Trouble For Me
I can't help but love every part of this song. Maybe it is because it sounds nothing like Britney has ever done. Actually, it sounds nothing like Britney. I love the electro-deadmau5-esque repeating breakdown. Lyrically this song is no prize winner, but I really like it anyway. Its chord progression is pretty gorgeous and it is perhaps the most experimental of all of her songs, on all levels: lyrically, vocally, production-wise and, not to mention, the constant break in the beat. I love it and I'm not afraid to admit that. Haha. Get on it. 8.0/10
Trip To Your Heart
Paging Little Boots... we have an impostor. I adore Little Boots, and I love this track because it vocally sounds like her, while the background production is VERY Kaskade-like. This is the most gorgeous track on the album, hands-down, and probably should have closed the album. It's pretty amazing, actually. I don't remember anything this beautiful by Britney since Everytime, and this trumps that. I can't say enough about this song. It's like crack. I can't stop playing it. On its own merits, on all levels, this is the best song on the album. The highest she's scored for me since Toxic and Breathe On Me. 9.o/10
Gasoline
This song is pretty great, not gonna lie. I will not be surprised if it's a single. It has a distinct Kylie Minogue X feel to it, and that's probably why I am so into it. It almost has an indie-electro feel, where she drops into minor chords, and God knows that's an immediate aphrodisiac for yours truly. The breakdown on here isn't nearly as corny as most of hers, and it actually helps the song build, unlike so many other songs she has produced. The only knock is the STUPID lyric "my heart only runs on supreme." But, all in all, at this point you're thinking where the fuck has this side of Britney been over the last 12 years? Kudos, girl. Light it up. 8.0/10
Criminal
You really immediately want to hate this song. You do. It's a blatant sampling of Supertramp, but the more you listen to the song, the more you appreciate that sampling as part of the entire presentation of the song. I dig it, but am not falling all over this one. It's a perfect closing track, and it makes you want to restart the album to get your dance back rolling. Well done. 6.5/10
"Femme Fatale" - Britney Spears: 6.375
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