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Thursday, September 11, 2014

LP Review | Ariana Grande - My Everything

Ariana Grande
My Everything
Republic
Release date: August 22, 2014

 By Shawal Ras


 Ariana Grande shakes her 'do and back on top of Billboard 200 with her pop-oriented sophomore LP, My Everything.

Less than a year after releasing her outstanding debut LP, Yours Truly - which is still my favourite album from 2013 - Grande decided to totally ignore her R&B roots and go through with the current trend, a fusion of Pop and R&B. 

 I tend to agree with most of the reviews churned out by various mainstream reviewers: My Everything is a good pop album with brazen sonic but it is bland, empty and produce zero-impact experience. 

 Truth be told, Yours Truly was such a successful LP (critically) because of its content. The songs are engineered to perfection and Grande's new one is nothing but just another pop record out there. Don't get me wrong, I love 'Problem' and 'Break Free' but they're just... cliché. 

 Anyway. Despite the flaws I've mentioned above, this is still a cool LP. I don't mind listening to mainstream pop tracks every once in a while. Other than the first two singles, I love 'Break Your Heart Right Back' and 'Love Me Harder'.

 'Hands on Me' and 'Just a Little Bit of Your Heart' are such buzzkills, though.

 Overall, My Everything is a decent album with enjoyable songs and stellar vocal performance by Grande. I just hoped she'll break free from this typical rope of pop stars gone bad and go straight to what she can do best... being Mariah Carey.

 P/s: Where's your pants, gurl?

 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

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