First review of Britney's new album

Dancing queen ... Britney Spears

 

 

BRITNEY SPEARS has graduated from pop princess to hardcore dance queen.

I was one of the first journalists in the world to have an exclusive listen of new album Femme Fatale and clubbing fans will be pleased to know there are some anthemic corkers on there.
The singer has switched typically chart-friendly tunes like Toxic and Womanizer for a more edgy vibe.
(Drop Dead) Beautiful is the stand-out track, an infectious toe-tapper that screams single material.
The heavy bassline, reminscent of DAVID GUETTA beats, was penned for blaring out the Ibiza clubs this summer.
The words are also overtly sexual, with the 29-year-old singing: "I would pay whatever just to get a better view/ Your body looks so sick, I think I got the flu."
Big Fat Bass is a dirty, sweaty track featuring BLACK EYED PEAS star WILL.I.AM.
Oddly the production on the opening lyrics makes Brit sound like his X Factor protégé CHER LLOYD.
It is the first track since 1999's debut hit Baby One More Time that isn't instantly recognisable as Britney.
Cheeky song Inside Out is a slow tempo number, with a dubstep intro that wouldn't go amiss off a TINIE TEMPAH record.
The sensual break-up song is jam-packed with suggestive lyrics about hopping into bed one more time before ending a relationship.
Britters sings: "Won't you give me something to remember/ Baby, shut your mouth and turn me inside out.
"Even though we can't last forever, you know what I want right now."

Back on form ... Britney Spears

Criminal sprinkles in some naiveté from the early years, reminiscent of her ballad Sometimes.
With the heavy presence of the flute, the folky track sounds like something straight out of The Wicker Man.
Prancing around the maypole springs to mind.
While the song sounds innocent when she addresses her mother, the lyrics are a lot darker.
She sings: "Mama, I'm in love with a criminal/ And this kind of love isn't rational/ It's physical."
Gasoline is the most poppy song, which would fit on any of her records.
Loyal Brit fans might have a tough time adjusting to her new sound.
But top marks for trying something new.
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