
Release date: 12/04/2012
Cost: $9.99 or $11.99 deluxe version
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Note: Explicit